In today's Stockport Express, police reveal their most wanted suspects, fire station closes because of lack of firefighters and we round up the chaos caused by the strong winds. In business, we talk to the Marple mum who has set up her own sewing busines from home. … [Read more...]
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UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN BY 125,000 – LATEST FIGURES FROM ONS
Latest UK job figures released today (19th February) by the Office National Statistics show that the number of adults aged 16 to 64 in employment in the final quarter of 2013 has increased by 193,000 compared with the preceding period, from July to September, equating to 72.1%. During the same … [Read more...]
SOUTERS ANNOUNCE FREE ‘TASTER’ COURSE FOR CONTENT ACADEMY
Souters have teamed up with Hallidays to offer businesses the opportunity to find out a bit more about how the Content Academy can help grow their business. A free ‘taster’ workshop will be held at Hallidays, with the first one taking place on 6th March, 10am – 12 midday. The … [Read more...]
SAS DANIELS REPORTS CHILD MAINTENANCE SERVICE TO REPLACE CSA
SAS Daniels, the Stockport based legal practice is reporting that the Child Support Agency (CSA) will soon be abolished and nearly a million existing cases will be closed. Parents will then have no alternative but to make an application to the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) and there … [Read more...]
C&C’s MALCOLM COOKE VOICES OPINION TO GOVERNMENT MINISTER, ALEXANDER
Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, visited Hazel Grove last month to see for himself why the A6 relief road is given the green light and is such an important and much needed transport project for the area. Following his tour of the area, local MP Andrew Stunnel hosted a … [Read more...]
LATEST – ROADWORKS UPDATE FOR STOCKPORT
Below is a list of the latest roadworks in Stockport affecting Heaton Norris, Portwood, Great Moor & Marple. Contractors working on behalf of Transport for Greater Manchester will be carrying out work on the traffic signals on Tiviot Way in Heaton Norris approximately 100m … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT PUPILS LISTEN AND LEARN AT STARKEY HEARING
Stockport’s Starkey Hearing Technologies are reaching out into the community to educate about their industry. This week the Hazel Grove based company welcomed a group of youngsters from Great Moor School who spent the morning with the Starkey team. As well as learning about the intricacies … [Read more...]
MANCHESTER AIRPORT CONTINUES STRONG PASSENGER PERFORMANCE IN 2014
1.2 million passengers travelled through Manchester Airport in January 2014, which was 4.3% higher than the previous year. The moving annual total for Manchester Airport is now 20.7 million passengers. The escalation in passenger figures marks the airport’s 20 consecutive month of year on … [Read more...]
PETITION CALLS ON STOCKPORT CCG’S TO BACK FAMILY DOCTORS
Stockport NHS Watch have voiced their support for the borough’s hard working GPs. The group handed in a petition at NHS Stockport CCG’s governing body meeting asking them to back family doctors by refusing to put services like 24 hour blood pressure testing out to open … [Read more...]
RETAIL: JANUARY EXPERIENCES STRONG FOOTFALL FIGURES
While footfall in January was 1.6% higher than a year ago, up on the 2.4% fall in December, High Streets are still facing challenges as it reported the only fall. This is the best footfall performance since December 2011, reflecting the positive figures of the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. But … [Read more...]
AMSHIRE ACHIEVES A MICROSOFT SILVER HOSTING COMPETENCY
Stockport based Amshire Solutions Ltd has achieved a 'Silver Hosting Competency', demonstrating its ability to meet Microsoft Corp. Customers’ evolving needs in today’s dynamic business environment. To earn a Microsoft silver competency, partners must successfully demonstrate … [Read more...]
FAIRHURST MANAGE ‘LOCKSTOCK’ – FROM START TO FINISH
Stockport based Fairhurst Estates Limited (FEL) has recently completed an extensive project for the North Wales based Lockstock Group - providers of storage and van hire throughout Cheshire and the Welsh borders. FEL are experts in the specialist field of roadside commercial property, working … [Read more...]