In this week's business pages: Subway completes Cheadle Hulme's shoppng village; Clarke Nicklin talk Auto-Enrolment; colleges and the Council support Stockport students with internships; local engineering company secures funding; new children's nursery opens in Bramhall. … [Read more...]
Marketing Stockport News
NEW BARCELONA ROUTE FROM MANCHESTER AIRPORT
A new direct service from Manchester to Barcelona is set to launch this summer. Vueling, the Barcelona-based airline, part of International Airlines Group (IAG), is set to launch a direct service in June 2015, commencing Friday 19th. The route will be operated by an Airbus A320, with capacity for … [Read more...]
NEW HEAD OF FINANCE FOR THE VERNON BUILDING SOCIETY
Stockport’s Vernon Building Society has appointed Laura Shaw as Head of Finance. Laura qualified as a Chartered Accountant at PwC in 1998 and has previously held roles at the Leek United and Britannia Building Societies. Chief Executive of Vernon Building Society, Mike Hanson, … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT BUSINESS CENTRE LAUNCHES SEARCH FOR NEW START-UP
After a successful first year Stockport Business & Innovation Centre (SBIC) is launching its second search for the region’s most promising business start-up. With the innovative bereavement gifts business, Inspired Goodbyes, taking the honours in 2014, the Spark Stockport Business Idea … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT ECONOMIC BREAKFAST EVENT – HOSTED BY ORBIT
With activity around the upcoming elections starting to gather momentum, Orbit Developments are hosting a breakfast event to discuss how potential political decisions could affect the local economy in Stockport. Hosted by Orbit Developments and in association with the Manchester Evening News, … [Read more...]
TWO LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS AWARDED BUILDINGS INVESTMENT
Schools Minister David Laws has announced that the next phase of the Priority Schools Building Programme, a £2bn government scheme to rebuild those schools across the country suffering most from wear and tear, includes two local primary schools. Both Cheadle Primary School on … [Read more...]
FIRST FEMALE BISHOP BACKS AIRPORT’S ANTI-TRAFFICKING CAMPAIGN
The Church of England’s first female bishop, The Right Reverend Libby Lane, who made history last month when she was ordained as the new Bishop of Stockport, made one of her first official public appearances in her new role, to launch Manchester Airport’s TRAVEL SAFE WEEK, an initiative … [Read more...]
FROM THE JAM AND ROACHFORD HEADLINE HEADLANDER – TICKETS GO ON SALE
Headlining at this summer's Headlander Festival are Roachford and From the Jam featuring Bruce Foxton from The Jam's original line up. 'Early Bird Tickets' are released for sale and can be purchased via the Headlander Website or via Facebook. Facebook features the latest promotional … [Read more...]
WORK BEGINS TO RESTORE BRAMHALL HALL TO FORMER MAGNIFICENT GLORY
Renovation work has begun to restore Bramhall Hall to its former glory, enabled by the allocation of a £1.6 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and following the appointment of specialist contractors Hirst Conservation. Internal work has begun on a delicate project to stabilise and … [Read more...]
HALLIDAYS FEBRUARY NEWSWIRE – LATEST BUSINESS & TAX NEWS
Hallidays have published their latest monthly newswire designed to keep you informed of the latest business and tax issues. The February edition looks at: Government publishes guidance on new 'Fit for Work' service The Government has published guidance on its new Fit for Work service, which aims … [Read more...]
CYBER CRIME COULD COSTS UK BUSINESS £27bn PER YEAR
UK Government estimate the cost of cyber-crime to the UK to be £27bn per annum.* A significant proportion of this cost comes from the theft of IP from UK businesses, which are estimated at £9.2bn per annum. In all probability, and in line with our worst-case scenarios, the real impact … [Read more...]
GREATER CHOICE FOR PARENTS TO SHARE LEAVE
From April, parents will be able to share up to 50 weeks of leave and 37 weeks of pay, on top of an initial two weeks each. Currently, an eligible employee who is the biological father of a child or the mother’s spouse, civil partner or partner is entitled to one or two weeks’ … [Read more...]