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Marple car parts supplier celebrate 50 years in business

Marple car parts supplier, Harrods Motor Components, is celebrating 50 successful years in business by organising a car show that will take place in 2020. To celebrate its golden jubilee year, Harrods Motor Components will host a car show in 2020 on the Cheshire Derbyshire border. The event will … [Read more...]

New West Coast rail franchise name revealed

Avanti West Coast has been revealed as the new name for the West Coast rail franchise, which will operate trains from Stockport to London and Manchester, following an official unveiling in Birmingham yesterday. The name means ‘forward’ in Italian, referencing to the Italian origins of rail … [Read more...]

Platform81 website wins with new look

Despite only being launched this month, the new Platform81 website has achieved recognition and a shortlist in the CSS Design Awards (CSSDA) and a win from the ‘awwwards’. Digital marketing and web design agency, Platform81 came top in the public vote in all three categories at the CSSDA: Best UI … [Read more...]

Stockport brewery invest £300k in Cheshire pub

The Drum and Monkey on the outskirts of Alderley Edge, has been refurbished after a £300k investment from Stockport brewery, Robinsons Brewery and licensees Carl Entwistle and Simon Kalton. Following a seven-week project the new-look pub has now reopened. Nicci Winsor, General Manager at the … [Read more...]

Cheadle finance company lends £200 million in record month

Cheadle finance company, Together, has revealed it broken records for the total lent in a single month in its latest quarterly figures. Together reported it had lent £207 million in October – the largest monthly total in its 45-year history. The specialist lender said it had boosted its total … [Read more...]

New West Coast rail franchise will bring upgrades for passengers

The new West Coast rail franchise, operating services from Stockport to London and Manchester, plans to upgrade services when it takes over from Virgin Trains on 8th December. The new franchise will be operated by a partnership between First Group and Italian train company, Trenitalia. Virgin … [Read more...]

Eamar Developments to begin refurbishment of Stockport Pyramid

A complete refurbishment of Stockport Pyramid by new owners, Eamar Developments, will commence shortly, before the building is let. Saudi investors, Eamar, agreed the purchase of the iconic Stockport landmark from the Co-Operative Bank in May this year. The company plan to let Stockport Pyramid … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport gets ‘Friendly WiFi’

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has become the first airport operator in the UK to be certified as offering safe, child-friendly WiFi to its passengers. The move means that passengers at all its airport will now have the ultimate reassurance that the airport’s free WiFi network will filter out … [Read more...]

Stockport College students win at WorldSkills UK LIVE

Two Stockport College students have been named among the best in the UK after winning a gold and a silver medal at WorldSkills UK LIVE.  Stephanie Kelly (pictured above) and Joely McGahey are studying nail technology at Stockport College and were elated to walk away with a gold and silver … [Read more...]

Stockport second most ‘mortgage ready’ town in UK

Online provider Mojo Mortgages has revealed Stockport has the second best mortgage scores in the UK and is therefore more ‘mortgage ready’ after analysing 4,000 home buyers across the UK. Stockport came out as second in Mojo’s list, scoring 684 out of 1,000, making it the second most ‘mortgage … [Read more...]