Cheadle based specialist lender, Together, has announced a successful refinancing of its revolving Lakeside securitisation (LABS) programme. The deal improves the commercial terms on the securitisation, extending maturity from October 2023 to April 2026, and upsizing the facility from £500 … [Read more...]
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Merseyway launch campaign to support Ukrainian refugees in Stockport
Merseyway has relaunched its Giving Tree fundraiser to back an urgent appeal as Stockport welcomes over 30 Ukrainian families fleeing the ongoing conflict in their homeland. In collaboration with the Stockport Ukrainian Club, Stockport shoppers will be able to donate gift vouchers from local … [Read more...]
Retail sales and footfall remain low as consumer confidence drops
Year-on-year retail sales fell 0.4% in March with consumer confidence taking its sharpest hit since 2008, according to the latest data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Big Four accountants, KPMG. Despite total sales rising by 3.1% on 2021 figures, like-for-like sales fell compared to … [Read more...]
Competition announced for £12 million Digital Growth Grant
The government has announced a new competition to bid for £12.09 million of funding via a new Digital Growth Grant to provide support for small tech firms and digital start-ups. The scheme focuses on opening up access to skills training and support services to the digital and tech sector over two … [Read more...]
EV charging network announces new hub in Stockport
Be.EV, Greater Manchester's largest public electric vehicle (EV) charging network, is to expand the number of charging points available in Stockport as part of plans to create a 1,000-strong network in the city-region. The company has announced it will install a new public charging hub at Cheadle … [Read more...]
100+ live vacancies to be showcased at Adult Social Care jobs fair
Over 100 live vacancies from 17 different employers will be on offer at an Adult Social Care jobs fair hosted by Stockport Jobs Match. The event is open to anyone interested in a career within the care sector, as well as those with experience working in the profession, with both full- and … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: What is the Plastic Packaging Tax?
Stockport-based accountancy firm, Hallidays, part of the Xeinadin Group, explains the new Plastic Packaging Tax which came into effect from the beginning of April 2022. April saw the introduction of Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) in the UK and with it, the obligation for manufacturers and importers … [Read more...]
Rising prices hurt growth at North-west businesses
Rising prices has seen the rate of growth slow in the North-west according to NatWest's latest Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) survey of the region's businesses. NatWest's March PMI data showed businesses in the region were reporting a record increase in the prices they were charging to customers … [Read more...]
Northern business leaders unite in support of Ukrainian refugees
Business leaders from across the North, including from Stockport, have joined forces to help Ukrainian refugees in the region access employment and other support. United For Ukraine is a coalition brought together at the request of leaders from across the North, including the Northern Powerhouse … [Read more...]
British Army to receive extra 100 Stockport-made armoured vehicles
The British Army is to receive an additional 100 Boxer armoured vehicles as UK-German production begins at sites in Stockport, Telford and Germany. Stockport-based fabricators, WFEL, is among the manufacturing partners of programme, which has seen the business deliver a new factory in Heaton … [Read more...]
Director of Public Health shares vaccination pop-up dates as Covid-19 jab rolled out to 5-11 year olds
Stockport's Director of Public Health, Jennifer Connolly, has shared the last dates for pop-up vaccination clinics in the borough during April. The latest clinics taking place across the borough will offer the Covid-19 jab without an appointment to ensure that over-75s and the most clinically … [Read more...]
£30 million funding released to decarbonise road network
The government has announced a £30 million funding package to bring forward new innovations to decarbonise the country's road networks. The £30 million Live Labs 2 competition is funded by the Department of Transport (DfT) and will support pioneering projects to make the construction, maintenance … [Read more...]
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