Latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics make encouraging reading as more people in the UK are in employment and fewer are unemployed compared with the previous quarter and the previous year. Within the North West region, overall unemployment fell by 18,000 between March to … [Read more...]
Marketing Stockport News
DJS RESEARCH CONTINUES EXPANSION WITH LOCAL RECRUITMENT
DJS Research Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Tavini and Suzanne Fisher as Marketing Assistant and Junior Research Executive respectively. Both Richard and Suzanne are local to the Cheshire business, re-affirming the agency’s commitment to promoting and maintaining local … [Read more...]
LifeLEISURE TAKE ON COAST-TO-COAST CHALLENGE
A team of eleven Life Leisure employees are undertaking the gruelling challenge of cycling coast to coast (100 miles) in one day, to raise money for Sefton Village Orphanage in the Philippines. The cycle takes place on Friday 26th July, when the team will set off from Whitley Bay on the east … [Read more...]
SEASHELL TRUST WELCOMES STUDENTS SAY IN EDUCATION
A college for young people with significant communication difficulties has been praised for making sure students have a say in their education. Seashell Trust's Royal College Manchester was highly commended in the independent specialist college of the year category at Leading the Learner Voice … [Read more...]
MAN’S MAIN MAN PUTTING HIS BEST FOOT FORWARD!
MAN's main man, Wayne Jones, is donning his hiking boots and putting his best foot forward to raise funds for the Heaton School, Stockport. In October Wayne, CEO of MAN PrimeServ Diesel, (pictured below) will commence a challenging four-day, 90 … [Read more...]
HOUSE PRICES SHOW 2.7 PERCENT INCREASE ACROSS NORTH WEST
Figures released today by the Office of National Statistics show that in the 12 months to May 2013 UK house prices increased by 2.9%, up from a 2.6% increase in the 12 months to April 2013. and compared to just 1.9% excluding London and the South East. While annual house price increases in … [Read more...]
BUSINESS RATES ARE ‘KILLING THE HIGH STREET’
Business rates are crushing small businesses and are killing the high street, John Allan, national chairman of Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has said, as reported in today's ENforbusiness. He made the comments following the release of a report conducted by the FSB which revealed that … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT EXPRESS – LATEST BUSINESS NEWS
In this week's Stockport Express - Two pages of business news including the Stockport Business Awards shortlist with three nominations for Robinsons and two each for Trolex, Grace Cole, Rowlinsons Knitwear, and Dyer Environmental. There are also stories on Stockport Engineering Training … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT MP WELCOMES CASH BOOST FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES
Stockport MP Sir Andrew Stunell has welcomed more than half a billion pounds that will be pumped into small businesses via the Regional Growth Fund, which was announced last week. Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, announced the fourth round of the Regional Growth Fund - half a billion … [Read more...]
HIGH STREETS DRIVE FOOTFALL IMPROVEMENT IN JUNE
The British Retail Consortium are reporting that High Street footfall in June was 0.1% higher than a year ago, up from a 0.7% decline in May. Following the news as reported here last week that Stockport’s Merseyway shopping precinct is outperforming many of its rival shopping centres in the … [Read more...]
BOOTH AINSWORTH TEAMS UP WITH LEGAL FUTURES
Booth Ainsworth has teamed up with Legal Futures which is a cutting edge digital marketing resource for legal firms throughout the UK. Legal Futures provides daily news on alternative business structures, new market entrants, regulatory change and innovation in all its forms. Partner, Gary … [Read more...]
HOLIDAY CLUB LAUNCHING IN TIME FOR SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Stockport’s latest Indoor Play Centre, Let Loose in Hazel Grove, is opening a brand new holiday and after school club - Club Loose - just in time for the long summer holidays and the perfect solution for working mums, dads and carers. ‘Club … [Read more...]