SAS Daniels are reminding employers that as of today, Tuesday, 1 October 2013, the national minimum wage makes its annual increases. The new rates will be: 21 years and over, increases from £6.19 to £6.31; 18 – 20 years, increases from £4.98 to £5.03; 16 … [Read more...]
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HAZEL GROVE MP TO STEP DOWN IN 2015
Andrew Stunell, Hazel Grove MP since 1997, has announced he will not be contesting the next General Election in 2015. Local Liberal Democrat Party members have selected Lisa Smart as their Parliamentary candidate for 2015. Commenting, Andrew (pictured … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR
The Business Person of the Year award sets out to recognise an individual who has played a major part in the success of a business. This award is sponsored by Clarke Nicklin Financial Planning and partner Scott Herbert comments; “We are delighted to sponsor this award as it highlights a … [Read more...]
BEST INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMPANY IN STOCKPORT
The Best International Trade Company award aims to recognise a business which is successfully trading internationally. This award is sponsored by Leemic and director Nick Pendlebury commented; “Having attended the inaugural Stockport Business Awards last year and seeing first-hand, … [Read more...]
BANK OF MUM AND DAD LENDS A HELPING HAND WITH FAMILY ASSIST
Research carried out by the Council of Mortgage Lenders has shown that around 66% of first time buyers have assistance from family members when buying their first home, with the average deposit for a first time buyer in the North West being over £16,000. Such support often comes in the … [Read more...]
CHARITY CYCLE RIDE FOR THE MAN DIESEL & TURBO UK TEAM IN STOCKPORT
After several weeks of careful planning, staff from MAN Diesel & Turbo UK’s (MDT-UK) Headquarters in Stockport completed a daunting 227-mile charity cycle challenge to the MDT-UK site in Colchester on Thursday, 19th September. The challenge was organised to raise funds for the Walthew … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT ROADWORKS
Below is a list of the latest roadworks in Stockport: Stockport Council is due to start the first phase of footway improvement works in Cheadle Village Centre beginning on 30th September. This phase of the works will last until 31st March 2014. The works are to take place from the Junction of … [Read more...]
EXECUTIVE TO CONSIDER PROPSALS FOR LIBRARIES
Stockport Council has listened to people's views on library opening hours and the Executive will now consider the proposals. The Council consulted with residents on opening hours at 13 of the borough's libraries and received over 2,000 responses. The proposals will be considered by the Executive … [Read more...]
MAN DIESEL & TURBO UK APPRENTICE IN THE HEBRIDES
Brendan McCormick, a Field Service Technical Support Apprentice with MAN Diesel & Turbo UK Ltd (MDT-UK) in Stockport, has just returned from an eleven-week stint at a power station in the Inner Hebrides. Along with three other MDT-UK Service Engineers – Dave Wild, Simon Rutherford and … [Read more...]
SUCCESSFUL SUMMER SEASON AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT
Over 2.3 million passengers travelled through Manchester Airport in August 2013, which was over 7% up on August 2012, with market growth at just over 5%. The increase in passenger figures marks the airport’s fifteenth consecutive month of year on year growth, with performance attributed … [Read more...]
FANTASTIC PRIZES AT THE FORTHCOMING STOCKPORT BUSINESS AWARDS
As the Stockport Business awards start to taxi down the runway, several Stockport based businesses and members of Marketing Stockport have provided some incredible prizes ! Orbit Developments have donated one of the star prizes, a holiday - A 7 night stay in the luxurious Boavista Golf & Spa … [Read more...]
LATEST STOCKPORT EXPRESS OUT NOW
In this weeks business section we profile the shortlist for the final two categories in the Stockport Business Awards – Business Person of the Year and Best International Trade Company. The Business Person of the Year award will recognise an individual who has played a major part in the … [Read more...]