North West law firm SAS Daniels LLP has hired a new associate to further its insolvency offering within the dispute resolution team. Paul Formby, formerly of DWF, has joined the firm with a brief to develop and grow the practice, working across commercial and private clients. Paul spent … [Read more...]
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STOCKPORT WELCOMES £½ MILLION BOOST FOR EMPTY HOMES
Stockport is set to receive £508,000 of government funding to bring empty homes back into use. The government announced that £91 million - including £8m in Greater Manchester - is being invested in England to refurbish and bring back into use over 6,000 empty and derelict homes … [Read more...]
LATEST UPDATE FOR STOCKPORT ROADWORKS
Below is a list of the latest roadworks in Stockport to aid your journeys in and around Stockport: Stop/Go Boards will be in use on the High Street in Cheadle adjacent to number 37, between the junctions with Mary Street and Massie Street to allow United Utilities to carry … [Read more...]
DJS & NORTH WEST RESEARCHERS RAISE £1250 FOR CHARITY
DJS Research Ltd have raised over £1250 for CLIC Sargent with the help of the North West Market Research community. DJS Research Ltd are pleased to announce that the inaugural North West Market Research World Cup, held on June 21st 2013, has raised £1256.98 for CLIC Sargent, the … [Read more...]
COUNCIL LAUNCHES NEW 100:100 APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME
Stockport Council, in partnership with the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS), is launching an ambitious ‘100:100’ Apprenticeship Scheme to encourage Stockport employers to take on 100 apprentices in 100 days. This follows the success of the Council’s 50:50 Apprenticeship and … [Read more...]
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS "VERY HAPPY"
Small business owners are optimistic about the future, a new study has revealed as reported in this morning's EN magazine online. Some 93 per cent of small business owners say that are very, or quite happy, according to the latest American Express Small Business Barometer. Of those quizzed … [Read more...]
TAX CHARGE ON TAKING A LOAN FROM A CLOSE COMPANY
'Tax charge on taking a loan from a close company' is the title of the latest newsletter from Stockport's Booth Ainsworth Accountants. If you have an overdrawn loan account with your company, there is a tax charge on the company unless the loan is cleared within 9 months of the end of … [Read more...]
DEADLINE FOR STOCKPORT BUSINESS AWARDS LOOMING
The deadline for entries to Stockport Business Awards is Friday 28th June and will soon be upon us - but there is still time to get your entry in! If you haven't already, we urge you to take a look at the website and submit your entry today so that your business can get the … [Read more...]
BUSINESS NEWS FROM THE STOCKPORT EXPRESS
Two pages of Business news in today's Stockport Express with the latest news on the Stockport Business Awards and stories on MTX Contracts Ltd, John Lewis in Cheadle, Martin & Co in Heaton Moor, the Stockport Incorporated Law Society and The Kilim Company, based at Vernon … [Read more...]
HOLIDAY CLUB TO LAUNCH AT LET LOOSE IN HAZEL GROVE
Stockport’s latest Indoor Play Centre in Hazel Grove is opening a brand new after school club in July, just in time for the summer school holidays. ‘Let Loose’ opened a year ago providing the area with a fantastic new indoor soft play and party facility for children of all ages … [Read more...]
IT’S A KNOCKOUT FOR SEASHELL TRUST AT HALLIDAYS
Stockport based Hallidays are holding an 'It's a Knockout' funday on Saturday 3rd August at Woodford. Businesses in Stockport are invited to enter teams of upto 10 for what will definitely be a fun family day raising well deserved funds for the Seashell Trust - full details are posted below … [Read more...]
POTENTIAL STRIKE ACTION – STOCKPORT SCHOOLS THIS THURSDAY
Following a successful ballot, the National Union of Teachers and National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers have asked their members to join in a national one day strike on 27 June in protest over changes to the pensions scheme and other conditions of service. Parents, … [Read more...]