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Local: Innovative Project for Stockport Children’s Services

Stockport Children's Services team is one from six local authorities who have been selected and secured funding to partner on an innovative change project with the What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care.   The two project areas have a total budget of £2.4 million and Stockport Children’s … [Read more...]

Stockport Local Fund Helps Local Communities

Stockport Local Fund, the community fund that is supporting great ideas that make a difference in your neighbourhood, is now in its second round of funding Stockport Council have once again seen a wide range of applications from across communities in Stockport. Groups funded in the first round … [Read more...]

Regional: Transport for the North sets out £70 billion blueprint

Transport for the North has today set out an ambitious vision for the future of the North’s economy, unveiling draft proposals for northern infrastructure for the next 30 years. The Strategic Transport Plan (STP) and the Investment Programme would rebalance decades of underinvestment and transform … [Read more...]

Regional: Biggest Pay Increases are in the North West

The biggest pay increases in the UK (+7%) in 2019 are expected to be in the North West compared with any other region in the country for *professional salaries. This compares with London (+3%), Yorkshire (+3%), and the Midlands (+1%). The data comes from leading recruiter Robert Walters annual … [Read more...]

Regional: Manchester Airport Welcomes Year of the Pig

Manchester Airport is ready to celebrate the Year of the Pig as 260,000 passengers travelled to and from China in the last year.  As Chinese New Year beckons and we enter the Year of the Pig, Manchester Airport is celebrating another strong 12 months as passenger numbers to China grew 17%. With … [Read more...]

Local: Three Sixty build a brighter future

Fast-growing local construction company, Three Sixty, have offered exciting career progression opportunities to four of its employees. The local labourers from Three Sixty, part of the Stockport Homes Group, will be completing a roofing apprenticeship to become qualified workers, which have been … [Read more...]

CSR: Francis House Launch Cadbury’s Creme Egg Appeal

Francis House Children’s Hospice is launching its annual Easter Chick appeal and asking for a donation of collection of Cadbury’s Crème Eggs. The eggs are used to fill little knitted chicks, sent in by Francis House supporters. The chicks are then sold in schools, various outlets and around Greater … [Read more...]

Regional: North at the heart of Rugby League World Cup 2021

Rugby League World Cup 2021 has announced that nearly 90% of the tournament’s games, including all three finals, will be held in the Northern Powerhouse. Northern host locations announced include Manchester, Newcastle, Doncaster, Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool and Hull. 9 in 10 (87%) … [Read more...]

Local: Pets at Home Moves HQ to Cheadle Hulme

Pets at Home has opened a new pet-friendly head office in Stanley Green Business Park, Cheadle Hulme in Stockport. The company’s Head Quarters will now be based in Chester House, a 22,669 sq ft building owned by commercial property firm Orbit Developments. The offices have been renamed in honour … [Read more...]

Local: New Start and New Jobs for Jolly Sailor Pub

A landmark Victorian hostelry can look forward to a jolly new start as Davenport's Jolly Sailor pub is set for a £1 million facelift. The Jolly Sailor in Davenport, Stockport, is due to reopen in late spring almost 18 months since last orders were called after being rescued by a local pub … [Read more...]

Expert Opinion: C&C Winter Driving Advice

As much of the North West woke to find snow had fallen on icy surfaces, C&C Insurance Brokers have some advice for drivers when it’s inevitable that conditions are going to get hazardous. Winter can be an insurance brokers busiest time of the year, dealing with accident claims that could lead … [Read more...]