MAN Diesel & Turbo UK Ltd (MDT-UK) welcomed two prestigious customers recently to its Training Academy in Hazel Grove. Representatives for the Royal Navy’s HMS Ocean and the world-famous Harrods Department Store attended a week-long maintenance course specifically designed to cover MDT-UK’s … [Read more...]
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Stockport accountant’s advice secures family’s future
Stockport based Hallidays have advised on the sale of a family business securing the future for both father and son. Paul and Adam Hummel, who had run a successful nursery and camping business, needed to secure a sale to finance retirement for Paul while also providing funds for Paul's son Adam … [Read more...]
Speedworks Motorsport to raise money for The Kirsty Club
Bredbury-based Speedworks Motorsport has teamed up with The Kirsty Club to help raise vital funds for Francis House Children’s Hospice. The Kirsty Club was inspired by Kirsty Howard, who was born with a rare back-to-front heart condition. With other organs also affected, in February 1999, she … [Read more...]
Stockport Council invests £20m into care homes
Stockport Council will invest around £20m to improve and modernise existing care home provision in the borough. The money will be used on Borough Care properties to provide better quality care facilities and services now and for future generations. Borough Care Limited is a charitable … [Read more...]
Ryanair adds three new winter routes from Manchester to Germany
Ryanair has announced 3 new daily winter services from Manchester to Berlin, Hamburg and Nuremberg, beginning at the start of November 2016. For business or pleasure, passengers can benefit from an opening offer on seats for travel in November available for booking on the Ryanair.com website … [Read more...]
Prest Financial host investment seminar
Hazel Grove based Prest Financial Planning invited fellow Marketing Stockport members to join them at a financial seminar. Guests from RBS and Booth Ainsworth joined the team from Prest who heard from Neal Bailey, Strategic Economist for Invesco Perpetual Fund Managers, who provided a fantastic … [Read more...]
Live the life, get active in Cheadle
Life Leisure Cheadle is running a free week of activity in a new initiative to get Cheadle active. The week of activity, from Monday 22nd to Sunday 28th February, has something for all the family from swimming to gym sessions to studio based classes. There will be dedicated Mums and Tots … [Read more...]
Flying start for gander in 2016
The Gander programme, launched in November 2015 to bring Business and Education together in Stockport, has made a successful start to 2016. The programme aims to assist students from three local sixth form colleges, by providing support and insight into the local business community, using the … [Read more...]
We are Stockport announce ‘Kindness’ winners and launch latest film
With ‘Random Acts of Kindness’ day just round the corner, WAS has been inviting nominations for its ‘Kindness in Stockport’ drive to spotlight the amazing people who make Stockport a warm and friendly place to live. And today We are Stockport are announcing the 3 winners! Each winner will receive … [Read more...]
Royal Bank of Scotland funding package for engineering training company
Stockport Training Engineering Association (SETA) has invested a 'six-figure sum' to upgrade its IT system. The funding package has come from the Royal Bank of Scotland to improve the Learning and Skills Academy, create a confined Space Training Area and expand the car park facilities. This … [Read more...]
Life Leisure launches Masters swimming programme
Stockport Metro and Life Leisure have teamed up to offer swimming improvement sessions. The Stockport Metro Masters classes will be run by former GB swimmer Harry Needs at Grand Central in Stockport and at Romiley swimming pool. The programme has been launched for swimmers 18 and over to help … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport breaks record for January passengers
Almost 1.5m people travelled through Manchester Airport in January - a new record for the UK's third largest airport. In total, 1,415,735 people travelled through Manchester during the month, an increase of 7.8% on the previous year with popular destinations including Dubai, Palma and … [Read more...]