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A new frontier for the Northern Powerhouse

Northern Powerhouse Minister, Jake Berry, visited Manchester Airport as it kicked off a £5 million campaign to boost the international profile of the North. The UK’s third largest airport is searching for the people, businesses, attractions and other assets that make the North a great place to … [Read more...]

Jimmy Cricket takes hit hit show to the Plaza

A bit of Cricket is coming to The Plaza in Stockport this weekend, but not the game, as it will be Jimmy Cricket - the comedian who will be headlining a family show bursting with giggles at the wonderful Plaza. Jimmy Cricket is one of the UK’s most loved Irish Comedians, having made a host of … [Read more...]

Transport for the North launch Strategic Plan

Civic and business leaders from across the North have come together to publish the Transport for the North draft Strategic Transport Plan. The thirty year plan is the first of its kind and outlines how transport connections across the North of England need to be transformed by 2050 to drive … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport back on board with Birmingham Pride

Manchester Airport, the UK’s third largest, is back on board with Birmingham Pride to be one of the sponsors for the next three years. As per last year’s sponsorship, the airport will brand and name the Cabaret Marquee, which will be known as Manchester Airport Cabaret Stage. As well as sponsoring … [Read more...]

Strawberry Studios Exhibition extended to end of Feb

The Strawberry Studios 'I Am In Love’ exhibition at Stockport Museum is being extended to 28th February 2018, after attracting record numbers of visitors. Since its opening in January 2017, the exhibition has attracted more than 18,500 visitors, making it the most popular exhibition ever held at any … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines celebrates A350 flying from Manchester

Singapore Airlines is celebrating the first year anniversary of its A350 aircraft flying from Manchester Airport. The state-of-the-art aircraft premiered on the non-stop Manchester-Houston route on 17 January, 2017 and was the first commercial A350 flight from Manchester Airport, demonstrating … [Read more...]

Celebrate Burns’ Night at Robinsons’ Brewery

Join the team at Robinsons Visitors Centre for a Burns' Night four course fine food and Scottish whiskey event. Whilst it may be Dry January, we can’t think of a better way to celebrate ‘seeing the finish line’ than with a range of Scottish Whiskeys matched with traditional Scottish … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport Best UK Airport – again!

Manchester Airport is flying high after being named the best UK airport, for a fourth year running, at the Globe Awards hosted by Travel Weekly.  The UK’s third largest airport fought off competition from the likes of Heathrow, Liverpool and Birmingham to receive the accolade.   The award comes … [Read more...]

Tui add more flights to Turkey for North West holidaymakers

TUI (formerly Thomson) the UK’s largest holiday brand, has today announced it has added an additional weekly flights to Turkey - the popular destinations of Antalya and Dalaman - for summer 2018 operating out of Manchester Airport. Holidaymakers from the North West will now have even more choice … [Read more...]

St Mary’s Way final works include 7 week diversion

Improvements for traffic flow and an ease to congestion along St Mary's Way is approaching its final phase of road closures ahead of completion in this spring.  The works around St Mary's Way for part of Stockport’s Town Centre Access Plan (TCAP) designed to make it easier for everyone to travel … [Read more...]

Redrock Stockport attracts record visitors

Thousands of visitors have flocked to Redrock Stockport since it opened last month, with the popularity of the area growing daily, as reported by Stockport Council. ‘Brilliant’, ‘fantastic addition to Stockport town centre’, ‘my favourite cinema experience by far’ and ‘big thumbs up from me’ are … [Read more...]