The Department for Transport (DfT) has agreed to renew Avanti West Coast's contract to run West Coast Mainline rail services for six months, and called on the operator to urgently improve services. Driver shortages and rostering challenges have seen the rail operator slash the frequency of trains … [Read more...]
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New website launches as part of support programme to help businesses to manage rising costs
Greater Manchester's Business Growth Hub has launched a new website as part of its #HereForBusiness support to help businesses in Stockport and across the city-region in managing rising costs. Working together with Greater Manchester Combined Authority, the Local Enterprise Partnership, local … [Read more...]
Life leisure launches Offerton wellbeing pilot
Life Leisure is giving Offerton residents and business the chance to access the fitness group's health and wellbeing initiatives through a pilot scheme running from their local community centre. From Monday, October 17, the leisure provider will be running some of its popular adult sessions from … [Read more...]
Stockport, Manchester and Trafford among top locations outside London for a finance career
The Greater Manchester local authorities of Stockport, Manchester, and Trafford have all been named among the top locations to start a career in finance outside the capital, according to research by trading company, CMC Markets. While London dominates the UK's financial services sector, CMC … [Read more...]
Andy Burnham calls on Transport Secretary to review Avanti contract if service levels not restored as planned
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has written to the Transport Secretary, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, regarding the ongoing service disruption to Avanti West Coast trains. While last month, Avanti published plans to restore service levels to three trains per hour between Manchester and Stockport … [Read more...]
Clarke Nicklin Partner appointed Chair of Cheadle Towns Fund Board
Clarke Nicklin Chartered Accountants Partner, Brian Bradley, has recently been appointed as the Chair of Cheadle Towns Fund Board. As an independent chair from a private sector business, Brian (pictured) will be crucial in leading the Cheadle Towns Fund Board in achieving its objectives, … [Read more...]
Merseyway school uniform donations help raise over £800 for a Stockport food bank
A pop-up school uniform shop at Merseyway Shopping Centre has raised over £800 for Chelwood Food Bank by selling secondhand school uniform donated by local people. The shop opened during August and stocked good quality, preloved school items that were ready to be re-worn and could be purchased … [Read more...]
Improvements to Greater Manchester public buildings cut annual CO2 emissions by 7,000 tonnes
Greater Manchester has cut its annual carbon footprint by 7,000 tonnes through improvements made to public buildings across the city-region. Public sector buildings, including sports facilities, museums, educational establishments and fire stations are among those to have benefited from £78 … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester employers encouraged to pay real Living Wage
Businesses across Greater Manchester are being encouraged to pay their workers the real Living Wage as part of a push to become the UK's first Living Wage City-region. The Living Wage Foundation, the non-profit organisation that calculates the voluntary Living Wage, the minimum hourly pay needed … [Read more...]
Orbit Developments welcomes the AA to Park Square
Orbit Developments have welcomed the AA to Park Square, who have taken up 11,765 sq ft office at the Cheadle business campus. The motoring organisations follows UK Biobank, who took up the same amount of space last year, meaning Park Square has let the most amount of office space in South … [Read more...]
Stockport Council sets out plans for three schemes to improve walking and cycling access
Stockport Council has launched consultations on three schemes in the borough that aim to make key routes safer and more accessible to those walking and cycling. The three schemes, around the A6 in Heaton Norris, on Hempshaw Lane in Offerton, and connecting Woodley and the Bredbury Industrial … [Read more...]
Cheadle Hulme SEN school given green light
Stockport Council's Planning and Highways Regulation Committee has approved plans for a new school for children with Special Education Needs (SEN) to be built in Cheadle Hulme. Councillors were unanimous in their decision to allow the existing Orrishmere Primary School to be demolished to make … [Read more...]
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