January payslips have seen workers across the UK pay a reduced rate of National Insurance for the first time since the rate cut announced last year took effect. The government announced it would cut National Insurance by 2p from 12% to 10% at the 2023 Autumn Statement – for the average salaried … [Read more...]
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Mayor and Greater Manchester leaders endorse ambition to end road deaths
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has endorsed a plan for the city-region to eliminate road deaths by 2040. The draft Vision Zero Strategy, part of a global effort to improve road safety, also sets out plans to halve the number of deaths and life changing injuries by the end of this … [Read more...]
Stockport utilities group reveals year of growth in 2023 results
Stockport headquartered utilities contracting group, OCU Group, has revealed record growth and operational performance in its 2023 Annual Results. In the 12 months to 30 April 2023, OCU Group revenues reached a record £455 million, a significant 54% year-on-year increase, highlighting the Group’s … [Read more...]
Nominations open for 2024 Made In Stockport Awards
Nominations have opened for creative businesses, makers and artisans, and independent businesses in the borough to enter the 2024 Made In Stockport Awards. The awards were created by Aqua Design Group in 2021 to support the town's creative sector to recover after the Covid-19 pandemic. Now in … [Read more...]
Digital and innovation events announced as part of Town of Culture programme
Over 70 events have been announced for DigiFest, a festival of digital culture and innovation taking place as part of Stockport's year as Greater Manchester Town of Culture. DigiFest is a series of events and activities, reaching specialist areas as well as the general public, that aim to inspire … [Read more...]
Stockport Interchange takes shape ahead of Spring opening
Work is nearing completion on Stockport Interchange, the town centre's new transport hub, ahead of its expected opening in Spring 2024. Work began on the site of the former bus station in Autumn 2022, and a new timelapse video has been released to show how the development has come together. … [Read more...]
Nearly half a million to miss Self Assessment deadline, finds Handelsbanken
More than 475,000 self-employed people believe they will miss the deadline for completing self-assessment tax returns and paying any money owed, research conducted on behalf of Handelsbanken Wealth & Asset Management has found. Less than a fortnight before the 31st January deadline, HMRC … [Read more...]
Vernon Building Society celebrates turning 100
Stockport's Vernon Building Society is celebrating 100 years of service with the launch of a new £100,000 Charitable Foundation. The Stockport mutual was founded on March 27th, 1924, and is the only one of the town's 12 building societies to have withstood the challenges of the subsequent … [Read more...]
Furniture outlet to occupy former Debenhams store
Stockport-founded retailer, Joseph James Furniture, is to open its second outlet in the former Debenhams store in the town centre. The furniture retailer's Stockport site will add to its existing store in Stretford, and sees the brand return to the town after being founded by two school leavers … [Read more...]
Management masterclasses launched for all business sectors in Stockport
Stockport businesses across all industries are invited to develop their workforce with management masterclasses, following additional funding being secured for the programme. Training provider Instep UK, with the backing of Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and the UK Shared Prosperity … [Read more...]
Stockport developments among those to benefit from Greater Manchester’s £150 million Brownfield Housing Fund
A further £115 million funding for housing developments on brownfield sites has been approved by Greater Manchester leaders. 92 schemes across the city-region are set to benefit from the funding, including 10 in Stockport. In total, the funding will support delivery of more than 7,800 new homes … [Read more...]
Smart devices consumer protection rules to come into effect in under 100 days
The UK is set to be the first country to introduce specific regulations and consumer protection government smart internet-enabled devices and technologies. From 29th April 2024, the regulatory regime introduced through the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act (PSTI) 2022 and … [Read more...]
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