A Stockport company that specialises in advising retailers of age-restricted products has expanded for the third time in two years due to increasing demand. Under Age Sales, a social enterprise, was launched in June 2012 with a one-person office in Broadstone Mill to offer support and … [Read more...]
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PLANS TO TRANSFORM BRAMALL HALL MOVE A STEP CLOSER
Plans to transform Stockport Council run Bramall Hall into a regional heritage attraction are moving a step closer. Last year the Council was awarded a £1.6 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to realise the benefit of the building for local people. A recent grant from the … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT ONLINE CENTRE WINS TWO NATIONAL AWARDS
Starting Point Community Learning Partnership, a UK online centre based in Woodley, Stockport, has picked up two national awards. Ryan McMurdo, Starting Point’s Head of Drop in IT sessions, won the Youth Award at the Technology4Good awards, held at the BT Centre in London on Thursday 10 … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT BUSINESS NEWS IN STOCKPORT EXPRESS
Business News from Stockport Express - SAS Daniels have 2 new experts on the team; an online guitar parts suppluer is online for a Stockport Business Award; John Lewis staff celebrate being part of the team; Marketing Stockport take a look at Flexible Working and Staff … [Read more...]
GORVINS SOLICITORS HOST CHARITY FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
Stockport-based solicitors Gorvins have hosted a charity football tournament at Soccer in the City in Manchester to raise £1,200 for women’s health charity, the Genesis Research Trust. Gorvins raised funds for The Genesis Research Trust to increase awareness of the charity among its … [Read more...]
ALL ABOARD FOR ROBINSONS STOCKPORT PUBS BY TUBE
Mind the gap! Stockport now has its own ‘tube style’ map of its pubs and drinking holes thanks to Maths teacher John Coats and JJM Designs who have have recently published their latest Pub Stops design. The design displays 177 pubs and bars of Stockport and surrounding towns … [Read more...]
MANCHESTER UNITED SIGN £750 MILLION DEAL WITH ADIDAS
Manchester United plc (NYSE:MANU) has reached a sponsorship deal witth adidas worth around £750 million. Adidas, whose North Europe HQ is based at Hazel Grove in Stockport, has reached a ten-year agreement with the comany for a global technical sponsorship and dual branded licensing deal … [Read more...]
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY SET TO RISE BY MORE THAN 7 PERCENT IN 2014
Figures released today (15 July) by construction intelligence providers Glenigan forecast a 7.4% increase in project starts during 2014, as rising private sector investment and improved consumer confidence underpin further industry growth. The 2014 Mid Year Construction Review and … [Read more...]
MANCHESTER AIRPORTS GROUP REPORTS STRONG PERFORMANCE
Manchester Airports Group (MAG), the owner and operator of the airports of Manchester, London Stansted, East Midlands and Bournemouth, has reported another strong performance for the full year ending March 2014 resulting in the biggest windfall so far for the 10 Manchester boroughs who jointly own … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT SOCIETY WANTS YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS!
Stockport's Vernon Building Society are looking for the best pictures of the local area to feature in their 2015 calendar which will be sold to raise money for their community Jubilee Fund. To enter the competition photographers just need to join and upload their image of the local area to the … [Read more...]
SISTERS WORKING FOR St ANN’S HOSPICE IN BRAMHALL CHARITY SHOP
Volunteer Marion Dunn never imagined she would spend her retirement working in a charity shop almost 100 miles from her home in County Durham. But such is her dedication to helping others that she has joined the team of volunteers assisting St Ann's Hospice at their shop in Bramhall. She is … [Read more...]
UK RECOVERING FROM ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
Latest regional and country economic indicators compiled by the Office National Statistics (ONS) show that the economy across the UK has been improving. Nominal output grew in every region and country between 2009 and 2012 (the latest data available) and this led to the level of nominal output in … [Read more...]