During a visit to the Hughes Operations Centre in Stockport, The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, met Deputy Managing Director Peter Evans and other Board members to discuss issues of particular interest to the Company. They included doing business within Europe, the role of British exporters … [Read more...]
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THE STOCKPORT BIG EVENT SERIES
The Big Stockport Event Series, sponsored by Electricity North West is back for 2014, Stockport’s very own summer sporting series. The Big Event Series was launched two years ago by Life Leisure which runs sports and leisure facilities across Stockport, as a lasting legacy to the London … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT INSPIRED FASHION HATS FOR SALE AT EXHIBITION
Stockport Council’s Hat Works Museum premieres its latest exhibition ‘Making Headway - Bringing Hatting Home’ on Saturday 24th May. The unique exhibition aims to position Stockport as a centre for contemporary millinery and creativity. The town was once the centre of a thriving … [Read more...]
HEADLANDER FESTIVAL A Family friendly festival with a difference
Following last year’s resounding success, the Headlander festival returns to Bramhall for its second year! 85 acts have signed up to provide 80 hours of live music…..tipped to be yet another sell out event. Taking place on 21st and 22nd June, Headlander draws together crowds from across … [Read more...]
OPEN AIR THEATRE RETURNS TO BRAMALL HALL ON JUNE 8TH
Bramall Hall is hosting the Cambridge Theatre Company for a one-off open air performance of 'Alice in Wonderland - The Musical' on the hall’s beautiful croquet lawn on Sunday June 8th. As Alice meets the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter and the March Hare, logic is abandoned in this interactive … [Read more...]
MANCHESTER’S 250 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE BY MEN MEDIA
Chef Aiden Byrne helped launch a guide to Manchester's top 250 Most Influential People at his Manchester House restaurant, which recently featured in TV documentary Restaurant Wars. For the third year running, MEN Media has produced a special publication, 250 Of The Most Influential People in … [Read more...]
TRUST PUTS VALUES AT THE HUB OF ENDSLEIGH’S BRAND
Stockport based marketing company 'Trust' has put its internal communications skills to use for the benefit of Endsleigh Insurance having been recommended by one of their existing clients. Endsleigh have a fantastic sub-brand called ‘the hub’, which is a website that acts as a central … [Read more...]
CBI REPORT STRONG OUTLOOK FOR MANUFACTURING SECTOR
Activity in the UK manufacturing sector remained solid in May, and output is expected to rise strongly in the next three months, the latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey shows. Output volumes continued to grow at the same rate as in the previous two months, and with stronger growth anticipated … [Read more...]
NEW ISA ALLOWANCE FROM JULY
From the 1st of July 2014, changes in the March budget mean that each of us are now able to invest “tax free” a maximum of £15,000 into a 2014/2015 ISA, as advised by Stockport based David Wherrit, MD of Investment 4 All . David has provided a summary guide to the new ISA's, … [Read more...]
DIRECT FLIGHTS TO NORTH CAROLINA TAKE OFF FROM MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Today saw flights to Charlotte, North Carolina take off from Manchester Airport as the inaugural flight with American Airlines (operated by US Airways) arrived and departed from Terminal Three. The new daily route will be a huge asset to both the business and leisure market as Charlotte is a key … [Read more...]
UK POINT OF SALE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES IN BREDBURY
Yesterday saw the official opening ceremony of the new 47,000 sq ft office and manufacturing facility of UK Point of Sale Group Ltd (UKPOS) at Bredbury Park Industrial Estate in Stockport. The business, which also celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary later this year, is a leading designer and … [Read more...]
VERNON’S JUBILEE FUND JUMPS TO SUPPORT STOCKPORT’S JUMP SPACE
Staff from Stockport’s Vernon Building Society visited local charity Jump Space to find out more about how the Society’s Jubilee Fund award of £511 benefitted them. Jump Space is a specialist recreation centre providing trampolining, rebound therapy and active/sensory play to … [Read more...]