Employee-owned retail group, John Lewis Partnership, has announced a return to profit for the 2023/24 financial year (ended 27th January 2024) in its unaudited annual results. The group, which includes John Lewis Cheadle in Stockport, as well as the Waitrose supermarket chain, has revealed a £120 … [Read more...]
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Businesses invited to Stockport Business Awards 2024 launch event
Stockport businesses are being invited to reserve their tickets to attend the launch of the 2024 Stockport Business Awards. On Tuesday the 26th March, founders, organisers and main sponsors CN Chartered Accountants will be hosting a launch event for the 2024 Stockport Business Awards. Guests … [Read more...]
Stockport NHS embarks on digital transformation to improve patient care
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust has joined forces with IT and technology company, CDW, and is introducing an 18-month digital transformation programme to help provide staff with the equipment and expertise needed to improve patient care and performance at Stepping Hill Hospital. The new technology … [Read more...]
Start Up Loans provide £16.1 million boost to North West entrepreneurs over 50
Entrepreneurs aged 50 and over have secured more than £140 million in Start Up Loans from the British Business Bank since 2012, with more than £16.1 million going to those based in the North West. The programme has supported 13,422 loans, at an average of £10,427. In the North West, 1,549 Start … [Read more...]
Margin improvements behind 2023 EBIDTA rise for musicMagpie
Stockport-based circular economy pioneer, musicMagpie, has revealed significant margin improvement have contributed positively to the tech reseller's annual results to 30th November 2023. In its annual results, published today (13th March), musicMagpie has recorded a 15.4% increase in EBIDTA to … [Read more...]
Royal Jordanian Airlines celebrates inaugural flight to Amman from Manchester Airport
The inaugural Royal Jordanian Airlines flight from Manchester Airport to Jordan's capital city, Amman, has further bolstered the more than 200 destinations served from the UK's biggest airport outside London. The new service will operate three times weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays … [Read more...]
New average speed cameras installed to make Greater Manchester’s roads safer
New average speed cameras are being installed across Greater Manchester as part of continued work to improve road safety. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is upgrading speed cameras across 25 routes with the latest generation of average speed systems which track how long it takes a vehicle … [Read more...]
Menopause support for Stockport NHS staff wins national communications award
A project helping to support Stockport NHS staff experiencing the menopause has won a national NHS Communications award. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Stepping Hill Hospital and local community NHS services in the area, has triumphed in the ‘Communications Team Health and Wellbeing’ … [Read more...]
£350 million Stockport data centre moves closer to approval
Kao Data's plans to bring a £350 million data centre to a Stockport industrial estate have moved closer to being realised after garnering approval from local councillors. Local councillors on Stockport Council's Heatons and Reddish Area Committee voted in favour of granting planning permission … [Read more...]
Less than a week to go until Stockport bus services to begin running from new transport interchange
Bus services in Stockport will begin running from the town centre's new transport interchange when it opens in less than week's time on Sunday 17th March 2024. The multi-million pound transport hub boasts 18 bus stands with the capacity for 164 departures an hour. Other facilities at the new … [Read more...]
Half-term getaways fuel record-breaking February at Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport has experienced its best February on record with 1.9 million passengers flying into or out of the airport, in part driven by holidaymakers seeking a getaway during the school holidays. February 2024 is the third consecutive month to break passenger number records at Manchester … [Read more...]
3 Stockport manufacturers among latest Made Smarter digital leadership programme graduates
Three businesses in Stockport are among the latest cohort of manufacturers to graduate from a digital leadership programme being delivered by the Made Smarter initiative. Leading Digital Transformation (LDT) is a three-month programme delivered in partnership with Manchester Metropolitan … [Read more...]
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