Stockport County Annual Awards Dinner is nearing the back of the net as the club prepare to host the biggest night in their hospitality calendar. After an exciting season for Stockport County, the date for County’s annual Awards Dinner is set for Saturday 27th April at 8.00 p.m so get in quick to … [Read more...]
Green Light for Stockport Transport Interchange
The new Stockport transport interchange has been given the green light by planners at Stockport Council. The £50m Interchange will be completed by 2022 and will further boost Stockport’s position as one of the best-connected town centres in the North-west. The 10,000 sq m bus interchange will … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport on Board with Northern Pride Los Angeles Stage
Manchester Airport has stepped back on board with the Northern Pride Festival to return as main stage sponsor at the event. It makes it three years in a row for the UK’s third largest airport at the event which takes place 19 – 21 July with this year’s stage being known as the Los Angeles … [Read more...]
C&C Group Expands Northern Presence
Stockport based C&C Group, consisting of C&C Insurance Brokers and C&C Healthcare, have expanded both operations opening new offices to extend their presence in the North of England. The offices, based in Leeds, Hull and Chester, build on what is already an established strong … [Read more...]
UK Employment Rate Hits Record High
The UK employment rate is at an all-time high as the jobs market continued into 2019 with 473,000 more people in work in January compared to a year ago, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The UK’s employment rate reached an all-time high of 76.1%. New … [Read more...]
Robinsons Brewery Directors in Top 50 North West Influencers
Two Directors from Stockport based Robinsons Brewery have been named in the latest Kuits NRB Top 50 names of the most important movers and shakers in the restaurant and bar world. Oliver Robinson, managing director of the brewing division and William Robinson, managing director of the pub division, … [Read more...]
Vernon Building Society awarded ‘Best Savings Provider 2019’.
Stockport based the Vernon Building Society has been awarded ‘Best Savings Provider’ at the 2019 British Bank Awards hosted by Smart Money People in London. The award was a reflection of the many reviews provided by the Vernon’s customers to the independent financial services review … [Read more...]
Budding Entrepreneurs Launch Stockport Gin
The first local Gin to come from Stockport - Stockport Gin - is launched this week by a husband and wife team at their home distillery in the village of Compstall. Set on the doorstep to Etherow Country Park, this will be the first gin to come from Stockport made by husband and wife team Paul and … [Read more...]
Stockport Legal Team Support Seashell Trust
A Stockport legal team has raised nearly £4,000 for locally based charity the Seashell Trust. Tempting cake sales, ‘dress down` days and a hotly contested quiz night were just some of the ways Stockport law firm Gorvins Solicitors raised nearly £4,000 for The Seashell Trust. The Cheadle based … [Read more...]
Sponsors set to Leap Ahead on Stockport’s Giant Frog Art Trail
The first 16 sponsors have secured their places in Stockport's Giant Leap Forward, a giant frog art trail that will see frogs leaping on to their lily pads across Stockport town centre this summer. This summer visitors to Stockport will be met with giant frogs, sponsored by local businesses and … [Read more...]
UK: Business Energy and Industry Strategy to Support SMEs
The Department for Business Energy and Industry Strategy has said its modern industrial strategy is helping to support SMEs and improve productivity across the UK. So what support is available for small businesses across the UK? Here we outline some of the help available to small businesses from … [Read more...]
Stockport Firm Nominated for Major British Franchising Association Award
A Stockport company has been nominated for Franchisor of the Year Award at the British Franchising Association (bfa) HSBC Franchise Awards. Window to the Womb, based in National House on Wellington Road North, has grown from one franchise clinic in 2014 to national coverage by 2019 and now scans … [Read more...]