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...]
Marketing Stockport News
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...]
WEEKEND VICTORY FOR STOCKPORT COUNTY
Saturday saw Stockport County win 2 - 1 against Forest Green who are currently 4th in the league. Despite an unsettled week for the club with the departure of Jim Gannon, the team stepped up and took the club to victory with goals from Jon Nolan and Sean Newton. The ground was alive with passion … [Read more...]
JOBSEEKERS CAN GET HALF PRICE TRAIN FARES TO JOB INTERVIEWS
Stockport jobseekers can now get a 50% discount on train tickets to job interviews, after this month’s launch of the Jobcentre Plus Travel Discount Railcard. Commenting Hazel Grove MP, Andrew Stunell, said – “This is excellent news for those Stockport residents who would … [Read more...]
OFF DUTY GREATER MANCHESTER POLICE OFFICER MURDER – THIRD MAN ARRESTED
A third man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an off-duty police officer died following an assault in Greater Manchester. The man, aged 20, handed himself into a police station on Sunday night. PC Gareth Francis, 28, was walking home from a night out with friends on Castle Street, … [Read more...]
MANCHESTER AIRPORT GROUPS RUNS AWAY WITH STANSTED
MANCHESTER Airports Group (MAG) has won the race against competitors Australia's Macquarie and Malaysia Airports to buy Stansted Airport in Essex. for £1.5bn. The acquisition is a major achievement for the Manchester Airport Group, owned jointly by Stockport and the other 9 Borough Councils … [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...]