Stockport companies will be offered discounts on business rates when they improve their property, as part of an initiative to boost the borough’s high streets. From Monday 31 March 2014, Stockport Council will be offering the new ‘Commercial Properties Improvements Scheme’, … [Read more...]
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SIMON RIMMER RETURNS FOR MAN VS FOOD: ROUND 2
In celebration of Great British Pie Week, Celebrity Chef Simon Rimmer returned to Robinsons Brewery Visitors Centre for an ample second serving of ‘Man vs. Food’ and to seek the answer to the question - ‘who ate all the pies?’ Determined to up the ante from the previous … [Read more...]
OVER 200 YOUNG PEOPLE RECEIVE THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD IN STOCKPORT
Over 200 young people from Stockport received The Duke of Edinburgh's Award at the biggest ever presentation evening at Stockport Town Hall last week. A total of 246 Awards - 15 Gold Awards, 32 Silver Awards and 199 Bronze Awards - were presented. To gain a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, … [Read more...]
HELP TO BUY SCHEME EXTENDED TO 2020
The government has extended the first part of its Help to Buy scheme to 2020, four years longer than planned. The scheme was launched in April last year and saw the government provide equity loans of 20% of a property’s value up to £600,000 although it is only available on new … [Read more...]
CAPITAL PROPERTIES APPOINTED TO BRAMHALL VILLAGE
Property management company, Capital Properties, has been appointed to advise North West land and property firm HIMOR on the rejuvenation of Bramhall Village Square, an established shopping and business centre located in the heart of Bramhall, South Manchester. Bramhall Village Square houses … [Read more...]
COUNCIL SECURES FUNDING FOR BRIDGE WORKS
Stockport Council has secured funding to carry out replacement work on a bridge in the Town Centre over the River Mersey. The project will involve the replacement of the existing concrete structure which forms part of Lancashire Bridge which was originally constructed in … [Read more...]
CLARES LAW – SAS DANIELS ASK – WILL IT HELP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ?
Clare’s Law, a scheme recently introduced, enables people to find out, from the police, whether or not their partner has any history of domestic violence but will it help domestic violence? Nicola McInnes from SAS Daniels’ Family team explains more: “The full … [Read more...]
AVENSURE WARNS MARKETING STOCKPORT MEMBERS THAT WORLD CUP FEVER CAN BE HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS
Avensure want to help Marketing Stockport members to have a “Braziliant” World Cup. Every four years, British business faces a very unpredictable phenomenon in the shape of The World Cup. Absenteeism rockets, work place disputes reach record highs and many employers scratch their … [Read more...]
HS2 CHAIRMAN CALLS FOR PHASE 2 TO BE ACCELERATED
In a report presented to the Government today 'HS2 Plus' , HS2 chairman Sir David Higgins is calling for building work on the northern section of the £50bn high-speed rail project to run to a hub at Crewe and to be accelerated by 6 years with completion in 2027 rather than in 2033, bringing … [Read more...]
OFT REFERS SALE OF STOCKPORT BASED SURGICHEM TO COMPETITION COMMISSION
The Office of Fair Trading - OFT - has today referred the anticipated acquisition of Stockport based Surgichem Limited from Bupa Care Homes plc (CFG) by Omnicell, Inc./MTS Medication Technologies, Inc. (MTS) to the Competition Commission after it identified concerns about possible increased … [Read more...]
COUNCILLOR ROBERTS WELCOMES ATTENDEES TO MEET THE BUYER 2014
This week’s 8th annual Meet the Buyer event, a Stockport council run initiative providing opportunities for local procurement, attracted 12 procurement teams looking for local suppliers, invited exhibitors - including Marketing Stockport - and over 200 registered visitors. Councillor Iain … [Read more...]
HIGH PEAK GIVE ALLOCATION OF 500 HOMES TO CHESHIRE EAST
Reported in a news item published this morning by Cheshire Today - http://www.cheshire-today.co.uk - Cheshire East Council has become embroiled in a political firestorm after it emerged that its controversial Local Plan, which sees major incursions into the Macclesfield green belt, contains … [Read more...]