From next week, September 1st, companies bidding for government contracts worth over £10 million will be required to demonstrate a clear commitment to apprenticeships, detailing the number of apprentices that they support. Announced by the Prime Minister last week (left), this latest … [Read more...]
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LifeLEISURE HOSTS MANCHESTER WEIGHT LIFTING SERIES FINAL
Life Leisure played host to the British Weight Lifting Association final of their hugely successful Manchester Weight Lifting Series, a series that is literally going from strength to strength, hosting male and female competitors from as young as 10yrs to over 70yrs of age! The hotly anticipated … [Read more...]
ANOTHER SUCCESFUL YEAR FOR GCSE RESULTS IN STOCKPORT
It is another successful year for pupils in Stockport following the publication of the 2015 GCSE results for all of the borough’s secondary schools. The percentage of pupils gaining the headline figure of five or more passes at A*-C grade, including English and mathematics, is provisionally … [Read more...]
‘WE ARE STOCKPORT’ WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU
The 'We are Stockport' website is all about celebrating what a great place Stockport is to live and work…and visit! Launched two months ago, the website now has over 7,000 visitors and 1200 twitter followers and is fast becoming known as the 'one-stop-point-of-information' for news, … [Read more...]
LifeLEISURE GO FROM ‘TOWER TO LE TOWER’!
A team of members and employees from Life Leisure in Stockport is embarking on a gruelling 474 mile charity cycle in just six days to fundraise for Sefton Village Orphanage in the Philippines. The LifeLEISURE team of Andrew Cooper, David Lornie, Katie Evans, Ashley Colclough and Tom Shirley will … [Read more...]
IN THIS WEEK’S STOCKPORT EXPRESS …
In this week's Stockport Express - your second token to help Stockport causes have a share of £10,000; Stockport Business Awards focus on finalists in £1m - £5m turnover; Marketing Stockport looks at how the border crisis id affecting local hauliers and Cheadle restaurant … [Read more...]
DISRUPTION AT CHANNEL BORDER AFFECTING ROAD HAULAGE BUSINESSES
Continued disruption at the French border is causing critical disruption to UK businesses, members of the Road Haulage Association and threatening the long term viability of some long established overseas hauliers. Research undertaken by the Federation of Small Business (FSB) shows it is a … [Read more...]
AWARDS ORGANISERS TO HOST FREE SUMMER BBQ AT CDL
The company behind the successful Stockport Business Awards and local network group SK & Away are inviting fellow Stockport business owners and their staff to their Summer Networking BBQ at CDL's new premises at King's Reach in Stockport. When: Thursday 3rd September, … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT PA PROGRAMME EXPANDS OFFERING OVERSEAS
Stockport based Baker Thompson has expanded its offering overseas and partnered with a North American organisation to offer its BakerWrite Speedwriting Training programme in the US and Canada. ‘All Things Admin’, owned by Julie Perrine, is a leading provider of breakthrough products, … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT’S WOMEN OF INFLUENCE
The inaugural Women of Influence list published in this month’s Insider magazine and available to view online, includes four ladies from three of Marketing Stockport’s member organisations. The list, which is separate to Insider's annual Women 100 List, recognises the depth and … [Read more...]
RECORD PASSENGERS JET OFF FOR THE SUN
A rain soaked month that recorded rain on 23 of July's 31 days led to a record number of passengers jetting off for warmer and drier climes from Manchester airport and flights to America reaching an all time high. The airport saw a 6.1% year-on-year increase as a record-breaking 2,557,327 … [Read more...]
EGAN REID ASSESSES & EXPANDS ITS SERVICES
Stockport based Egan Reid’s claim to the title of 'single source provider of office and workplace supplies and services' has gained ever more weight in recent weeks. Having identified employee health and wellbeing as a key business topic in which they already had significant experience, … [Read more...]
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