The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has today announced that former head of the Civil Service, Lord Bob Kerslake, has been appointed as Chair of the Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) in a major move to help boost the ambitious regeneration plans for the town … [Read more...]
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Stockport Business Awards 2020 launch and networking event
Organisers and founders of the Stockport Business Awards, Clarke Nicklin, will be once again hosting a launch evening for the 2020 awards nights. The event will take place on Thursday 26th of March at Clarke Nicklin House at Cheadle Royal Business Park from 6pm to 8pm. Stockport businesses … [Read more...]
CEO Designate appointed at Stockport specialist lender
Cheadle based specialist lender, Together, has announced Gerald Grimes will join the business as Group CEO Designate, ahead of the current CEO and founder stepping down. Gerald will support Henry Moser, founder and Group CEO, for a period of 12 – 18 months before assuming the role of Group CEO … [Read more...]
Stockport market research agency makes eight new hires
Stockport based market research agency, DJS Research, has welcomed eight new staff across its UK sites, including a new Associate Director and HR Manager. Helen Menzies will join as Associate Director, and brings over a decade of experience in both qualitative and quantitative market research to … [Read more...]
Stockport charity receives £13,000 from partnership with Cheshire estate
Together Trust was presented with a cheque for over £13,000, which had been raised by the Combermere Abbey estate, during its one year partnership with the Stockport charity. Combermere Abbey is an estate on the Cheshire Shropshire border, which can trace its history back to the twelfth … [Read more...]
300 North West manufacturing SMEs benefiting from Made Smarter pilot
300 manufacturing SMEs in the North West are benefiting from funding, support and advice on how they can use new digital technology, as part of the Made Smarter programme. The Made Smarter project is being piloted in the North West and aims to educate and support SME manufacturing companies on … [Read more...]
Winters building to expect renovation from Stockport Council
Stockport Council have submitted a planning application to refurbish the former Winters building and change its designation of the building for use as a restaurant or café. The listed building on Little Underbank was originally Winter’s Jeweller. Its iconic 19th Century clock and figurines of a … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport celebrates Year of the Rat with closer connections to China
As Chinese New Year marks the start of the Year of the Rat, Manchester Airport celebrates its connections with China, with the first direct flights to Shanghai taking off in March. The airport has a host of celebrations planned to see in The Year of the Rat in style. These include flights to … [Read more...]
Airport City welcomes new storage facility
Self-storage firm, Storage World, have opened a £3 million state-of-the-art new facility at Airport City, serving South Manchester and those travelling regularly to the airport. The Airport City site is Storage World’s third facility, opened following growing demand that has seen the business … [Read more...]
Stockport pharmacist selected to be face of NHS app
A Stockport pharmacist has been chosen as one of nine ‘Faces of the NHS App’ and included in content to promote the new digital service. Sarah Thompson (pictured, top right) was selected from 700 applicants to become one of the frontline NHS staff to feature in posters, leaflets, videos and … [Read more...]
Late payments bill proposed to support SMEs
A private members bill in the House of Lords has been introduced to offer greater support to small- and medium- enterprises, to protect them from late payments, often by larger organisations. The bill, proposed by Lord Mendelsohn, would reduce the statutory limit for payment of invoices to 30 … [Read more...]
Network Rail faces investigation for North West performance
The Office for Rail and Road (ORR) has announced it has put Network Rail on a warning for its services in North West England and will now face further investigation by the regulator. The regulator is responsible for holding Network Rail to account, which is considered responsible for train delays … [Read more...]
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