Staff at Prest Financial Services in Hazel Grove raised £250 for the Children's Advernture Farm Trust to help towards this years holiday programme. The CAFT provides holidays for children, regardless of ability, to have the holiday of thier lives. In most cases some children have never … [Read more...]
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ROADWORKS DUE TO START IN HEATON MOOR
Stockport Council is currently undertaking a programme of carriageway repairs on Clifton Road from the junction of Gladstone Grove to Mauldeth Road in Heaton Moor. The work is due to start on Tuesday 29th January and should take approximately three days to complete. The work will be carried … [Read more...]
1BILLION GBP INVESTED INTO NORTH WEST IN LAST YEAR
Overseas investors ploughed more than £1bn into the North West region's economy in the past year. The regional North West Cross-Border Deals Radar, published by accountants Deloitte yesterday, on Monday, showed non-UK companies and investors spent £1.15bn in transactions in the … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT COUNCIL COMMISION COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY STUDY
Planning consultant Peter Brett Associates has been appointed to carry out a community infrastructure levy study for Stockport Council. The study will assess the viability of development across the borough and identify the costs and funding of planned new infrastructure. Bruce Child, planning … [Read more...]
EN MAGAZINE LAUNCHES NEW APP
EN, the magazine for entrepreneurs, has launched an app, which means you can keep up-to-date with all the latest business news while on the go. The app is free and can be downloaded from the App Store. There is also a web version of the magazine available for those without an … [Read more...]
AGMA ENERGY SWITCH REGISTERING EVENT
The Association of Greater Manchester Authorities, AGMA, and Stockport Council are inviting residents to register with' AGMA Energy Switch' to see if they can save money on energy costs. The Energy Switch scheme brings together a number of people who want to switch providers into one … [Read more...]
SOUTH MANCHESTER OFFICE DEALS UP ON CITY CENTRE
While Manchester city centre experienced relatively no growth, business was more bouyant among the south Manchester market as figures reveal that office deals out performed the previous year. The Manchester Office Agents Forum said property transactions on business parks in south … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT TRAVEL COMPANY BOUGHT BY GOOD TRAVEL OF HULL
STOCKPORT-based Uniglobe Regent Travel has been bought by Good Travel, of Hull, for an undisclosed sum.The acquisition forms part of business travel specialist Good Travel's ongoing push to expand into new regions.It follows the acquisition of West Midlands-based corporate and leisure travel … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT ROADWORKS ON A34
Stockport Council will be carrying out lantern changes on the A34 between the A555 roundabout and the Cheadle Royal junction over the weekend of 26th and 27th January. The work will take place between 6.00am and 4.00pm daily and will involve single lane closures on both northbound and … [Read more...]
COMMUNITY SUPPORTS NEEDY FAMILIES IN STOCKPORT
Stockport Council is thanking kind-hearted residents and businesses across the borough for their generous donations over the festive period for needy families. Donations flooded in to the Council’s Early Help and Prevention and Social Care services teams and included food … [Read more...]
OPPORTUNITY FOR STOCKPORT IT BUSINESSES TO WORK WITH GOVERNMENT
On behalf of the Cabinet Office, and in association with British Chambers of Commerce, Harvey Nash is inviting all technology businesses in Stockport and the Greater Manchester Chamber members to an event helping technology SMEs to do business with the Government. As part of the Government's … [Read more...]
DOWN TOOLS – ITS SNOWING – OR SHOULD WE …
As many of us in the UK, and indeed in Stockport and the North West, are currently seeing snow sweeping across the region, we are still learning how to cope with such adverse conditions. As more snow falls and we encounter frost and freezing fog, forecasters are saying there is worse still to come … [Read more...]