Following March's award of £20 million of Capital Levelling Up funding, Stockport Council has revealed that an engagement process on the Marple Active Communities Hub has now started. In the Council's latest update on the scheme, it revealed it will hold a series of stakeholder meetings with … [Read more...]
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GoDaddy Adds AI-Powered Instant Video Capabilities Helping Entrepreneurs to Grow their Businesses
Website provider GoDaddy is introducing AI-powered Instant Video to help smaller business owners with social media posting and content creation. GoDaddy Studio provides template-driven resources business owners need to create content for websites, social media and marketing to help drive … [Read more...]
More than 20,000 Greater Manchester residents boost careers through Skills for Growth
MORE than 20,000 people in Greater Manchester have gained new skills to help progress their careers thanks to the Skills for Growth programme. Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s (GMCA) Skills for Growth programme, which is aimed at addressing the skills gaps identified by employers in the … [Read more...]
GC Angels becomes North West delivery partner of Fund Her North, empowering the regions female entrepreneurs
GC Angels, one of Greater Manchester’s leading early-stage equity investors, has announced a partnership with NorthInvest to deliver Fund Her North activities across the North West, increasing its commitment to driving change across the Northern investment landscape. The collaboration … [Read more...]
Thousands of students receive free training to build cyber skills
As students get ready to go back to school this September, schools are being encouraged to take advantage of free resources to boost cyber skills and set up aspiring young people to aim for careers in cyber. More than 50,000 students from 2,000 schools around the country have already been signed … [Read more...]
Wet July dampens retailer High Street sales and footfall
Retail sales have fallen for the second time this year as last month’s wash out led to a bigger than expected drop. The latest figures from the Office For National Statistics (ONS) show sales volumes slipped 1.2% in July, following a rise of 0.6% the month before. Food stores sales … [Read more...]
Bus strikes called off after new pay offer
Bus driver strikes affecting Stagecoach services across Stockport and South Manchester in August and September have been called off. Bus operator, Stagecoach, has offered drivers an alternative pay offer amid the dispute, with trade union Unite announcing it will suspend industrial action while … [Read more...]
Stockport Exchange welcomes new healthcare clinic
CHEC (Community Health and Eyecare) has officially been welcomed to its new treatment centre at 2 Stockport Exchange. CHEC is one of the largest providers of community-based ophthalmology services in the UK, providing treatments for conditions such as glaucoma and cataracts. In 2022, CHEC also … [Read more...]
Robinsons Brewery complete £1.25 million investment in Cheshire pubs in July
Stockport brewery and pub company, Robinsons, have completed £1.25 million of investment in a single month with the refurbishment of three of its tenanted Cheshire pubs. The Hawk Inn in Haslington, The Unicorn in Congleton, and The Swan & Chequers in Sandbach all saw the completion of … [Read more...]
Business support programme for self-employed delivers £12.7 million revenue boost
The EnterprisingYou business support programme for Greater Manchester's self-employed workforce has added £12.7 million to their revenue over the last three years. EnterprisingYou is a fully funded business support service that offers a mixture of workshops, coaching, health and wellbeing support … [Read more...]
Smart Works fashion sale returns to Merseyway
Women's employment charity, Smart Works Greater Manchester, is hosting a fashion sale at the Pop-Up Shop in Stockport's Merseyway Shopping Centre. Smart Works is a charity that empowers women’s independence by supporting them back into work: the organisation provides clothes and interview … [Read more...]
Construction monitor reveals continued decline in project starts
Construction sector monitor, Glenigan, has revealed a significant decline in construction starts in the three months to the end of July 2023 compared to the same quarter last year. Glenigan's quarterly index of construction starts saw only private housebuilding up on the previous quarter's … [Read more...]
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