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RYANAIR EXTENDS SUMMER 2015 SCHEDULE WITH MANCHESTER TO STUTTGART

Ryanair has today (17 Dec) announced further extension to its Manchester summer 2015 schedule with a new route to Stuttgart in Germany, which will operate six times weekly from 2nd April. This is in addition to 2 new summer 2015 routes to Eindhoven and Shannon (38 routes in total)  and extra … [Read more...]

WHAT DOES SANTA WANT TO TRY?

The Life Leisure team and First House in Brinnington had an early visit from Santa, when he came and met them at one of their recent ‘I Wish I’d Tried’ roadshows.  Santa was keen to hear more about the exciting new community fitness programme ‘I Wish I’d … [Read more...]

BEWARE THE ’12 SCAMS OF CHRISTMAS’

Stockport Council is warning Stockport residents not to fall foul of the‘12 scams of Christmas.’   The advice, which applies to all situations where someone is trying to part you from your money, is: Don’t give bank or personal details to anyone over the phone … [Read more...]

VANTAGE SUPERCHARGES SLEIGH FOR SANTA in STOCKPORT

The streets of Stockport will be filled with a little extra Christmas cheer this year after Vantage Hyundai Stockport announced a new partnership with Santa to supercharge his sleigh. Vantage has provided the Rotary Club of Stockport Lamplighter with a specially decorated van to tow … [Read more...]

BRC CALLS FOR REFORM OF BUSINESS RATES IN AUTUMN STATEMENT

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is calling for the Chancellor to reform business rates when he presents his Autumn Statement later this week.  In a submission to the Treasury, the BRC has asked for a “fundamental” change to the business rates system, so that it is fairer when … [Read more...]

THE HATTERS ARMS ‘DOFFS ITS CAP’ TO A BRAND NEW LOOK

The Hatters Arms, Marple, a local favourite, which dates back to the early 19th century, has reopened as Robinsons Brewery continues its programme of refurbishment across 40 of its 300+ pub estate. The Hatter's was tastefully renovated to ensure that its original charm was retained by the brewery … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT BAND KAZO RELEASE ‘COCKTAILS & CANAPES’

Local funk-rock band Kazo, who have played for Noel Gallagher, release their EP ‘Cocktails & Canapés’ produced by Dan Broad of the Happy Mondays.  The funk-rock four-piece from Stockport , Manchester have already turned heads in the music industry, having performed for … [Read more...]

HAT WORKS REVEALS SECOND MAKING HEADWAY HAT COLLECTION

Stockport Council’s Hat Works museum will be launching the second collection of hats to come out of the exciting 'Making Headway' project. This ‘Ready To Wear’ collection will be unveiled on 20th November and can be seen alongside the couture collection launched earlier this … [Read more...]

easyJet ADDS 3 NEW ROUTES OUT OF MANCHESTER FOR SUMMER 2015

easyJet, the UK’s and Manchester’s largest airline, has today announced it will operate 3 new routes next summer for business and leisure passengers travelling from Manchester Airport. Pisa (Italy), Marseille (France) and Porto in Portugal are all available for flight bookings as … [Read more...]

DISCOVER THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS IN STOCKPORT

Exciting events, festive markets, free parking and late night shopping are just some of the great things on offer in Stockport this Christmas. Celebrations kick off with Merseyway Shopping Centre’s Christmas light switch-on event on Wednesday 12th November. The Council will be providing … [Read more...]

BUOYANT HOUSING MARKET FUELS GROWTH IN HOME AND GARDEN SEARCHES

The total search volumes for home and garden grew by 15% in the third quarter of 2014 compared with the same quarter a year earlier, according to a report from the British Retail Consortium, BRC while search volumes on smartphones outpaced search volumes on tablets, with growth of 41% compared with … [Read more...]

WW1 DIARY REVEALED AT STOCKPORT MUSEUM’S NEW EXHIBITION

Council run Stockport Museum will be launching a new exhibition to commemorate World War 1.  The new exhibition is entitled ‘Keep the Home Fires Burning – Stories from World War 1’ and it opens on 11th November (Armistice Day).   The exhibition explores the impact … [Read more...]