From the 6th of April, no or low-income individuals will be able to reduce their husband, wife or civil partners’ tax by up to £212 per year. The new scheme enables non-taxpaying individuals to offset up to £1,060 unallocated personal allowance against their partner’s … [Read more...]
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STOCKPORT ECONOMIC FORUM FOCUSES ON COLLABORATION AS KEY TO SUCCESS
Over 100 people from Stockport’s business community attended yesterday’s (Tuesday 17th March) Economic Breakfast held at Orbit Developments flagship Regent House, with a panel of business experts, chaired by Manchester Evening News Business Editor, Adam Jupp. Introducing the event … [Read more...]
OAKRIDGE’S WINNING LADIES STRIDE OUT!
Joanne Sharp and Peter McCabe have drawn the winners of their latest competition in support of International Women's Day which was on the 8thMarch. The competition ran over one week for two women to win a two-hour free coaching session each, to support achieving both professional and … [Read more...]
FUNDING, FACTS AND HOW SMBC IS HELPING LOCAL EMPLOYERS
Stockport Council is helping local employers and last month hosted an employer engagement event - “Funding, Facts and Fighting the Fog” - where 40 local employers attended including Business Computer Projects Ltd, Bowker Sadler Partnership Ltd, R.M.C. Qualities Management and Capita. … [Read more...]
LAW FIRM GORVINS PARTNERS WITH CRY (CARDIAC RISK IN THE YOUNG)
Stockport based Gorvins Solicitors is continuing to demonstrate its caring side and has teamed up with national charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), supporting them in a year-long programme of fund-raising activities. Left: Andrew Curwen, Head of Corporate and Commercial Gorvins … [Read more...]
FIRST LEVEL 3 SCHOLAR GRADUATES FROM ROBINSONS
A team member from The Bleeding Wolf pub in Scholar Green has become the first Level 3 Graduate of Robinsons’ Hospitality Apprenticeship Plus Programme after the Stockport brewer partnered with Charnwood Training Group in late 2013 to launch a series of apprenticeships covering bar staff, … [Read more...]
A6 MANCHESTER RELIEF ROAD DRIVING FORWARD
The £290 million pound A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road’s environmental works to prepare the site have begun. The scheme led by Stockport Council and its partners Cheshire East Council and Manchester City Council, will see approximately 10km of dual carriageway constructed to improve … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT LAUNCHES FIRST EVER APPRENTICESHIP GRADUATION CEREMONY
The application process is now open to register to attend Stockport’s first ever Apprenticeship Graduation Ceremony 2015. This ceremony will celebrate the success and achievements of Advanced and Higher Apprentices, along with their parents and employers. The event will take place at … [Read more...]
VERNON LAUNCHES NEW FIXED RATE MORTGAGES
Vernon Building Society has launched a competitive range of fixed rate mortgages. With 3 and 5 year terms; first time buyers and existing home owners can borrow up to 95% of their property’s value and benefit from the security a fixed rate delivers. "These products represent some of the … [Read more...]
LITTLE ROOM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ON HOUSING LADDER
A new report - the Chartered Institute of Housing's (CIH) UK Housing Review 2015 - shows that young people and those on lower incomes are being priced out of the UK's housing market. In 1991, 66.5% of 25-34 year olds in England were homeowners, a figure that had dropped to 36% by … [Read more...]
VOLUNTEERS PLANT 1000 TRESS IN JUST 2 DAYS
Volunteers comprising of a local landscapes company, students, school children and local residents dug deep to plant a new 1,000-tree woodland on a popular Stockport recreation area, Mirrlees Fields. The new swathe of woodland has been created on part of Mirrlees Fields in Woodsmoor, … [Read more...]
PURE GROUP ENCOURAGE EMPLOYERS TO ATTEND ‘LIVE WORK AUTISM’ EVENT
Pure Innovations are working in partnership with Greater Manchester Autism Consortium to present a Live Work Autism Event on 25th March at The Alma Lodge. The event is aimed at organisations and anyone that has an interest in autism & some of the initiatives that are running. However, the … [Read more...]