X Factor winner Joe McElderry, is appearing at Stockport’s iconic Plaza Theatre as part of his 2014 Set Your Soul Alive nationwide tour. During the evening of May 10th Joe will take his audience on a singing, emotional rollercoaster, from heart warming romantic ballads to tragic arias. … [Read more...]
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CO-OPERATIVE BANK LOOK TO RAISE ADDITIONAL £400M
The Co-operative Bank, who has always marketed itself as an ethical financial institution, is looking to raise £400m to address issues such as mis-selling of PPI, mortgage product first payments, interest rate swaps, third party insurance and technical breaches of the Consumer Credit … [Read more...]
HUGHES SPEEDWORKS GO DUTCH
The Hughes/Speedworks Motorsport combo are once again joining the Dunlop 24H Series grid, this time competing in a 12 hour endurance race at the Zandvoort Circuit in Holland on the 30-31st May. The Stockport based outfit has committed to the third event of the five race calendar and will be … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT’S ICONIC LANDMARKS SWITCH OFF FOR ‘EARTH HOUR’
Stockport Council is supporting Earth Hour 2014 by switching off external lighting on two large town centre landmarks: the Viaduct and Stockport Town Hall. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Earth Hour 2014 will take place for one hour from 8.30pm on Saturday 29th March. The WWF is asking … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT COLLEGE MAN IN LONDON MARATHON FOR ANTHONY NOLAN TRUST
A determined father-of-two from Stockport College will be running in the Virgin Money London Marathon next month in memory of his wife’s sister who lost her battle with leukaemia at the age of nine. Simon Fennell will be hitting London’s gruelling 26.2 mile course on April 13 to raise … [Read more...]
RBS MENTOR TEAM OFFER ENERGY AUDIT TO BUSINESSES
The Royal Bank of Scotland’s mentoring team are offering businesses the opportunity to have an energy audit and receive expert guidance in an attempt to help businesses to reduce their energy spend. Businesses spending £10,000 a year or more on energy who are looking to reduce energy … [Read more...]
GORVINS SUPPORTS PIONEERING BREAST CANCER RESEARCH
Gorvins Solicitors have donated £1400 to Wythenshawe based charity, Genesis Breast Cancer Prevention, after staff in its Stockport head office ran a year-long programme of fund-raising activities. Genesis, the only UK charity entirely dedicated to the prediction and prevention of breast … [Read more...]
STRENGTH OF UK HOUSE BUILDING SECTOR SHOWN IN NEW REPORT
Huge profits and high value contracts signify the strength of the UK house building sector. The latest figures, taken from Barbour ABI’s Economic & Construction Market Review reports that house building accounted for more than a third of all UK contracts awarded by value in February, … [Read more...]
BREDBURY HALL FALLS INTO ADMINISTRATION
BREDBURY Hall, until 2010 run by the Flood family and for many years a focus of Stockport’s nightlife, has been placed into administration with debts of nearly £12m. The 150 bedroom hotel complex, popular as a wedding and event venue, was visited last year by Prime Minister David … [Read more...]
FAIRHURST ESTATES CALLED IN TO ASSIST CHEADLE GOLF CLUB AT BRUNTWOOD PARK
Stockport based Fairhurst Estates were called in by bosses at Cheadle Golf Club as they resolved to help save neighbouring Bruntwood Park pitch & putt after the Council withdrew from running the venue last year. Fairhurst Estates Limited (FEL)’s Howard Derbyshire was engaged to carry … [Read more...]
CLARKE NICKLIN PUBLISH POST BUDGET TAX TIPS & NEWS
The latest March Budget edition of Tax Tips & News published today by Clarke Nicklin mainly concentrates on the tax measures that will directly affect individuals, employers and small businesses. According to Clarke Nicklin, this was a Budget for 'bingo-playing baby-boomers who have not … [Read more...]
GEORGE OSBORNE’S BUDGET ‘FOR MAKERS, DOERS & SAVERS’
George Osborne presented his Budget on Wednesday 19 March 2014 and in his speech the Chancellor set the scene for the announcements stating that 'If you're a maker, a doer or a saver: this Budget is for you.' Towards the end of last year the Government issued the majority of the clauses, in … [Read more...]