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ALLIED BAKERIES REPLACE KINGSMILL’S TESCO LOST SALES

Associated British Foods (ABF), owners of Allied Bakeries and their £30m plant at Bredbury in Stockport, has replaced the sales lost last month following Tesco’s decision to de-list ABF’s Kingsmill sliced loaf, according to their Chief Executive, George Weston.   George … [Read more...]

DONINGTON PROVES TOUGH FOR HUGHES SPEEDWORKS BTCC TEAM

It was a lacklustre weekend at Donington for the Hughes/Speedworks Motorsport outfit as Tom Ingram could only scrape a solitary top ten place at a blustery Donington Park in the latest rounds of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. Left: Ingram on track at Donington Free practice … [Read more...]

ROBINSONS LAUNCH NEW BEER LINE-UP

Robinsons Brewery have strengthened their core range of beers by introducing a new addition to their beer family with ‘Wizard’, a brand new mythical amber beer alongside a new look for their legendary ale, Unicorn. Inspired by a local Cheshire legend, The … [Read more...]

HADFIELD PUB ENTERS A NEW LEAGUE FOR GENTLEMEN – AND LADIES!

A pub featured in the BBC cult comedy series ‘The League of Gentlemen’ has been taken into a new league; Stockport based Robinsons Brewery is continuing its major programme of refurbishment within its pub estate as The Palatine pub in Hadfield, Derbyshire, reopens its doors following a … [Read more...]

HUGHES SPEEDWORKS ON TRACK TO GREAT BTCC START

It was a solid weekend for Tom Ingram at the opening rounds of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch, as Bredbury based Hughes/Speedworks Motorsport took a brace of top-tens, the highlights of which were two 6th place finishes around the Kent venue’s Indy … [Read more...]

ROBINSONS DIZZY BLONDES GET BEHIND STOCKPORT HALF MARATHON

The Stockport County Supporters’ Co-operative is looking to organise a new ‘Hatters Half Marathon’, which takes place on Sunday 6th September. The event is intended to raise funds for The Wellspring - their charity partner and also the Co-op's Guardian Fund, which looks to fund the … [Read more...]

TUSCAN TORMENT FOR HUGHES’ GINETTA

The Hughes/Speedworks Motorsport mechanics were truly put to the test after a series of mechanical problems put paid to any hopes of the Bredbury based outfit banishing their Tuscan blues, and bringing silverware back from the 12Hour race in Italy. Left: Despite the beautiful setting, Tuscany … [Read more...]

ROBINSONS CHEER FOR BEER DUTY CUT HAT TRICK!!

Regional independent family brewer Robinsons are celebrating a historic hat trick as beer duty is cut for the third year in a row following this week’s budget. The last two cuts have already had a huge impact, saving over 1,000 pubs from closure. Left: Robinsons latest seasonal ale, … [Read more...]

FIRST LEVEL 3 SCHOLAR GRADUATES FROM ROBINSONS

A team member from The Bleeding Wolf pub in Scholar Green has become the first Level 3 Graduate of Robinsons’ Hospitality Apprenticeship Plus Programme after the Stockport brewer partnered with Charnwood Training Group in late 2013 to launch a series of apprenticeships covering bar staff, … [Read more...]

VOLUNTEERS PLANT 1000 TRESS IN JUST 2 DAYS

Volunteers comprising of a local landscapes company, students, school children and local residents dug deep to plant a new 1,000-tree woodland on a popular Stockport recreation area, Mirrlees Fields.  The new swathe of woodland has been created on part of Mirrlees Fields in Woodsmoor, … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT MANUFACTURER RECORDS 26 percent GROWTH in 2014

Resin Surfaces Limited (RSL) has recorded a 26% growth in 2014, taking turnover to over £6million for the first time.  One of its highlight projects for 2014 was to provide flooring for the award-winning refurbishment of the Central Library in Manchester which boasts one of the most … [Read more...]

UK POS EXPANDING & INVESTING AS SALES INCREASE BY 23 percent.

Leading Point Of Sale manufacturer, Stockport-based UK Point of Sale (UK POS), is investing and expanding after reporting a 23% increase in sales at the end of last year and a busy start to 2015.   UK POS has invested in a new eurolaser cutting system along with several top-of-the-range … [Read more...]