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Local: Vernon Building Society hosts Pension Planning events

Vernon Building Society are teaming up with Wren Sterling to host Pension Planning Awareness drop in days at their Stockport and Poynton branches. After the Vernon partnered with Wren Sterling last year, the drop in days will allow you to visit the Stockport or Poynton branch on the day and discuss … [Read more...]

Local: Stockport I Can Compose entrepreneur up for 3rd award

A Stockport entrepreneur who founded I Can Compose has been shortlisted for her third business award less than a year after launching.  The founder of I can compose, Rachel Shapey, is a finalist in the Outstanding Music Education Product category at the Music Teacher Awards for Excellence in London … [Read more...]

UK: Help to Buy Scheme Boosts House Building Sector

The Government’s Help to Buy scheme launched in April 2013 has helped boost profits at some of the UK’s leading house builders. Over the period since the launch of the Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme (1 April 2013 to 30 September 2018), 195,219 properties were bought with an equity loan. The total … [Read more...]

Local: Orbit & Business Desk co-host Stockport Event

Orbit Developments and the Business Desk are co-hosting a Business Breakfast event relaying the success story that is Stockport. Leasing Director at Orbit, Rhys Owen - pictured left, explains more: This week (Thursday 28th February) we will be hosting our latest breakfast event, where 100+ … [Read more...]

Local: Together Appoints New Key Accounts Manager

A finance expert who has spent 30 years in the mortgage industry has joined Stockport based Together as it grows its business across the UK. Paula Purdy, who has a background in personal and commercial finance, has taken up her new position as key accounts manager, supporting the lender’s … [Read more...]

Expert Opinion: Saturday Economist Reports Earnings Rise

John Ashcroft, the UK economic expert and the Saturday Economist, is reporting good news from the jobs market this week as earnings rise and unemployment stands at 4%. The unemployment rate in December was just 4%. The number out of work was 1.36 million down by 100,000 compared to prior year. … [Read more...]

UK: Ditch paper receipts – as VAT goes digital

HMRC is inviting businesses to reduce time spent on paperwork and join its digital revolution as VAT goes digital, by testing the new Making Tax Digital (MTD) service for submitting VAT returns. Senior Decision Makers in finance and accounting admit to not being the best at keeping receipts, as 65% … [Read more...]

Local: Stockport Hotelier Steps Down at Oddfellows on the Park

Jonathan Slater, owner of Oddfellows Management Company which operates Oddfellows on the Park Hotel Stockport, has announced his decision to step down from boutique hotel collection, Oddfellows. He will pass the mantle to hotel management company Bespoke to take over the running of Oddfellows … [Read more...]

Local: Stockport lender Together in UK’s Best 100 Companies

Stockport lender Together has been named as one of the UK’s Best 100 Companies to Work For in the prestigious Sunday Times list, for the second year running. Having entered for the first time in 2018, Together ranked 52nd this year - and are one of the few financial services businesses based in the … [Read more...]

Local: Stockport Accountants raises £12,000+ for MedEquip4Kids

Stockport based accountants Hurst has given children's charity MedEquip4Kids a boost to its funds of more than £12,000. MedEquip4Kids, which helps to save and improve the lives of sick children by providing hospitals and community health teams with paediatric medical equipment and facilities not … [Read more...]