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...]
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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...]
Stockport design agency put their trust in ‘BOPP’
A Stockport design agency who put their trust in Hallidays Business One Page Plan, BOPP, have beaten their previous turnover in just eight months. Trust, a branding and digital agency who started life working out of two premises, worked with fellow Marketing Stockport member Hallidays to review … [Read more...]
Stockport County host free football training for half-term
A free football training session attracted over 45 young people to Stockport County's ground. The youngsters took part in a fun, free football afternoon over the half-term holidays in an event organised by Stockport Homes in partnership with Stockport County Football Club and the Power … [Read more...]
Stockport company has designs on 2016 sales growth
Stockport based Innova Design Solutions has expanded its headquarters by a third and made six new staff appointments as part of a £500,000 investment in the business. Innova manufacture and install high-quality interiors and furniture for the education, commercial and healthcare sectors. The … [Read more...]
Midshire Certified as a Microsoft Education Partner
Stockport full-service office technology and IT solutions provider, Midshire, has strengthened its partner status with Microsoft, through its Authorized Education Partner (AEP) programme. Reseller Midshire undertook Microsoft’s competency test in academic licensing and market expertise and is now … [Read more...]
SHAHEEN AIR FLIGHTS TO PAKISTAN FROM MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Shaheen Air will launch European flights next month, with the start of a new service between Manchester Airport and Islamabad in Pakistan. The Pakistani airline will offer three services a week to Benazir Bhutto International Airport from 15 March 2016 with A330-200 aircraft. The services … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT BUSINESS & INNOVATION CENTRE LET SIX NEW UNITS
Six new units have been let at Stockport Business & Innovation Centre (SBIC) in Reddish. Councillor Patrick McAuley, Executive Member for Thriving Economy at Stockport Council, joined the management team at Stockport Business & Innovation Centre (SBIC) in Reddish to welcome the new … [Read more...]
B2B INTERNATIONAL in the spotlight with new research offering
Stockport based Market research agency B2B International has introduced ‘B2B spotlight’, a new video platform offering instant video capture and powerful analytics. The new platform, named ‘B2B Spotlight’, will help to understand respondents on a much deeper level and bring results to life to … [Read more...]
New Development Team for Manchester’s Airport City
Airport City Manchester, one of the UK’s largest commercial development projects, has announced the creation of an in-house Development Management Team. The new team will oversee the next phases of the development project and has begun the search for a Managing Director and a Sales and Marketing … [Read more...]
Ryanair launches record Manchester winter 2016 schedule
Irish airline Ryanair has added 8 more routes to its 2016 winter schedule, following last week’s news that a further 3 new routes will be added to the German cities of Berlin, Hamburg and Nuremberg. The 8 new winter services announced today will fly to Bratislava, Carcassonne, Limoges, Malta, … [Read more...]