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Together increases personal mortgages to £1 million

Financial services group Together have increased their maximum personal mortgages loan amount to £1m, expanding their customer base and addressing rising property prices. The new maximum loan size will be available for purchase, remortgage and right-to-buy applications, with a loan-to-value … [Read more...]

Seashell Trust head to chair DfE review panel

The head of Stockport’s Seashell Trust is to lead a Department of Education review into England’s residential special schools. Mark Geraghty, Chief Executive of the Seashell Trust in Cheadle Hulme, has been asked to co-chair the high-level review alongside the Director of the Council for Disabled … [Read more...]

Beware of email parking fines

Email parking fines are one in the latest of scams that are designed to infect your computer and hold you to ransom. Following on from the recent articles from Amshire warning against fraudulent and potentially fatal scams to access your data, the latest seems to be focussing on email parking … [Read more...]

Stockport and area roadworks planned this week

Highways England have issued a summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements affecting Stockport and the region over the coming week. The information is correct as of Friday 27 January and may be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. M6 junctions 16 to 19: … [Read more...]

New VIP lounge at Manchester Airport

A new VIP lounge at Manchester Airport is set to get passengers off to a flying start. Manchester Airport has unveiled plans for a new brand of lounge that will open in Terminal Three in April costing £1.6m. 1903, named after the year of the Wright Brothers first flight, will hold up to 71 people … [Read more...]

£556m cash boost for Northern Powerhouse

During her visit to the North West today, Prime Minister Theresa May will announce a £556m cash boost for Northern Powerhouse. Mrs May will use her first regional Cabinet meeting to launch proposals for a Modern Industrial Strategy and announce a cash boost of £556 million for the Northern … [Read more...]

Tax Return deadline looms – don’t leave it too late!

Leave plenty of time to complete your tax return, says ICAEW Manchester as 31st January tax return deadline is just days away! Were you were one of the 50,358* people who filed their online tax return during the busiest hour on 29 January last year? ICAEW Chartered Accountants Manchester is … [Read more...]

Big Data and the Revolution of Analytics

The term Big Data is more than just jargon: in fact, one of the most commonly heard buzzwords in business today is ‘Big Data’. Big Data is relevant across almost all verticals in any industry you can think of, from banking and finance, healthcare and education to manufacturing and … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines A350 UK launch from Manchester

The North West economy has had a boost as Singapore Airlines A350 UK launch takes off from Manchester Airport.  The inaugural transatlantic flight of Singapore Airline’s A350 has taken off from Manchester Airport. The first UK Airbus 350-900 aircraft will fly on Singapore Airline’s Manchester … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport best in UK – again !

Manchester Airport is flying high after being named the UK’s best airport, for a third year on the trot, at the Globe Awards hosted by Travel Weekly.     The UK’s third largest - Manchester Airport best in UK - fought off competition from the likes of Heathrow, Liverpool and Birmingham to receive … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport launches #USADirect campaign

Manchester Airport has launched its first multi-channel, multi-audience marketing campaign - #USADirect - to showcase the breadth of destinations it offers to the USA. The #USADirect campaign will see the airport reach out to all areas of its catchment area that spans as far north as the Scottish … [Read more...]