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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...]

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...]