MAN Diesel & Turbo is delighted to announce that Wayne Jones, Head of MAN PrimeServ Diesel, has recently been appointed as Vice President of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce (GMCC). This is an extremely prestigious position as the GMCC is the largest Chamber in the United … [Read more...]
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TEXT LOAN SCAM WARNING
Stockport Council is warning residents about a text message scam involving a loan that is not paid out. Earlier this month a Stockport resident received an unsolicited text message from a business purporting to be a loan company. The message stated: ‘Dear Customer, the … [Read more...]
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER LAUNCHES TECHNORTH
Following on from the Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s recent visit to the North West where he urged businesses from across the North of England to work together to form a Northern Powerhouse, Mr Clegg has launched TechNorth, a new scheme to co-ordinate the … [Read more...]
GET INVOLVED IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF COUNCIL SERVICES
As part of the Investing in Stockport programme why not get involved and play a part in the future of the borough by giving your opinion on a range of proposals to shape future services: Sure Start Children's Centres Consultation Sure Start Children’s Centres focus on improving outcomes … [Read more...]
CALLS FOR HS3 TO AID CREATION OF A ‘NORTHERN POWERHOUSE’
The Government has giving its backing to plan for an east / west high speed rail link that will create a faster connection between the northern cities of Manchester and Leeds. Journey speeds between the two could be reduced to just 26 minutes, opening up greater opportunities for skilled workers … [Read more...]
PARENTS URGED TO PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN FROM FLU
Parents of two, three and four year old children in Stockport are being urged to protect them from flu this winter. Stockport Council, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and NHS Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group, have contacted Health Visitors and GPs to remind parents that influenza viruses … [Read more...]
FAIRHURST GRADUATE FULLY QUALIFIED CHARTERED SURVEYOR
A post graduate taken on by Fairhurst Estates has qualified as a Chartered Surveyor where her colleagues were quick to offer their congratulations. Graduate Surveyor Katie Wadsworth (pictured left) has just received confirmation that she has become a fully qualified Chartered Surveyor, … [Read more...]
SIR HOWARD BERNSTEIN TO HEADLINE THE GREATER MANCHESTER CONFERENCE
Manchester’s charismatic Chief Executive Sir Howard Bernstein was this week confirmed as the headline speaker for The Great Manchester Business Conference. Organisers of the event, pro-manchester and Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, have also announced Head of Global Man Diesel … [Read more...]
NHBC – ‘UK HOUSE BUILDING HITS HIGHEST LEVEL FOR SEVEN YEARS’
New house building figures released by NHBC today show that new home registrations have hit their highest level since 2007. The figures for Q3 2014 reveal that overall new home registrations have increased 8% on the same period last year with the private sector continuing to be the main driver … [Read more...]
ROBINSONS ANNOUNCE NEW UK WINE PARTNERSHIP WITH BODEGAS FORCADA RIOJA
A new partnership between Robinsons Brewery and Bodegas Forcada will see 5 exclusive wines imported to the UK market for the very first time. The range of wines, produced by David Forcada and his family in the Baja region of Rioja, have been produced from vineyards that are between 60 to 100 … [Read more...]
163,000 NORTH WEST SMEs POISED FOR BRICKS AND MORTAR INVESTMENT
More than 163,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the north west of England are planning to move or expand their business premises in the next 12 months to cater for an expected increase in activity, according to new research by Yorkshire Bank. As economic confidence and activity … [Read more...]
NORTH WEST LAWYER’S VIEW TRANSLATES WELL AT GLOBAL CONFERENCE IN SWEDEN
Senior partner Jonathan Whittaker, from leading North West law firm SAS Daniels LLP, flew to Sweden to share his thoughts on the evolving legal landscape at a global strategy conference. Jonathan gave a compelling case for the importance of reinvention and innovation in what is a rapidly changing … [Read more...]