Marketing Stockport News

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has launched a new Bee Network ticketing app as it prepares for the first franchised bus services in the city-region to take to the roads. The launch of the new app on 18th September comes one week before the first locally-controlled bus services in the … [Read more...]

27 community groups and projects have been awarded a share of £1.5 million in funding from Stockport's allocation of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Projects that have been successful in the first round of funding bids range from a writing project for young people to volunteering and, improving … [Read more...]

The Prime Minister and Chancellor are understood to be in talks over scrapping the Manchester leg of the HS2 high-speed rail line in a bid to curb rising costs of the project, according to the Independent newspaper. Journalists at the paper have learned of the discussions that could see the rail … [Read more...]

Work is set to begin soon on a new building for St Ann's Hospice after the charity confirmed it has now completed the purchase of the land next to its existing premises. The land acquisition is the latest milestone in the project to replace the charity's current Victorian building with a new … [Read more...]

Employment charity, Smart Works GM, is to host a free jobs fair in the borough to help connect local businesses with women keen to get back into work. The charity, which provides unemployed women with the coaching and clothing to help them feel confident in returning to the workplace, will host … [Read more...]

Stockport has secured funding to add four more sites to a Street Art Trail to encourage people to explore the Underbanks area of the town centre. Part of the wider Rediscovering the Underbanks initiative, the street art project was first announced in 2021 and is being led by Stockport Council and … [Read more...]

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has raised £360 million in the UK capital markets through the issuances of an 18-year bond which attracted interest from blue-chip UK investors. The bond, issued at a rate of 6.125%, was four times oversubscribed, totalling around £1.4 billion at its peak, … [Read more...]

Cheadle Hulme creative and branding agency, Dawn, has been crowned "Marketing, Creative, and Digital Agency of the Year 2023" at the City of Manchester Business Awards. The award was presented on 14th September at The Lowry Hotel. The event, organised by Downtown in Business, brought together … [Read more...]