National charity, JustHelping, is asking Stockport residents to recycle their Christmas tree to raise money for St Ann’s Hospice. A team of volunteers will be out in force to collect trees between Friday 10th and Sunday 12 of January 2020. Residents in Stockport and surrounding areas can … [Read more...]
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Manchester buy-to-let properties offer better investment than London
A league table by Aldermore Bank has ranked Manchester one of the best cities for buy-to-let property investment, ahead of London, with a trickle-down effect bringing attention on surrounding boroughs like Stockport. Aldermore Bank analysed 25 UK cities to find the best places to invest. The … [Read more...]
LGBT+ support charter gets backing from Stockport NHS Trust
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Stepping Hill Hospital and local community NHS services, has become the first NHS trust to sign up to a new Greater Manchester-wide charter in declaration of support for the LGBT+ community. The trust has signed up to the All Equals Charter, which … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport Christmas card features festive art from local primary school
Four students at a local primary school have seen their festive artwork take off, with Manchester Airport set to feature their illustrations on its digital Christmas card. Year 4 pupils at St Wilfrid’s C of E Primary School, in Northenden, were tasked with producing designs for the cover of the … [Read more...]
23 new trains for North-West passengers by 2022
Hitachi Rail has won a £350 million contract to build 23 new trains to run on the new Avanti West Coast rail service. Avanti West Coast, run by First Group and Trenitalia, takes over the West Coast Mainline rail franchise from Virgin Trains on 8th December, however the new intercity trains are … [Read more...]
Redrock’s The Light Cinema celebrates over a million visitors in two years
The Light Cinema has welcomed over 1 million visitors during the last two years. The cinema has helped establish Redrock as one of the region’s leading leisure destinations since opening in 2017. Due to the success of the cinema at Redrock, two additional screens have been opened to meet growing … [Read more...]
Family owned Robinsons Brewery expand estate with chain of country inns
Stockport’s family owned brewery, Robinsons, has acquired Individual Inns, bringing six additional pubs into its portfolio. Robinsons Brewery operate over 260 tenanted pubs in the North of England and Wales, and the acquisition brings the brewery’s managed estate up to 20 sites. The six pubs … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: How does our workplace affect our health?
Following a survey of over 3000 European office workers, office equipment supplier, Fellowes, has outlined the how workplaces can affect our health and our bodies. Health and Safety expert, Michelle Hay, introduces Fellowes’ life-sized representation of how poor posture and an inadequate … [Read more...]
Stockport County gets backing from Sharp
Another business in Stockport has given their backing to the Hatters this season. As well as joining the County family as sponsors, Sharp are also giving their support to Stockport County’s Community Foundation Team. Sharp’s Sales Director, Nick Rose, said: We’re delighted to continue our long … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport Terminal 2 transformation progress revealed
The progress made on the £1 billion transformation of Manchester Airport Terminal 2 has been revealed. The new ‘super terminal’ is due to open next summer. New computer-generated images and a video have been released to showcase the new facilities that can passengers can expect access to when the … [Read more...]
Stockport Business Angels continue to invest in the town’s entrepreneurs
Working with the Growth Company’s GC Angels, Hallidays have co-hosted a Stockport Business Angels event, giving six growing businesses the opportunity to pitch their ideas to an audience of experienced businesspeople looking to invest. The size of investments made at the event have … [Read more...]
Cheadle engineering company becomes employee-owned
Cheadle engineering consultancy, Otto Simon Holdings, has become employee-owned, with the company’s chairman transferring shares in the £20 million turnover business into an employee ownership trust. Stockport accountants, Hurst, advised on the transaction. Otto Simon was founded in 2004 … [Read more...]
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