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Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership Seeks New Members

Greater Manchester's Local Enterprise Partnership (GM LEP) is currently looking for senior business professionals to become new members. They are looking to recruit people who are passionate about the region and can help shape its future. Greater Manchester's Local Enterprise Partnership sits at … [Read more...]

100th apprentice for Manchester Airport transformation programme

Manchester Airport’s £1bn transformation programme has celebrated its latest milestone as it welcomed its 100th apprentice onto the project. With just four weeks until the first phase of the development opens to passengers, Ross Wainwright, 24, from Stoke, joined the scheme to work for R&H … [Read more...]

New Sales Director for Bellway

House builder Bellway has appointed Hollie Reynolds from Stockport as sales director for its Manchester division. Hollie, from Cheadle Hulme in Stockport and based at the company’s head office in Warrington, heads up a team of over 30, incorporating sales managers, sales advisors and a part … [Read more...]

SME Action Plan Unlocks £35m Gov Contracts

SMEs are set to have easier access to government contracts as the SME Action Plan will unlock opportunities for smaller businesses as part of a £35 million promise. The SME Action Plan reveals the government's target for £1 in every £3 spent to be contracted with smaller … [Read more...]

£1.9m Fund Boosts Apprenticeships Across Greater Manchester

A £1.9m fund is set to help small businesses across Stockport and the wider city-region in a bid to boost opportunities for apprenticeships across Greater Manchester. The £1.9m support package, launched as part of National Apprenticeship Week (4- 8 March), will provide the tools and funding needed … [Read more...]

North West allocated £281m from £1.6b Stronger Towns Fund

The North West is to get £281m of funding as part of the government's £1.6billion Stronger Towns Fund designed to boost growth. The Stronger Towns Fund will be targeted at places that have not shared in the proceeds of growth in the same way as more prosperous parts of the … [Read more...]

Stockport Entrepreneur Lily Shippen Expands with Leeds Office

New contracts have been the driving factor for Stockport born Lily Shippen Recruitment to open a third office in the heart of Leeds on East Parade, giving further scope for growth in the Yorkshire region. Lily Shippen Recruitment, launched in 2017 by specialist recruiter Lily Shippen, places high … [Read more...]

Loganair launches a new service from Manchester to Derry

Loganair has announced a new air route from Manchester to Derry, with the daily service to City of Derry Airport commencing on May 24 on board a 49-seat Embraer 145 jet aircraft.    With a flight-time of only 70 minutes, this brand new link will offer a convenient gateway between the North West of … [Read more...]

Vodafone Connects First 5G at Manchester Airport

Vodafone has switched on 5G at Manchester Airport, with other travel locations set to follow suit within weeks. In a UK first, holidaymakers and travellers getting ready for the half-term getaway tested the new, super-fast network by downloading a film or TV box set using 5G.  The testers … [Read more...]