Beechwood Cancer Care Centre is hosting a series of first aid courses including safety at work sessions. The courses run throughout September, October and November. Paediatric First Aid is a two-day course on September 10 and 11, and costs £105 for two days at the centre in … [Read more...]
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Bramall Hall to host September flower show
Newly re-opened Bramall Hall is celebrating its restoration with a fresh flower festival next month. Entitled ‘Victorian House Party’, many of the historic rooms in the Hall will be decorated with beautiful blooms and fine foliage by volunteers from the National Association of Flower Arrangement … [Read more...]
Total Estate Planning move for Investment4all
Marketing Stockport member David Wherrit, MD of Investment4All, has been appointed to represent Total Estate Planning Ltd as there North West Senior Consultant. This is predominantly a well-established Will Writing Service conducted in the comfort of your own home, but also with backing from … [Read more...]
VIPs take tour of new Holiday Inn Express hotel at Stockport Exchange
Key representatives from Stockport Council and Interstate joined Muse Developments and Eric Wright Construction for a guided tour of the new 115-bedroom Holiday Inn Express hotel which will open later this year at Stockport Exchange. The group viewed a fitted-out sample hotel room and took a trip … [Read more...]
Enhance your reputation online and avoid ‘reputation poverty’
The Internet and all things digital has brought about exceptional opportunities to communicate in real time to a global audience. To attract new customers, reach new consumers, make new acquaintances, bring together families across the world. Jonathan Robinson from Bellyflop TV agrees, but what … [Read more...]
Business lectures on course for September
A new series of business lectures will begin in September presented by Stockport based Hallidays. Set over 10 x 2 hour periods, the first half of the Business AM sessions & programme runs from September 2016 to June 2017 and is designed to give business owners the tools to grow a successful … [Read more...]
Commercial property investment down while rentals are up post Brexit
While commercial property investment has fallen, the commercial rental sector is looking much brighter. Despite no clear route for the UK post-Brexit, or indeed whether Brexit goes ahead as questioned by the Guardian, the UK property market is on something of a rollercoaster ride. Commercial … [Read more...]
Paralegal apprenticeship scheme launched by Damar partner
A new paralegal apprenticeship scheme has been launched by Damar Training’s partner employer, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP. Freshfields will offer apprenticeships at its Legal Services Centre in Manchester, offering aspiring paralegals an alternative route into the profession. With the … [Read more...]
Paragon and Bellyflop team up to make business videos
Paragon Print & Marketing Solutions and Bellyflop TV have teamed up to produce two marketing videos. Bellyflop has produced one video about Paragon and its team in Reddish, and one as a testimonial about Marketing Stockport. Sharon Taylor, who runs Reddish-based Paragon with husband Mike, … [Read more...]
The Apprenticeships Store invites young people to drop-in sessions
The Apprenticeships Store in Stockport town centre is holding a series of drop-in sessions as part of the Get In – Go Far campaign. The Get In – Go Far campaign encourages young people and their parents to look into apprenticeships and see whether the opportunities that these offer could be for … [Read more...]
Stockport Metro swimmers in medal success
While the Olympian swimmers are soaking in success at Rio, Stockport Metro are basking in their own UK medal haul. ‘Wolfpack’, from Life Leisure’s Stockport Metro Swimming programme, have had a summer of success bringing back a total of 38 medals from the recent British Summer Champs and English … [Read more...]
Free training for Stockport’s young people
Young people planning for the future in work are invited to free training sessions next week. Youngsters can sign up for these sessions on Friday, August 26, between 10am and 3pm at the Stockport Council’s Services for Stockport’s Young People building located at the Stockport Exchange next to … [Read more...]