News for: Retail

Mind the gap! Stockport now has its own ‘tube style’ map of its pubs and drinking holes thanks to Maths teacher John Coats and JJM Designs who have have recently published their latest Pub Stops design. The design displays 177 pubs and bars of Stockport and surrounding towns … [Read more...]

Ryanair has launched a new Manchester Eindhoven route (four times weekly) as part of its extended Manchester winter 2014 schedule and is celebrating by offering low fare seats. The schedule includes 5 new routes to Barcelona, Eindhoven, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and Lisbon and increased flight … [Read more...]

It was a perfect weekend for this year's Headlander Festival; there was a lot of hype surrounding the event following last year's success but the sun and the crowds sizzled as 80 bands played 85 hours of music with headline acts Toploader, Stooche and The Mend supported by Kazo providing … [Read more...]

A market trader from Stockport has been shortlisted for a National Market Traders Federation (NMTF) Award. The awards took place in York on Monday, June 9 at The Royal York Hotel and celebrated entrepreneurs who have launched a business on one of the nation’s 1,400 markets. Zoe Simpson, … [Read more...]

With just over two weeks to go Headlander has just revealed what the Festival with a difference will look like! Thanks to local artist Ali Hargreaves, the Headlander site map reflects the creative feel to Headlander Festival, as well as signposting visitors to where they want to … [Read more...]

Summer is nearly here and for Stockport’s leading family music and entertainment event that means a return to 2 days & nights of family fun, masses of music and fabulous food. Sponsored by fellow Marketing Stockport member Orbit Developments, 85 acts have signed up to provide 80 hours of … [Read more...]

That’s the view of Lauren Cotterill, owner of Stockport hairdressing salon Belle Amie, on Heaton Lane, who said today that business was up as a direct result of the SKone card, launched by Stockports leading commercial landlord Orbit Developments. “The SKone scheme has definitely … [Read more...]

Stockport Council’s Hat Works Museum premieres its latest exhibition ‘Making Headway - Bringing Hatting Home’ on Saturday 24th May. The unique exhibition aims to position Stockport as a centre for contemporary millinery and creativity. The town was once the centre of a thriving … [Read more...]