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Council Support for Stockport Town Centre Housing Scheme

Stockport Council are backing a plan for a Stockport town centre housing scheme to convert an 87-space car park in Stockport town centre into a residential development. The 0.67 acre piece of land, owned by Stockport Council and which once housed the Ritz cinema, lies between Piccadilly and … [Read more...]

Investment in Stockport attracting commercial interest

Investment in Stockport is gathering pace as Stockport has been identified as one of the best places for commercial property investment. Stockport is becoming a hotspot for commercial property investors in 2018, according to Stockport law firm, SAS Daniels LLP.  With interest rates remaining low … [Read more...]

Mercia backs MBO at Stockport engineering consultancy

A Stockport engineering consultancy has undergone a successful Management Buy Out funded by a loan from Mercia Technologies PLC subsidiary Mercia Fund Managers. The deal will give control of Cheadle Hulme based WML Consulting to Nigel Garside and co-directors Andrew Leng and Loughlin O’Gorman, and … [Read more...]

The BIG Stockport 10k & Family Fun Run is back

The BIG Stockport 10k and Family Fun Run is back in Stockport town centre on Sunday 16th September - are you joining in? Entries are filling up fast so it’s time to get those running shoes on and set yourself a challenge for the autumn. The race will start (10am) and finish in St. … [Read more...]

North West manufacturers buoyant as jobs grow by 4.5%

Industry is increasing its importance to the North West economy as the total jobs in North West manufacturers shows growth of 4.5% since 2010 and now accounting for almost 10% of the North West workforce. As reported by BusinessDesk.com the research, from EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, and … [Read more...]

Damar to offer specialist RTA apprenticeship programme

An RTA apprenticeship is being offered by Stockport based apprenticeship specialists Damar Training and MASS Training, the training arm of the Motor Accident Solicitors Society, to enable aspiring personal injury lawyers to access the MASS Diploma in Personal Injury.  Much of the cost of the … [Read more...]

Smokefree Summer to launch at Stockport Festival

The Greater Manchester ‘Smokefree Summer’ campaign will be launched at Stockport Carnival as areas across the conurbation consider creating more permanent smokefree outdoor areas. Stockport Carnival, which is being held on the 21st July, is the first in a series of ‘Smokefree Summer’ events which … [Read more...]

Expert Opinion: Top 4 trends in Customer Service Recruitment

As customer service and the customer experience are more important than ever, Stockport based Grassroots shares the top 4 trends in customer service recruitment. Excellence in customer service will deliver a positive impact for businesses, it can have a major impact on the success of businesses … [Read more...]

First time buyers are on the up but buy-to-let down

UK Finance, a lobby group for the financial services industry, has revealed its latest stats show the number of first time buyers rose in May while the number taking on new buy-to-let mortgages fell. UK Finance see this as a sign government policies and tax changes are rebalancing the housing … [Read more...]

Hallidays celebrate at E3 Business Awards

Stockport based Hallidays ('more than just accountants') are celebrating their ‘Employer of the Year’ Finalist nomination at the 2018 E3 Business Awards. Hallidays know their team is the vital key to success, more important than even the Avengers infinity stones! They are as committed to growing … [Read more...]

easyJet Manchester adds 5 new routes

easyJet Manchester has added 5 new destinations including its 1000th route – Manchester to Bordeaux easyJet has reached a key milestone with the launch of its 1000th route that forms part of 16 new routes from the UK announced by the airline.   The new routes commencing in winter 2018 from … [Read more...]