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80 Oak Trees Celebrate Manchester Airport 80th Birthday

Communities across the region are being given the chance to apply for a commemorative oak tree and time capsule as part of Manchester Airport 80th birthday celebrations. The UK’s third largest airport announced earlier in the year its intention to plant 80 oak trees to mark the milestone, as part … [Read more...]

New family ‘wave’ announced by Stockport’s Tough Tribe event

Organisers of ‘Tough Tribe’, one of the UK’s premier obstacle course races (OCR), have announced a new feature for Stockport's Tough Tribe 2018 - two dedicated ‘family waves’ specially designed to encourage families to participate together. Is your family one of the toughest in Stockport? Now is … [Read more...]

Northern Rail strike prompts renewed call for action

A Northern Rail strike and a bank holiday weekend of chaos affecting the north of the UK has prompted renewed calls for a train trouble-shooter.    As rail passengers suffered a weekend of travel chaos, the Mayor of Greater Manchester has reiterated calls for an independent … [Read more...]

North West manufacturing jobs rise by 4.5 per cent

North West manufacturing jobs have grown by 4.5 per cent since 2010 in the North West, but developments in artificial intelligence (AI) will change the nature of jobs in the sector, according to a new study. The Business Growth Hub are reporting that EEF’s Regional Manufacturing Outlook 2018 has … [Read more...]

Over 3000 iDEA Digital Badges gained in Stockport

Learners in Stockport have won 3,077 iDEA Digital badges between them, with 51 people having gone further still and achieved their Bronze Award! Over 3,000 people in Stockport are developing their digital, enterprise and employability skills by collecting iDEA digital badges. iDEA is The Duke of … [Read more...]

£3,000 Gigabit Broadband scheme for Greater Manchester SMEs

SMEs based in Greater Manchester can now benefit from grants of up to £3000 to get full fibre gigabit broadband installed as part of a £2 million trial taking place in four areas around the UK. Gigabit broadband vouchers can be used by small businesses and the local communities surrounding them to … [Read more...]

GoodGym Stockport fitness launches today

Local residents can do a good deed and get fit at the same time with GoodGym Stockport, the borough’s newest fitness offering, which launches today, Tuesday 28th August 2018. GoodGym runners have carried out good deeds to help older people and community organisations throughout the UK. GoodGym aims … [Read more...]

Digital ID Group Acquired by US ID Company

Stockport based Digital ID Group has been acquired by AlphaCard Systems, the largest ID card company in the USA.  Digital ID, the UK's biggest ID Card Company launched in 1990, have announced a deal with AlphaCard Systems LLC, based in Portland, Oregon. The deal will see AlphaCard Systems LLC … [Read more...]

Bumper passenger numbers expected at Manchester Airport

Today is expected to see huge passenger numbers at Manchester Airport at the start of the summer bank holiday weekend. 110,000 passengers are due to depart from or arrive at Manchester Airport’s three terminals. The most popular destinations this weekend include Palma, Dubai and … [Read more...]

Stockport Homes Star Awards 2018 launched

Stockport Homes is asking residents of Stockport to nominate their shining stars for its customer 'Stockport Homes STAR awards', 2018. If you know a person or a group of people who help to improve the lives of others or work hard to benefit their neighbourhood, you could reward them by nominating … [Read more...]

Cheadle Hulme among top for Stockport GCSE Results

Stockport GCSE results, published yesterday, have left many students celebrating after months and years of hard work.  Provisional results from across the borough indicate that 68% of students achieved a grade 4 or above, and 46.8% achieved a grade 5 or above in English and mathematics combined. A … [Read more...]

Anymore Raffle Prizes for Stockport Business Awards?

As the countdown to the big night begins, there's still time to donate a raffle prize for Stockport Business Awards who are this year supporting Signpost Stockport for Carers.  The Stockport Business Community have once again shown their generosity and donated some fabulous raffle prizes for … [Read more...]