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In this weeks business section Deadline looms to enter the Stockport Business Awards. Entries close on June 14th and full list of categories in this issue. Helen White of Marketing Stockport discusses the success of the Funding for Lending scheme for a Stockport business and Hughes Safety … [Read more...]

SEMMMS has now entered into the second phase of consultation for the A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road scheme and this will run until 19th July 2013.  The purpose of this phase of consultation is to provide feedback from the Phase 1 consultation, which took place between 22nd October … [Read more...]

MIDSHIRE OPENS ANOTHER DOOR FOR FRANCIS HOUSEManchester-based Doodle Doors, the company behind bespoke-printed doors forchildren’s bedrooms, is the latest business to back Midshire F72 – the worldrecord-smashing football match in support of Francis House children’shospice.The … [Read more...]

Possibly the most significant fully international event for female entrepreneurs took place in Istanbul, Turkey, this week. The Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network (DWEN) completed its fourth annual event, co-sponsored by Intel. Previous DWEN conferences have been held in New Delhi, India (2012); Rio … [Read more...]

Stockport's Central Library will be temporarily closed for a few days while essential repair work is undertaken.   The library will be closed from 4.00pm on Saturday 8th June and will re-open at 9.00am on Thursday 13th June. This closure is part of a project to repair and renovate the … [Read more...]

Stockport Insurance Broker and preferred business partner to The Road Haulage Association (RHA) for provision of insurance to RHA Members is warning drivers of new measures introduced to tackle careless driving. Bus, truck and van drivers face stiffer fines for existing offences and new … [Read more...]

This week's business news from the Stockport Express includes a reminder to Stockport based businesses to enter the 2013 Stockport Business Awards. The awards, in its 2nd year, celebrate business success, talent, innovation and development. For further details visit the Stockport Business … [Read more...]

Over 60 young people from seven Stockport secondary schools took part in a Model United Nations (MUN) debate. The event, organised by Stockport Council’s Ethnic Diversity Service and the University of Manchester, featured a Model UN General Assembly debating the topic ‘Freedom of … [Read more...]