Marketing Stockport News

Rail operator, Avanti West Coast, has partnered with BT to boost WiFi coverage for passengers travelling on the West Coast Mainline between the London, the North-west and Scotland. The £45 million deal will see BT add network capacity to 200 4G mobile phone network masts that will enable faster … [Read more...]

A call for nominations has opened for the 2021 Cllr Awards, organised by the Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) and fund manager, CCLA. Now in their 12th year, the awards are the only national ceremony to recognise the work of individual local councillors in England. This year’s award … [Read more...]

A new report, produced by the Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership (GM LEP), has highlighted how the the city-region's advanced materials sector could shape how we live our lives in the future. ‘Material Gains: Building Better Cities for People and the Planet’ imagines Greater … [Read more...]

The North Strategy and Transactions teams at Big 4 accountancy firm, EY, acted on over 20 completed deals worth a total of around £6.4 billion, in the first six months of 2021. In the North-west, highlights for the firm including the IPOs for Victorian Plumbing and MADE.com, as well as a number … [Read more...]

Vernon Building Society’s annual Calendar Competition is open and the mutual is looking for the most iconic or recognisable pictures of the Stockport borough and Poynton to highlight these beautiful areas. The winning photo will scoop a £75 Love2Shop voucher and the coveted spot on the front … [Read more...]

Stockport's Director of Public Health, Jennifer Connolly, has used her weekly statement on the coronavirus to encourage 16 and 17 year-olds in the borough to take up the offer of a Covid-19 vaccine. The vaccine rollout was given the go ahead to begin vaccinating this cohort of teenagers last … [Read more...]

The UK's 'costly and restrictive' travel rules and restrictions are hindering the recovery of the aviation sector after the pandemic, according to Manchester Airport Managing Director, Karen Smart. Passenger figures published by the airport for July suggest the sector is recovering at just half the … [Read more...]

New video analytics sensors will be deployed across Greater Manchester to help the planning and development of future walking and cycling schemes. A new contract has been awarded to Vivacity Labs to provide the new technology that will help support the city-region's investment into active travel … [Read more...]