Stockport’s Vernon Building Society raised £215 for Macmillan Cancer Support by holding a coffee morning at their Head Office. Staff from the Society baked a variety of cakes which were sold to raise money for the charity as part of their annual ‘World’s Biggest Coffee … [Read more...]
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GREATER MANCHESTER JOINS ROSTER OF EU CITIES ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Greater Manchester will join more than 60 other European cities adapting to climate change, including Antwerp, Bologna, Hanover, San Sebastián and Barcelona, while other cities are in the process of signing up to ‘Mayors Adapt’ including Copenhagen, Frankfurt and Glasgow. The … [Read more...]
UNEMPLOYMENT SHOWS ‘LARGEST FALL SINCE RECORDS BEGAN’
In the latest figures published this week, UK unemployment fell in the quarter to August by 154,000 to under 2 million nationally, the largest fall in unemployment since records began. In the last twelve months unemployment dropped by 538,000 - the largest annual fall on record. This drop … [Read more...]
LAUNCH OF PEER-TO-PEER LENDING THAT BUILDS ON BANKS!
A new service launches this week that could help hundreds of UK property developers seek out investors to plug the gap left by the banking crisis. The brainchild of two experienced former North-West bank managers who specialised for decades in the property industry, Steve Robson and Tony … [Read more...]
BENNETT VERBY PAYROLL SERVICES SEE ORGANIC GROWTH
Bennett Verby Payroll Services have seen over a 30% increase in clients over the last 9 months as a result of organic growth at the practice and the introduction of RTI and Auto-enrolment. Mel Esson, Payroll Manager at Bennett Verby believes that business owners are outsourcing their Payroll as … [Read more...]
COMPANY BANK ACCOUNTS BEING TARGETED BY CYBER THIEVES
Stockport based IT solutions specialist Amshire is warning that Gameover Zeus has now evolved into something far worse when it comes to checking your bank accounts. The new variant malware / Trojan infects computers, and then lies in wait until one of the targeted websites is accessed. It … [Read more...]
YORKSHIRE BANK DEVELOP BUSINESS WITH PERSONAL INJURY SOLICITOR
The Yorkshire Bank business development team operating in Stockport and South Manchester have provided full banking facilities to Hilary Meredith Solicitors Ltd. Merediths are a personal injury specialist who undertake high profile work with the armed forces, including claims resulting from Gulf … [Read more...]
NEW TELE-SALES FACILITY AT STANLEY CREATES NEW JOBS IN STOCKPORT
Stanley Security have launched their new telemarketing team out of their regional office in Bredbury resulting in new job creation. The new team of 6 staff are all from the local area and part of the company's rapid growth plan for 2015. Stanley, Part of the Stanley Black & Decker Group, … [Read more...]
MIDSHIRE MAKE THE SHORTLIST – TWICE!
A market-leading, independent office technology sales and service provider has been shortlisted in not one, but two categories at the Midlands Business Awards 2015. The Midshire Group has been shortlisted in the categories ‘Service Provider of the Year’ and the firm’s Managing … [Read more...]
HALLIDAYS: ‘GROWTH VOUCHERS FOR BUSINESS GROWTH’
Looking to grow your business? Hallidays suggest Growth Vouchers. The Growth Vouchers Programme enables businesses to receive up to £2,000 match funding towards the cost of obtaining professional advice. The vouchers are allocated at random so you simply answer a few simple questions to … [Read more...]
DEPUTY PM NICK CLEGG VISIT TO CHEADLE CONSTITUENCY
The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is visiting Cheadle constituency today where he’ll be hosting a Q&A at Adidas HQ to talk about how we strengthen the North West’s economy. Mr Clegg is hosting these discussions right across the North as part of his Northern Futures … [Read more...]
BRIGHT END TO SEASON FOR HUGHES’ SPEEDWORKS AT BRANDS HATCH
It was a bright end to the season under gloomy skies for Stockport based Hughes/Speedworks Motorsport as Tom Ingram ended his rookie season with an impressive weekend as the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship visited Brands Hatch in Kent. Tom qualified the team’s Toyota Avensis … [Read more...]