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RBS funds Spar convenience store in Marple

The former Premier Store on Stockport Road in Marple has been acquired by local entrepreneurs and convenience store operators Brown & Stone Limited. The shop has been fully refurbished and re-branded under the Spar brand in a deal supported by the Royal Bank of Scotland. Brown & Stone … [Read more...]

New 12-sided £1 coin in mint production

Vending machine operators are among businesses who will need to prepare for the new, more secure 12 sided £1 coin that will replace the current coin and enter circulation in March 2017. The new £1 coin resembles the old ‘threepenny’ bit and replaces the current £1 coin introduced over 30 years … [Read more...]

WAS team expands in Stockport

We are Stockport, the area's news and events portal - www.wearestockport.co.uk - has expanded its news gathering and web development team as it pushes for 30,000 website visitors by the end of the year. News Reporter Dawn Bunnell and Jonathan Robinson from Bellyflop TV will have their feet firmly … [Read more...]

Robinsons Brewery and Iron Maiden team up for new porter

Robinsons Brewery and Iron Maiden have teamed up again, to produce Trooper Red ‘N’ Black Porter – a new limited edition beer available worldwide from September 2016. Red ‘N’ Black is the third beer in the Trooper range following on from the stunning success of the original Trooper and Trooper … [Read more...]

Stockport’s BID campaign ramps up at visioning event

Vision Stockport’s goal to establish a Business Improvement District (BID) for Stockport look to be moving closer as appointed consultants The Means reported a positive response from over 100 town centre businesses following a series of interviews. Speaking to local businesses at a packed … [Read more...]

Norwegian hots up with new Spanish routes

Low cost airline, Norwegian is expanding its UK network with new low-cost routes from Manchester to three popular Spanish destinations in time for the summer getaway. Manchester to Barcelona From 30th April will operate on Tuesdays and Saturdays – Fares from £34.90 Manchester to Malaga From … [Read more...]

Egan Reid expands with new showroom and design studio

Stockport's Egan Reid Group has expanded, unveiling a brand new working furniture showroom and design studio, in a neighbouring unit to their main offices and warehouse on Bredbury Industrial Park. The new showroom and design studio is home to Egan Reid Office Environments, the group’s specialist … [Read more...]

Earn cash rewards with Stockport’s smartphone App

Shoppers and regular visitors to Stockport Town Centre are being invited to take part in an interesting new consumer behaviour study using Smartphone technology. Stockport Council, Vision Stockport and Business in the Community are working with GeoTask to launch the study which measures the … [Read more...]

Robinsons Royal Ship gets major overhaul

After an 18 month refurbishment carried out by Robinsons Brewery in Stockport, The Royal Ship Hotel, Dolgellau, will welcome customers to view the hotel’s brand new look on March 11th. The investment, which has transformed the trading areas of the hotel and the 23 guest bedrooms across 3 floors, … [Read more...]

Stockport’s Barratt brothers praised by High Streets Minister

The Barratt brothers from Stockport have been praised by High Streets Minister Marcus Jones for their efforts to revitalise local markets across the UK. Tom and Joe Barratt’s Teenage Markets give young people a platform to showcase their creative talents. Their hard work includes fusing retail … [Read more...]