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Registration opens for eCommerce Show North

Registration is now open for the eCommerce Show North, which returns to EventCity in Manchester on November 6th and 7th 2018. Over 2,400 attendees, 106 exhibitors and sponsors and 71 speakers attended the inaugural running of the expo in October, making it the biggest gathering of eCommerce … [Read more...]

Stockport Business Awards appeal for charity raffle donations

The organisers of the Stockport Business Awards, Clarke Nicklin Group, are appealing to the generosity of businesses to donate raffle prizes in aid of the event's chosen charity. This year the awards will be supporting 'Signpost' Stockport for Carers. Julie Tunstall from Clarke Nicklin … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport drop off charges to ease forecourt congestion

Manchester Airport drop off charges, effective from 10th July, are designed to manage congestion outside its terminals, operational from 10th July. In March, the airport announced it was creating a dedicated drop off site, from where passengers will be able to board a free shuttle service to their … [Read more...]

Robinsons Brewery scale new heights for Help for Heroes

A 6-strong team of Business Development Managers (BDMs) from Robinsons Brewery scaled seven of the UK's highest peaks in just 3 days, all in the name of their chosen charity.  The BDMs from Robinsons Brewery in Stockport climbed Scafell Pike (the highest mountain in England, at an elevation of 978 … [Read more...]

WordPress – Why its the ideal online solution for any business.

WordPress, the powerful website publishing tool, turned 15 last month.  Founded in 2003 from humble Stockport origins - the co-founder, Mike Little is Stockport born and bred - the open source software has, literally taken the internet by storm, currently running over 30% of the world's estimated 2 … [Read more...]

Register to vote and Celebrate National Democracy Week

Celebrate and get involved with National Democracy Week (2-8 July) by being registered to vote! The inaugural National Democracy Week coincides with the 90th anniversary of the 1928 Equal Franchise Act which gave women the same voting rights as men. This is an opportunity to use all of our … [Read more...]

New £85m Stockport Transport Interchange given green light

Proposals for the £85million pound re-development of the town centre’s bus station to create a new Stockport Transport Interchange, including the creation of a two acre park, have been  given the green light by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). Funded by Transport for Greater … [Read more...]

Aviation Minister jets in to Manchester Airport

The Aviation Minister, Baroness Sugg, has rounded off Manchester Airport’s 80th birthday celebrations by checking in on the progress of its £1bn Transformation Programme.  The Minister was given a glimpse of the airport’s future by standing inside the first pier that will connect to the new “super … [Read more...]

Bike Business on track thanks to specialist lender Together

A Yorkshire Bike business is on track for success thanks to a £227,000 cash injection from Cheadle based specialist lender Together.  Jon Dean, who owns CycleStreet in Layerthorpe, York, struck the finance deal to repay a current commercial mortgage with a high-street bank – saving him thousands of … [Read more...]

Double Business Award Shortlisting for Stockport Homes Group

Stockport Homes Group has been shortlisted in two categories in the 2018 Stockport Business Awards: ‘Best Not for Profit Organisation’, and for ‘Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility’. The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Stockport on 11 October. The awards celebrate business … [Read more...]

Have a great idea ? Apply to Stockport Local Fund

There’s just one week to go until the £1m Stockport Local Fund is open for applications.  With £1 million available to support local activities and projects, this is a big opportunity. Anyone can apply – funding will range from £200 up to £10,000 per project. If you’ve never done anything like … [Read more...]