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Manchester Airport offers advice ahead of busiest weekend ever

The UK’s third largest airport is expecting Friday 23 August to be the busiest day in its 81-year-old history with more than 115,000 passengers expected to arrive and depart from the Northern hub.    With around 430,000 passengers expected to travel during the busy bank holiday … [Read more...]

Manchester to USA – new schedule unveiled by Delta and Virgin

Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines are boosting flights from Manchester to USA from next summer. Delta is returning to Manchester Airport to once again join forces with its partner Virgin Atlantic. Delta will operate a new peak-summer service to Boston effective May 22, 2020 taking over … [Read more...]

Government doubles funding for on-street electric car charging

The Government has committed an additional £2.5m to increase the number of on-street electric car charging points across the UK. Owning and charging an electric vehicle is set to become more convenient than ever thanks to an additional £2.5 million to fund the installation of over 1,000 new … [Read more...]

North West: Biggest ever emergency exercise planned for M62

One of the biggest ever motorway emergency exercises will take place on the M62 this weekend to help improve responses to major road incidents. Exercise Dark Knight will be held overnight on Saturday 10 August when the motorway is already due to be closed as part of a major upgrade to add extra … [Read more...]

Expert Opinion: How can I stay healthy when flying

At this time of the year more people are asking "how can I stay healthy when flying". It’s really not pleasant when you get off a long flight not feeling your best. But how can you combat that and make sure that when you arrive in your destination you’re ready to start exploring and enjoying your … [Read more...]

UK: Tackling tyre graveyards – new rubber road surface

A new rubber road surface using recycled tyres is being trialled on the M1 motorway by Highways England. Highways England is funding trials into the new asphalt mix to see if this environmentally-sound rubber innovation could be the way forward for future road surfaces. A section of road … [Read more...]

LSH Auto opens UK’s first Mercedes-Benz Autohaus in Stockport

LSH Auto UK, part of the world’s largest Mercedes-Benz dealership (LSH International), has officially opened the UK’s first Mercedes-Benz Autohaus – a dedicated retail space that forms part of the brand-new Mercedes-Benz of Stockport, which is now open. LSH Auto UK has regenerated the site off … [Read more...]

Stockport WEC wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Stockport Engineering Consultancy WEC, Woodford Engineering Consultancy, had the great honour of welcoming the Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester, Paul Griffiths DL to our head office in Cheadle Hulme. The Vice Lord-Lieutenant made the formal presentation of the Queen’s Award for … [Read more...]