Stockport-based C&C Employee Benefits has been announced as the sole sponsor of the very first padel tournament to be hosted by the Stockport County Community Trust. Once a sport few people could pronounce, let alone play, padel has exploded in popularity and is now one of the UK’s … [Read more...]
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Life Leisure and Stepping Hill embrace exercise as a key tool in patient recovery
Life Leisure is building on its Active Hospital work to help patients at Stepping Hill Hospital move more, feel better and take their next step into community wellbeing. As part of the ongoing Active Hospital initiative, Life Leisure has begun regular engagement at Stepping Hill Hospital in … [Read more...]
£11,000 grants awarded to community-focused Stockport hospitality businesses
Two independent hospitality businesses in Stockport have been given a boost, as Mellors in Romiley and Pure Innovations in Hazel Grove each secure £11,000 grants to support their business. The businesses are among 20 independent restaurants and cafes across Manchester and London who successfully … [Read more...]
Northern leaders call for region to host Olympic and Paralympic Games
Northern Mayors and Combined Authority Leaders have called on government for the region to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games should government bid for the UK to host the games. The Great North - a collaboration of Mayors and Leaders across the North - has written a joint letter to the … [Read more...]
Gorvins Solicitors promotes trio and hires three
Stockport-based Gorvins Solicitors has strengthened its growing workforce with the promotion of three existing colleagues and the recruitment of three new employees. Long-standing colleagues Rowan Uren and Gemma Lingard from the Corporate & Commercial Team, have both been made partner. … [Read more...]
Stockport Homes Group pilots smarter care technology
Stockport Homes Group is partnering with GMCA on a new project, funded by the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), to bring smarter care technology into 90 homes across the borough. The goal of this project is to help customers live safely and independently at home for longer, … [Read more...]
Charity fundraiser enjoys behind-the-scenes tour at Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport treated a teenage aviation fan from Yorkshire who has raised thousands of pounds for charity to a special access-all-areas experience. 15-year-old Aroob Haroon, from Sheffield, suffers from a rare genetic condition, which also sadly led to the death of her five-year-old brother … [Read more...]
Plans set out to boost construction sector apprenticeships and T Levels
13,000 apprenticeships and T Level placement opportunities in the construction sector are to be created through government investment into upgrading school buildings across England. As part of the upcoming education estates strategy, construction firms working on school building projects will … [Read more...]
Stockport NHS marks National Apprenticeship Week
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is using National Apprenticeship Week (9th – 15th February) to promote the advantages of apprenticeships, not just for those who take them, but for those they work with too. The week is an annual event that celebrates the positive impact apprenticeships have for … [Read more...]
New DBS podcast launched for employers and safeguarding professionals
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has launched a new podcast series to help employers and safeguarding professionals better understand its services and processes. Each episode of the DBS Discussions: Safeguarding in Focus podcast will feature a subject matter expert from DBS who will … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: The true cost of a bad hire
Dolly Jones from Stockport recruitment agency, Essential Personnel, explains how much a bad hire can cost a business, and how simplifying the hiring process can help save time and money. Hiring the right people is critical to business success. But getting it wrong isn’t just a minor … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester sets out £3 billion budget for 2026
Greater Manchester is setting out spending plans of £3 billion as the city-region takes over further control of its budget under new devolution arrangements. The total budget includes £482 million to deliver the integrated public transport system, the Bee Network, over £900 … [Read more...]