Stockport has been hailed as one of the happiest places to live in the North West by online property platform Rightmove. Each year the website asks people across Great Britain how they feel about where they live and this year’s Happy at Home survey placed Stockport as the ninth happiest … [Read more...]
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Northern transport leaders call for improvement to Avanti West Coast services
Transport for the North (TfN), the government's statutory advisory body on transport in Northern England, has called for action to improve Avanti West Coast services. During a meeting of the TfN Board on 14th December, the body agreed to write to the Transport Secretary over high levels of … [Read more...]
Pure Innovations Pop-up Shop returns to Merseyway
Pure Innovations is to return to the Merseyway Pop-Up Shop, from Monday 18th December, offering a selection of hand-made creations produced by the charity's clients. The opening comes seven months after the charity's first successful stint in the town centre shopping precinct. Over the past … [Read more...]
Multiple NODA nominations for NK Theatre Arts
Stockport’s NK Theatre Arts have been nominated for 46 awards by The National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA) as part of its annual award ceremony to take place in January. The organisation is part of NODA's North West District 1 and the awards recognises theatre excellence across the … [Read more...]
Plaster sculpture brings festive cheer to Stepping Hill orthopaedic patients
Orthopaedic technicians at Stepping Hill Hospital have brought festive cheer to the department's waiting room and constructed a Christmas Wallace and Gromit scene from left-over and waste materials from making plaster casts. Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and villainous penguin Feathers McGraw … [Read more...]
Employer Integration Board holds first meeting as part of Greater Manchester’s technical education plans
A new Employer Integration Board has met for the first time as part of the city-region's ambitions for technical education, work and skills. The Board is comprised of representatives from 13 major employers across seven key industries in the city-region, including the likes of Factory … [Read more...]
Active Travel Commissioner reveals plans for Bee Network walking and cycling map
Greater Manchester's Active Travel Commissioner, Dame Sarah Storey, has unveiled her plans for integrating walking and cycling into the wider Bee Network. Dame Sarah Storey and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has published a new map, detailing plans for active travel routes across the … [Read more...]
Apartment scheme planned for former Stockport Probation Centre
Britannia Group has set out plans to convert the former Stockport Probation Centre in the town centre into new apartments. The developer is proposing converting the building on High Street, Stockport town centre, into 45 one- and two-bedroom apartments. The building, formerly a grocery … [Read more...]
Record Black Friday trading for musicMagpie
Stockport-headquartered global recommerce retailer, musicMagpie, has revealed record Black Friday sales in its pre-close trading update for the year ending 30th November 2023. The business expects full year revenue to reach £136.6 million, with strong sales figures on the Black Friday weekend … [Read more...]
Expert opinion: Growth through pricing
Ahead of their upcoming Rise with Xeinadin seminar, Growth through Pricing, taking place on 30th January, Stockport accountancy and business advisory firm, Hallidays, explain the impact your pricing strategy can have on a business. When you run a company, there are many tweaks, trims and tune-ups … [Read more...]
City-region sets out plans for non-charging Clean Air Zone
Greater Manchester leaders have set out plans to reduce air pollution in the city-region through a non-charging Clean Air Zone. New modelling by the city-region provides the evidence that harmful NOx air pollution can be reduced more effectively without charging drivers than through a previously … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester secures technology partnerships during Japan trade mission
Greater Manchester has agreed new partnerships with technology firms during a trade mission to Japan spearheaded by city-region leaders. Japanese technology group, Fujitsu, has signed an new exploratory partnership agreement with Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester and Cllr Bev Craig, … [Read more...]
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