Mayor of Stockport Cllr Dean Fitzpatrick (pictured) is calling on the borough's businesses to support two fundraising events in aid of a local mental health charity. Stockport businesses can enter the Stockport Business Quiz 2021 in aid of raising essential funds for The Mayor of Stockport’s … [Read more...]
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Expert Opinion: Driving in Europe after Brexit
Following in the end of the Brexit transition, Stockport brokers C&C Insurance explain the new Green Card requirements for driving in Europe. Since the Brexit transition period ended on January 1st there have been some significant changes to vehicle insurance for those who wish to drive in … [Read more...]
1st March: Coronavirus News Updates
UK NEWS & HEADLINES: UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 4,176,554 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 6,035 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 14,408New deaths across UK: 144Total UK deaths: 122,849England Cases per 100,000: 103R number in UK: 0.6 – 0.9 Vaccine data: Total 1st doses … [Read more...]
Andy Burnham joins other city leaders to support businesses affected by Clean Air Zone rules
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has joined counterparts from other English cities to call on government to offer support to taxi and private hire firms to comply with Clean Air Zone initiatives. In a letter to the Secretary of State for Transport, the local leaders have called for a review … [Read more...]
Northern airports make joint call for support for travel sector
The Managing Director of Manchester Airport, along with bosses from five other Northern airports, has called on government to back the sector in the upcoming Budget. Leaders of Northern England's airports have written to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging him to recognises the importance of … [Read more...]
GM businesses secured £15 million in NPIF investment in last 9 months
In the nine months from April 2020 to January 2021, the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) delivered a record £15 million investment in Greater Manchester businesses. The fund has now supported a total of 175 firms in the city-region with over £60 million invested through Equity Finance … [Read more...]
Stockport DPH calls for caution ahead of next week’s lockdown easing
Stockport's Director of Public Health has called for residents to continue to be cautious as lockdown restrictions begin to be eased from 8th March. While welcoming the indications that we can begin interacting once more with friends and family, Jennifer Connolly urged residents to mindful that … [Read more...]
26th February: Coronavirus News Updates
UK NEWS & HEADLINES: UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 4,154,562 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 9,985 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 16,059 – 761 fewer than on previous dayNew deaths across UK: 323Total UK deaths: 122,070England Cases per 100,000: 103R number in UK: 0.6 – … [Read more...]
Local councils support businesses with £7.8 billion in grants
Local councils in England have provided a collective total of £7.8 billion in Covid-19 related business support grants, latest government figures have revealed. Since August last year, the government has provided councils with £7.8 billion for businesses through a range of schemes including both … [Read more...]
GMCA opens Night Time Economy Office to support sector
Greater Manchester's night time economy is to receive vital support from a new support office launched by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). Following the publication of the government's roadmap out of lockdown, many workers and businesses in the hospitality sector have more clarity … [Read more...]
Carriageway repairs to begin on M60 through Stockport
Highways England is to begin major repairs to the carriageway on the M60 in Stockport, between Junctions 1 and 2. Last year, an investigation was carried out to understand why the carriageway on this stretch of the motorway continued to deteriorate. Work revealed that the concrete beneath the … [Read more...]
Charity project takes flight for Manchester Airport worker
A Project Manager at Manchester Airport, Sam Buah, hopes his new book will inspire readers to believe that they ‘have the potential to be great’, as he imparts lessons learned on a remarkable life journey that took him from his hometown in Ghana to the UK’s third largest airport, via a job as a … [Read more...]
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