Manchester Airport’s Community Trust Fund has pledged more than £33,000 to organisations in Cheshire and South Manchester, with 19 community-led projects benefiting. With the trust celebrating its 25th anniversary in December 2022, the latest funding pledges bring the total donations to community … [Read more...]
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UK: £300 million to cut youth crime and make streets safer
Thousands of troubled children and teenagers teetering on the edge of crime will be put back on the right track thanks to the largest youth justice funding boost in a generation – cutting crime and making streets safer. Around 80 percent of prolific adult offenders begin committing crimes as … [Read more...]
Stockport based Together owner in top 10 of Sunday Times Rich List for North West
The richest person in the Northwest has been revealed as Michael Platt, according to the new edition of The Sunday Times Rich List, published today online at thesundaytimes.co.uk/richlist and in the print edition of the newspaper on Sunday. Occupying ninth position in the Northwest is Henry Moser … [Read more...]
Stockport employers invited to tap into £7m of funding to develop skills bootcamps
Businesses in Stockport and throughout Greater Manchester are being invited to represent their industry and help develop new sector-specific skills bootcamps. Bootcamps are being funded with a £7 million award from the government's National Skills Fund and Greater Manchester Combined Authority … [Read more...]
Stockport Homes backs return of town’s Pride festival
Housing provider, Stockport Homes Group, will be helping bring the community together this summer by sponsoring the Stockport Pride Market Hall as the Stockport Pride LGBTQ+ festival returns after the pandemic. The event will be the first in-person event, after the past two years saw the local … [Read more...]
Stockport MDC reveals plans for £250 million Stockport 8 town centre neighbourhood
The Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) has today revealed the latest development opportunity within the town centre’s major £1 billion transformation. Plans for Stockport town centre are among the largest town centre regeneration project currently underway in the UK. The MDC … [Read more...]
New data innovation hub announced for SME manufacturers
UK manufacturers are set to benefit from a new data innovation hub to support SMEs to improve their productivity. The £50 million Smart Manufacturing Data Hub (SMDH) has been announced by Industry Minister Lee Rowley and will be led by Ulster University as part of the Made Smarter programme to … [Read more...]
New government app launched to counter fake online profiles
A new has been launched by the UK's Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) to help users identify fake profiles on social media and professional networking sites. Part of the CPNI's wider 'Think Before You Link' campaign, the app aims to make it easier for users to spot fake … [Read more...]
Stockport online retailer secures £3m investment
A Stockport based online retailer has completed a £3 million funding round to drive its future growth, with Arete and the TDC Impact Fund leading the investment. Originally established as Fireplace Warehouse in 2005, founder Adam Leah built his business selling fireplaces and stoves via two … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: Levelling up with PR
Sarah Walker, PR manager, at SK-area agency, FIG, explains how PR can help with levelling up your business. ”Levelling up” must surely be one of the most-used terms in the government’s lexicon this year, referring to its goal of spreading opportunity more equally throughout the UK. With the … [Read more...]
National vacancy figures mask regional disparities in jobs market
The Local Government Association (LGA), representing councils across England, has called for more powers to be devolved to local authorities after new research highlights the varied regional factors affecting the jobs market in different parts of the country. While national data has show strong … [Read more...]
Stockport economy set to grow to £6.5 billion by end of 2023
The economy of Stockport is set to hit £6.5 billion Gross Value Added (GVA) by the end of 2023, according to analysis by law firm Irwin Mitchell in their UK Powerhouse report's City Growth Tracker, but gaps between North and South are set to widen. Irwin Mitchell's analysis, produced by the … [Read more...]
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