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Stockport Local Fund applications now under review

The application window for access to Stockport Local Fund has now closed. Stockport Council is now reviewing all the submissions received and aims to let applicants know the outcome of their funding applications in the next four weeks. Laureen Donnan, Deputy Chief Executive at Stockport Council … [Read more...]

Christie Quality Mark for cancer care at Stepping Hill

Cancer Care at Stepping Hill Hospital’s outpatient cancer services has been given top marks for the care offered to patients. The hospital’s Laurel Suite received the Quality Mark following an accreditation from The Christie, which is an international leader in cancer care. An independent … [Read more...]

Agreement signed to reduce region’s STEM skills gap

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, signed an agreement with the Science and Industry Museum to work together on reducing the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills gap in the region, in line with the GMCA’s Local Industrial Strategy. The agreement was signed by … [Read more...]

Stockport accountants Bennett Verby go plastic-bag free

Stockport accountancy firm, Bennett Verby, has revealed the latest step in the team's bid to reduce the company’s environmental impact: cotton carrier bags. Although the advent of cloud accounting has meant a serious decrease in the amount of paperwork dealt with by accountancy firms, accountants … [Read more...]

Stockport solicitors back Stockport County

Stockport solicitors Marlow Braide have extended their sponsorship with the Hatters. The firm of legal eagles, based on Castle Street in Edgeley, specialise in personal injury, medical negligence, employment law and business disputes. Marlow Braide first got involved with County just three … [Read more...]

Marple car parts supplier celebrate 50 years in business

Marple car parts supplier, Harrods Motor Components, is celebrating 50 successful years in business by organising a car show that will take place in 2020. To celebrate its golden jubilee year, Harrods Motor Components will host a car show in 2020 on the Cheshire Derbyshire border. The event will … [Read more...]

New West Coast rail franchise name revealed

Avanti West Coast has been revealed as the new name for the West Coast rail franchise, which will operate trains from Stockport to London and Manchester, following an official unveiling in Birmingham yesterday. The name means ‘forward’ in Italian, referencing to the Italian origins of rail … [Read more...]

Platform81 website wins with new look

Despite only being launched this month, the new Platform81 website has achieved recognition and a shortlist in the CSS Design Awards (CSSDA) and a win from the ‘awwwards’. Digital marketing and web design agency, Platform81 came top in the public vote in all three categories at the CSSDA: Best UI … [Read more...]

Stockport brewery invest £300k in Cheshire pub

The Drum and Monkey on the outskirts of Alderley Edge, has been refurbished after a £300k investment from Stockport brewery, Robinsons Brewery and licensees Carl Entwistle and Simon Kalton. Following a seven-week project the new-look pub has now reopened. Nicci Winsor, General Manager at the … [Read more...]

Cheadle finance company lends £200 million in record month

Cheadle finance company, Together, has revealed it broken records for the total lent in a single month in its latest quarterly figures. Together reported it had lent £207 million in October – the largest monthly total in its 45-year history. The specialist lender said it had boosted its total … [Read more...]