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A6 Manchester Airport Relief Road Opening in October

The new £290m A6 Manchester Airport Relief Road is set to be open to traffic in early October providing a vital road link for residents and businesses across Stockport, Manchester and East Cheshire. Stretching from Hazel Grove in the east, to Manchester Airport in the west, the new 10km link road … [Read more...]

Stockport firm WFEL completes £53m Australian Army project

Stockport based WFEL, a world leader in tactical military bridge systems, has completed a £53m contract to supply the Australian Army with vital logistics equipment. The bridges will be used in combat situations providing rapidly-deployable temporary infrastructure ensuring vital equipment and … [Read more...]

Applications open for GMP Key Police Panel

Five people are needed for roles on the GMP Key Police panel which oversees the use of resources available to the Mayor and Chief Constable for Policing in Greater Manchester. The Greater Manchester Joint Police Audit Panel is a group which oversees the management of the £500m police budget, … [Read more...]

Life Leisure new sponsor at Stockport Business Awards 2018

Life Leisure, winners of the Employer of the Year award at the 2016 Stockport Business Awards, will be sponsoring the category at this year's awards. The Stockport Business Awards, organised and founded by Chartered Accountants Clarke Nicklin, has the support of new sponsor Life Leisure this … [Read more...]

Cast your vote in Vernon Building Society Community Awards

A total of 14 community organisations and charities in Stockport need your votes to benefit from a share of £10,000 from the Vernon Building Society Community Awards. A panel reviewed 53 applications and shortlisted the final organisations that they felt would make the most positive impact on the … [Read more...]

Northern Powerhouse goods exports on the rise

Official figures show that the demand for goods made in the Northern Powerhouse has grown by 3.5% over the last year, and 16.1% since 2010. Official figures show that the demand for goods made in the Northern Powerhouse has grown by 3.5% over the last year, and 16.1% since 2010. Steady year on … [Read more...]

New measures set to boost funding for small businesses

New laws to boost funding for small businesses and arm them against unfair contracts that stop them raising money from unpaid invoices will be put to Parliament today Small Business Minister Kelly Tolhurst will today (Monday 10 September) put forward new laws to arm small businesses against … [Read more...]

Record lending for Stockport lender Together

Stockport lender Together, one of the UK’s leading specialist secured lenders, has announced strong growth and record levels of lending in its results for the year ended 30 June 2018, as the group’s loan book reached a new high of £3bn. Building on over four decades of experience, Stockport lender … [Read more...]

CDL renew Stockport Business Awards sponsorship

Stockport based CDL have pledged their support to the Stockport Business Awards, organised and founded by Chartered Accountants Clarke Nicklin, for a second year. CDL is the UK’s leading provider of technology solutions, providing platforms to a variety of sectors including insurers, banks, motor … [Read more...]

Prest Financial rises to the occasion with charity Bake Off

Staff at Stockport-headquartered Prest Financial Planning have donned their aprons and oven gloves to hold a Great British Bake Off-inspired event in aid of the Children’s Adventure Farm Trust. This was the latest in a series of fundraising activities from Prest which, over the last 12 months, … [Read more...]

GM Mayor: English devolution is best key to Brexit

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has delivered his first major speech in Westminster citing devolution as counteracting disengagement from politics.   Andy Burnham made  the decision to visit Westminster to deliver his speech following a summer that saw trains in the north grind to a halt … [Read more...]

Survey exposes scandal for leaseholders

A survey commissioned and published by NAEA Propertymark has highlighted a scandal for leaseholders that has left thousands of owners of leasehold properties trapped in third party leases. As part of the report, Leasehold: A Life Sentence, NAEA surveyed more than 1,000 people who bought a … [Read more...]