Manchester Airports Group - MAG - the owner and operator of Manchester, London Stansted, East Midlands and Bournemouth airports, has reported 4.3% growth for the Group for the full year to March 2014. At Manchester, a total of 17.995m passengers passed through the airport over the year; for … [Read more...]
Marketing Stockport News
MANCHESTER MONITOR QUARTERLY – APRIL ISSUE
The latest Manchester Monitor Quarterly report, published by Marketing Manchester's New Economy, shows continuing signs of economic recovery across the North West. Job Seeker numbers continue to fall - down 25.8% in 12 months; there is growth and optimism among businesses in Greater Manchester as … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK’S STOCKPORT EXPRESS – BUSINESS NEWS
In the Stockport Express this week - the Prime Minister visits Stockport; the Stockport Business Awards 2014 - entries are now open; new client win for Juiced Orange Marketing; hair and beauty salon opens; Vernon celebrates with a cake and local graduate gets a new job .... … [Read more...]
BREDBURY HALL SUPPORTING HILLSBOROUGH – ANFIELD RUN 2014
Local business Bredbury Hall is supporting the 96 mile run in memory of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster. 5 runners started out on Sunday (yesterday, 13th April from Hillsborough and will take 3 days to cover a 96 mile route ending on Tuesday 15th April at Anfield. This year the event … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT HOMES’ HEADS OF SERVICE GO BACK TO SCHOOL
Stockport Homes’ Heads of Service went back to school for the last day of the Easter term. Its Leadership Team spent the day volunteering at Adswood Primary School, helping pupils make improvements to the outside spaces at the school. They swapped their laptops for overalls and gardening … [Read more...]
SEASHELL TRUST AWARDED 10 WEEK PROJECT BY DEPT FOR EDUCATION
Stockport based charity Seashell Trust is helping the government to shape the future of care for disabled children and young people having secured £13,000 funding from the Council for Disabled Children for a ten-week project. From this month, the Children and Families Act 2014 is expected … [Read more...]
"WHAT ARE YOUR MAIN EMPLOYEE HEADACHES" ASK AVENSURE
Stockport based Avensure, employment law advisors, are inviting business owners & senior managers to attend a free lunchtime event at Edgeley Park where they will be asking "What are your main employee headaches"? Common issues for employers affecting an employee's performance … [Read more...]
CATHAY PACIFIC TO BEGIN SERVICES TO MANCHESTER IN DECEMBER
Cathay Pacific Airways have announced that it will launch a four-times-weekly service between Manchester and Hong Kong with effect from 8 December 2014 (subject to government approval). Tickets for the service are now open for sale. Manchester Airport is the UK’s third biggest airport, the … [Read more...]
JUICED ORANGE SQUEEZES NEW ACCOUNT WIN
Stockport based Juiced Orange Marketing has squeezed out the competition to win a new client following a recommendation from a fellow Marketing Stockport member. Irvings’ Solicitors of Liverpool, have opened a new department “Claim More Money” and were seeking a partner to … [Read more...]
DJS NAMED AS APPROVED SUPPLIER FOR HYBU CIG CYMRU
Following a competitive and detailed public tendering process, Stockport based DJS Research Ltd has been appointed as an approved supplier of consumer market research services for Hybu Cig Cymru (Meat Promotion Wales), the body responsible for developing, promoting and marketing Welsh red … [Read more...]
CO-OPERATIVE BANK REVEALS LOSSES OF £1.3BN IN 2013
This morning the Manchester based Co-operative Bank confirmed that it made a £1.3bn loss in 2013 and follows a £1.5bn black hole found in in its balance sheet causing a near collapse of the bank and last year’s failure to buy 632 branches from Lloyds Bank. Parent company the … [Read more...]
BEECHWOOD CANCER CARE VICTIM OF BREDBURY HALL CLOSURE
Stockport based Beechwood Cancer Care is a victim of the closure of Bredbury Hall which is now in the hands of administrators. Bredbury Hall were for the past 6 years the key sponsor of the Beechwood Cancer Care Golf Day but the charity is now left without a sponsor and in danger of being unable … [Read more...]