The Private rental market is set to gain a share from a government investment scheme designed to get Britain building across the housing market.. House builders are being offered a share of a new £400 million Government investment scheme, to help encourage the build of new homes … [Read more...]
Marketing Stockport News
MAN DIESEL & TURBO UK (MDT-UK) STAFF CYCLE TO WORK FOR CHARITY – OVER 200 MILES!
Staff at Hazel Grove based MAN Diesel & Turbo UK are swapping Turbo power for pedal power as they take a new steer on the 'Cycle to Work' challenge - by cycling from the Stockport office covering over 200 miles to their offices in Colchester. To celebrate the national Cycle to Work … [Read more...]
MAJOR BOOST FOR STOCKPORT BUSINESS INCUBATOR
Stockport Council’s commitment to supporting businesses as they seek to grow received a major boost with the appointment of Oxford Innovation as the new manager of its innovative business incubator – Stockport Business Incubator. Oxford Innovation has extensive experience in operating … [Read more...]
THREE OUT OF THREE AS SAS DANIELS’ TRAINEES RETAINED
Three trainees at North West law firm SAS Daniels LLP have qualified and been retained to take up positions with the business. Simon Dukes, Jamie Cooper, and Martyn Heyes joined the firm in September 2011 and, after two years have qualified as solicitors, a 100 per cent retention rate for SAS … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT’S MERSEYWAY SUPPORTS MACMILLAN’S ‘WORLD BIGGEST COFFEE MORNING’
Merseyway shopping centre in Stockport is proud to be supporting the Macmillan charity and their biggest fundraising event, the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on September 27th, by hosting their own ‘Coffee Morning.’ Visitors to the centre will be able to take part in a raffle … [Read more...]
SALE SHARKS ANNOUNCE LAUNCH OF C&C INSURANCE SUITE
Sale Sharks have announced the launch of the C&C Insurance Suite as the Stockport based broker sponsor the Club's Principal Hospitality Facility. Sale Sharks and C&C Insurance Brokers Ltd are delighted to announce a 3 year sponsorship agreement which … [Read more...]
HEALTHIER OUTLOOK AS STEPPING HILL GETS £1.5MILLION FUNDING BOOST
Stepping Hill is to get a £1.5million boost to ease winter pressure on the A&E unit. The extra funding will go towards flu vaccination to help avoid flu-related A & E visits and improvement of all NHS services & NHS 111 to prevent avoidable A&E visits this … [Read more...]
HIGH STREETS STILL SUFFERING EMPTY SHOPS
Despite the efforts of initiatives such as Stockport’s Portas Pilot scheme, designed to address the issue of our ‘dying’ High Streets, the North West of England has the highest vacancy rate of shops in the UK at 20.1% with one in every five shops empty. In a report from The … [Read more...]
VERNON STAFF SUPPORT JUBILEE FUND
Staff from Vernon Building Society continue to raise money for the Society’s Jubilee Fund which supports charity and community groups in the area and will award £10,000 to 20 groups this year. Vernon customer adviser Daniel Rogers, a member of local indie band White Noise Box, has … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT’S TODDLERS TO GET MORE EARLY YEARS PLACES
Over 500 two year olds from Stockport will be able to benefit from free early years education this year, rising to 1,400 two year olds in 2014, thanks to extra cash from the Government. Commenting, Andrew Stunell, MP for Hazel Grove, said: “This is brilliant news for Stockport mums … [Read more...]
THE FIRST TECHNICAL SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY OPENS IN STOCKPORT
SK1, Stockport Technical opened its doors to students last week. The school is the first technical school in the country and is pioneering a fresh approach to learning with a firm focus on “education to prepare you to earn a living”. The school enrolled 100 students and is … [Read more...]
FROM CHEADLE HULME TO ABERSOCH ON A BIKE !
A group of local businessmen and Marketing Stockport member Sims Worldwide, are setting off to cycle to Abersoch over two days in support of Help For Heroes. Headed by Craig Daniels of Movers Transport and almost 50 cyclists, they are taking part in this long distance ride from The Hesketh … [Read more...]