Greater Manchester’s businesses will need to find an extra £20.16million on 1 April to pay for the National Living Wage rise, warns SAS Daniels North West law firm, SAS Daniels, is warning Greater Manchester businesses that they will need to fund a monthly wage bill that’s likely to rise by up … [Read more...]
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Teenager encourages others to volunteer after Beechwood experience
Sixth-former Katie Huane, who volunteers at Beechwood Cancer Care Centre, is encouraging other teenagers to put something back into their community this Student Volunteering Week. Katie first came across Beechwood when she was looking for a Stockport cancer charity to support in the Greater … [Read more...]
Amshire: Tips for working remotely and safely
In their latest column for Marketing Stockport, Technology specialists Amshire look at working remotely and safely. As technology evolves, so too do businesses. The most successful businesses are those that are capable of adapting to the market, its industry and the technology around it. For … [Read more...]
Indian Tiffin Room opens new restaurant in Manchester city centre
The Indian Tiffin Room has opened its second restaurant, in Manchester city centre. The Indian street food restaurant, which was started by Srini K Sundaram and Suresh Raje Urs in 2013 in Cheadle, is now open on First Street. A message on the ITR Facebook site read: "Hello all, Finally we have … [Read more...]
Vox Air takes off in Stockport with drone video service
A brand new Stockport company is flying high creating aerial videos of people and places across the borough. Vox Air took off in November last year after it was set up by Steve Wickham from Bramhall and his son’s best friend, former Naval mine warfare specialist Chris Heron from Hazel … [Read more...]
Gem of a find in Stockport
MEMBERS of ‘place campaign portal’ We are Stockport were allowed exclusive access to the archaeological site uncovered by the Redrock development in Stockport Town Centre. Rachel Wallace from We are Stockport, a website which aims to celebrate the borough, was allowed on to the site by Oxford … [Read more...]
Year end is around the corner – looking ahead
With the financial year end looming, Booth Ainsworth report a number of opportunities following the onset of new rules for businesses and individuals to consider. Pension planning - Does the annual allowance affect you? If you earn over £110k per annum then it could! As is stands, the annual … [Read more...]
Employer engagement event for National Apprenticeship Week
Stockport Council is celebrating National Apprenticeship week by hosting an employer engagement event at Stockport’s Apprenticeship store. Funding, Facts and Fighting the Fog will be the main topics of the discussion at the event on Tuesday 15th March. Did you know that GCSEs would soon be … [Read more...]
Seashell Trust appeal for Sainsbury’s sports vouchers
Seashell Trust is making an appeal for Sainsbury's Active Kids vouchers. The disabled students at the Seashell Trust-run Royal School Manchester in Cheadle Hulme are in desperate need of new equipment. Supermarket giant Sainsbury's is giving away vouchers which shoppers can donate to the … [Read more...]
M60 named the ‘worst motorway in the north west’
A survey of business owners across Greater Manchester and Cheshire has identified the M60 as the region’s most consistently congested motorway. A huge 69% in a poll of Federation of the Small Businesses’ members identified the busy ring road as the worst motorway for being regularly gridlocked, … [Read more...]
North West standard of education a threat to success of Northern Powerhouse?
Sir Michael Wilshaw has warned that declining secondary school performance and pupil attainment in Liverpool, Manchester and surrounding areas could pose a threat to the success of George Osbourne’s vision for a Northern Powerhouse. The Northern Powerhouse will “splutter and die” if youngsters in … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport boss: Vote to stay in the European Union
Bosses at Manchester Airport are want Britain to stay part of the European Union. Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a referendum on whether Britain should remain in the EU to be held on Thursday, June 23. Charlie Cornish, Chief Executive of Manchester Airports Group (MAG), owner of … [Read more...]