Stockport Council is supporting Alcohol Concern’s 2015 Dry January campaign which has been launched during this week - 17th to 23rd November - this year’s Alcohol Awareness Week. New research shows that participants who complete the behaviour change campaign are now … [Read more...]
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TURKISH DELIGHT FOR MANCHESTER AGENTS WITH JORDAN FAM TRIP
Ten travel agents, from across the North West, accompanied by Manchester Airport staff, were taken on a luxury familiarisation trip to Jordan by Turkish Airlines recently, where they spent a week learning about the country, tourism and enhancing their product knowledge. The trip included Aqaba, … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT EXPRESS – LATEST BUSINESS NEWS
In this week's Stockport Express Business news - Plasma Clean win 'golden' hotel contract in Dubai;Steve Parfett wins Family Business Director of the Year award; C&C launch C&C Healthcare - and much more. … [Read more...]
RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN EMPLOYMENT
A record number of people are now in work, according to latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). There are now 30.79m people in work and, from July to September, unemployment fell by 115,000. In the same period, the number of people in work grew by 112,000. Locally, … [Read more...]
COUNCIL IN TOP 100 EMPLOYERS FOR APPRENTICESHIPS
Stockport Council has been selected as one of the Top 100 employers for apprenticeships in England. The Council has gained the recognition from the National Apprenticeships Awards for displaying the highest standards of excellence in employing apprentices. The award … [Read more...]
FAIRHURST PROJECT MANAGE HEAD OFFICE SCHEME FOR VIKING INTERNATIONAL
Stockport centre based Fairhurst Estates have been instructed to undertake a refurbishment of the Viking International Head Office in Glasgow. Following on from the purchase of an adjacent two storey building previously used as flats, Viking instructed FEL to provide a detailed scheme to … [Read more...]
LifeLEISURE’S WEIGHT LIFTING SERIES ‘AWESOME – A GREAT SUCCESS’
The first competition of the ‘Manchester Weight Lifting Series’ at Life Leisure’s Houldsworth Village Gym in Reddish has been declared a great success after phenominal interest! When the results and photos from the day were posted to Facebook late on Sunday, the post received … [Read more...]
MAN ‘SUPERHEROES’ RAISE MONEY FOR CHILDREN IN NEED 2014
MAN Diesel & Turbo’s staff at the company’s UK headquarters in Stockport really entered into the spirit of this year’s Children In Need appeal on Friday, 14 November when a combination of dressing up – and down - raised a total of £221.81 for this … [Read more...]
SAS DANIELS LLP RECEIVE NEW LISTING IN THE UK200
Leading North West law firm SAS Daniels LLP has made its debut in The Lawyer UK200 report. The UK200 contains extensive analysis of the UK legal sector and is used for benchmarking by the UK’s leading firms against a comprehensive set of criteria. SAS Daniels has been ranked in the national … [Read more...]
ROBINSONS BREWERY CELEBRATE FIRST HOSPITALITY APPRENTICESHIP GRADUATE
Robinsons Brewery have today celebrated as Andrew Stirling, from the George and Dragon in Holmes Chapel, has become the first graduate of their Hospitality Apprenticeship Programme. Robinsons and their partners Charnwood Training Group initially launched a series of apprenticeships covering bar … [Read more...]
VERNON’S JUBILEE FUND AWARDS 20 LOCAL GROUPS
Vernon Building Society’s £10,000 Jubilee Fund was awarded to 20 successful local charity and community groups at a recent presentation evening. The groups were awarded funding from the Society’s Jubilee Fund to enable them to continue their work in the local area … [Read more...]
NEW BUSINESS PARK PROPOSED IN CHEADLE HEATH
Carillion Property Services are looking to submit a planning application in the coming weeks on behalf of the Council for a business park development at the former Gorsey Bank Estate site located adjacent to Gorsey Bank Park and the river Mersey. Stockport Council is encouraging residents to … [Read more...]