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SAUDIA announces new service Manchester to Riyadh

SAUDIA has announced a twice weekly service from Manchester to Riyadh. Launching on the 23rd of June, it complements the current offer of five flights a week to Jeddah. Passengers can now fly direct to Saudi Arabia seven days a week. The flight is scheduled to depart Mondays and Fridays. The … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport calls for Government action on transport spend

"The time is now" as Manchester Airport calls for Government action on transport spend and to throw its weight behind the Northern Powerhouse vision.   That was the message today delivered by Manchester Airport chief executive Ken O'Toole, as he unveiled the next phase of its £1bn Transformation … [Read more...]

A Smart Night Out for Smart Works

Aldemore Bank is getting behind Stockport based Smart Works Greater Manchester and hosting a Smart Night Out in Manchester. Smart Works Greater Manchester is a charity that provides high quality interview clothes, styling advice and interview training to women in need. Since opening in … [Read more...]

The Co-operative bank announces sale

Manchester based the Co-Operative Bank has announced it is putting itself up for sale. This morning the Bank said it is inviting offers to acquire all of its shares after it nearly collapsed in 2013 and was bailed out by US hedge funds. At present, just 20% of the Co-Operative Bank is owned by … [Read more...]

Growth at Manchester Airport means over 1000 new jobs!

Growth at Manchester Airport has led to the creation of more than 1000 new jobs More than 1,000 jobs are being created at Manchester Airport, as it gears up for its busiest ever summer. Job-seekers across the region are being invited to attend a special event on February 22 at Lancashire County … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport launches UK wide Chinese Film Festival

Manchester Airport, alongside Hainan Airlines, is launching a Chinese film festival that will travel the length and breadth of the UK to celebrate movies and culture from China. Each event is free of charge, and everyone that attends will go into a competition to win a pair of flights to Beijing … [Read more...]

Direct flights start from Manchester to Casablanca

Royal Air Maroc has announced the launch of a new route from Manchester to Casablanca. From Tuesday 28 March, the Moroccan flag-carrier will begin operating direct non-stop flights three times per week from Manchester to Casablanca: from Manchester Airport to Mohammed V International Airport. The … [Read more...]

Safer Internet Day keeping children safer online

Stockport is supporting Greater Manchester's campaign on Safer Internet Day aimed at keeping children safe as they surf the web.   ‘It’s Not Okay’, Greater Manchester’s partnership approach to tackling Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE), is calling on Greater Manchester communities to take action and … [Read more...]

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...]