Marketing Stockport News

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...]

Laura Duggan, Partner at professional services firm Azets, discusses the benefits of cloud accounting technology in viewing data as a business partner and key to driving business performance. To grow a business, business leaders need to understand where they are now, have the ability to review … [Read more...]

Pepco Group have agreed a deal with Wilko administrators, PwC, that will see 71 stores reopen as Poundland shops, including the location at Stockport Retail Park. The Wilko store in Stockport was among the first of the retailer's 400 stores announced to close after the chain entered … [Read more...]