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Stockport remembers Hopes Carr air disaster

Stockport is preparing to remember the Hopes Carr air disaster of June 4th 1967, one of the worst aviation disasters in British history. Disaster struck just six miles from home when a holiday charter aircraft crashed on the town centre, killing 72 people on board. Members of the public are … [Read more...]

GMCA issue guide for support following Manchester attack

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority - GMCA - have issued guidance on help and support available to people affected by this week's attack in Manchester.  If you have been affected by the terror attack at Manchester Arena, help and support is available. Victim Support is a national charity … [Read more...]

UK travel & events firm move to Orbit’s Regent House

Capita Travel and Events, the specialist business travel, meetings and event services provider, has relocated its regional office to Orbit's Regent House. The UK wide travel and events specialist has moved its operation closer to the town centre into Orbit Development’s flagship commercial property … [Read more...]

Stockport BID launches new town centre website

Stockport’s Business Improvement District ( Stockport BID), Totally Stockport, has launched phase 1 of a brand new town centre website – www.totallystockport.co.uk The website, which will evolve throughout the lifetime of the BID, has been designed and developed by Future, whose team of creatives … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport passenger numbers up 17%

Manchester Airport passenger numbers rose by 17% in April as more than 2.25m people jetted off. With Easter falling in the middle of April this year, the UK’s third largest airport saw families from across the North took advantage of the holidays to get away to sunnier climes. More than 84,000 … [Read more...]

Manchester to Muscat takes off with Oman Air

Oman Air has launched its new daily flight from Manchester to Muscat signalling the latest move in the airline’s ambitious and dynamic programme.   The new route forges greater links from Muscat to the north of the UK and provides access to 27 long haul destinations within three hours’ connectivity … [Read more...]

Daily flights take off from Manchester to China

Connectivity from the North to the Far East has improved even more as a second operator launches a daily flight from Manchester to China.   Hainan Airlines, which kicked-off its route to Beijing last June, revealed it will make the service daily during the summer, means a 31% increase to capacity … [Read more...]

Monarch launches new routes from Manchester Airport

Monarch, a leading low cost airline and holiday company, has launched three new routes from Manchester Airport to Porto in Portugal, Stockholm in Sweden and Zagreb in Croatia. Monarch is the only airline to fly to the Croatian capital from Manchester Airport. Porto is the fourth destination in … [Read more...]

Stagecoach arrives at Stockport Exchange

Britain’s biggest bus operator, Stagecoach, is to become the largest tenant at Stockport Exchange – taking three floors of space over a 15-year lease period. Stockport Exchange's Grade A offices will see 200 roles relocated to their new Stockport base by the end of this year and marks a … [Read more...]

Hainan Airlines Dreamliner to fly Manchester to Beijing

Hainan Airlines has announced it will now operate the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on its routes Manchester to Beijing to Manchester. From 1 May 2017, the Chinese carrier will use its flagship aircraft on the route.  This follows the news last month that they will also increase the frequency of its … [Read more...]

Driverless cars to take to the streets of Stockport

A convoy of driverless cars is set to head on to the highways of Stockport early next year as part of a trail-blazing, £5million research project investigating the future of road transport. Testing of a Westfield sports car, one of the proposed autonomous vehicles, has already taken place on the … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport passenger numbers double digit growth

Manchester Airport passenger numbers grew again this year demonstrating its growing importance to the UK’s global growth prospects. The UK's third largest airport has revealed a double-digit hike in annual passenger numbers.  The gateway has added 2.7 million passengers over the past 12 months, … [Read more...]