Staffed ticket offices across Stockport have been earmarked for closure under new proposals to reform train ticket retail across the network. Since ticket retailing was last reformed in 1995, ticket offices accounted for 82% of all ticket sales; with the rise on online ticket sales and ticket … [Read more...]
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Greater Manchester secures Defra funding to help restore nature across the city-region
Greater Manchester has secured a £250,000 funding allocation from the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to deliver its plans to help nature recover across the city-region. Funding will allow the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) to develop its Local Nature … [Read more...]
Essential repairs progress at Merseyway Car Park
Stockport Council has begun the latest phase of essential structural repairs to the Merseyway Car Park in Stockport town centre. Work to the 'Orange Zone' of the car park (the main area of parking accessed from St Petersgate and the bridge over Chestergate) will take place from July through to … [Read more...]
Former NatWest boss joins Cheadle lender
Former Managing Director of Corporate Banking in the North for NatWest, Richard Topliss, has joined the Cheadle based lender, Together. He brings more than four decades of banking experience to the specialist lender where he will act as a consultant to its corporate team. First joining NatWest in … [Read more...]
Stockport Council invites residents to have their say on plans in the borough
Stockport Council is inviting residents to have their say and take part in a number of public consultations taking place throughout July 2023. Public consultations provide local residents and stakeholders in Council-led plans across the borough to give feedback before proposals and projects are … [Read more...]
Plans progress for Crewe to Manchester leg of HS2
Plans are continuing to progress for the Crewe to Manchester leg of the HS2 high-speed rail link after the government introduced a second additional provision to the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill on 3rd July. The provisions make a number of minor changes to the route of the railway … [Read more...]
Stockport property leaders named in annual industry power list
Figures involved in Stockport's ongoing £1 billion town centre regeneration are among those named in Insider's annual Property Power List. Sponsored by Fieldfisher and included in July's North West Business Insider magazine, this annual list profiles 100 key figures in the North West's property … [Read more...]
Over 200,000 have accessed Level 3 qualifications through Greater Manchester Adult Education Budget
Since Greater Manchester took greater control over its Adult Education Budget in 2019, more than 200,000 city-region residents have accessed free Level 3 qualifications. The city-region has now launched a further tranche of Level 3 qualifications, worth of £10 million to further help Greater … [Read more...]
Manchester Airports Group exceeds £1 billion revenues in first year of restriction-free travel
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has exceeded revenues of £1 billion for the first time, the group has revealed in its 2022/23 annual results. The 2022/23 financial year covers the airport's first full year of restriction-free travel following the global Covid-19 pandemic, which saw flights … [Read more...]
Unleash the power of your business at JCM Business Solutions event
Cheadle-based family business, JCM Business Solutions, is inviting local companies to learn how CRM software can enhance their business at a free breakfast networking event. The event will take place on Thursday 27th July, from 9am at the Stockport Business & Innovation Centre at Broadstone … [Read more...]
Stockport to benefit from £2.4 million government funding to deliver local priorities
Stockport Council has been awarded a £2.4 million allocation of funding for the Communities and Place strand of the UK Strategic Priorities Fund (UKSPF). The UKSPF is a central pillar of the government’s Levelling Up agenda and aims to help build stronger, more resilient communities, and creating … [Read more...]
New active travel routes open in Cheadle following Towns Fund win
A new walking and cycling route has opened in Cheadle, supported by the government's Towns Fund, to make active travel safer and more accessible for local residents. Members of the Cheadle Towns Fund board, councillors and officials from Stockport Council marked the opening at a launch event held … [Read more...]
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