The third annual Stockport Business Awards are now open for entries and this year there are 13 award categories, with new awards such as Best Not-for-Profit Organisation and Young Business Person of the Year (under 35). Entries are open until the end of June and winners will be announced at a … [Read more...]
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THE GOURMET SOCIETY GOES DUTCH
Stockport based restaurant discount business Simard, trading as the The Gourmet Society and offering discounts to over 6,800 partner restaurants, has been acquired by a Dutch based company, DIDIX BV. The details of the deal which also include sister company The Restaurant Choice are undisclosed … [Read more...]
LOCAL BUSINESSES VISIT STUNELL IN PARLIAMENT
Local MP for Hazel Grove Sir Andrew Stunell invited some local businesses to visit Parliament recently to hear from Vince Cable MP on the Government’s Industrial Strategy, which aims to help UK businesses compete and grow. Left: Vince Cable addresses Stcokport based business … [Read more...]
easyJet ENTERTAINS EASTER JET-SETTERS WITH SHAKESPEARE PLAYS
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, will entertain tens of thousands of passengers jetting off this Easter with live theatrical performances of Shakespeare plays at airports across Britain. The free performances are taking place at easyJet check in areas across the UK including … [Read more...]
COUNCIL EMPLOYEE NAMED ‘HEAT HERO’
Clare Redfern from Stockport Council has been named a national Heat Hero by fuel poverty charity National Energy Action (NEA), for her contribution to tackling fuel poverty in Stockport. The Heat Hero Awards, supported by ScottishPower, recognise individuals across England and Wales who have gone … [Read more...]
AIRPORT GROUP CONTINUES TO SEE STRONG GROWTH
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...]
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...]
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...]