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Contractor awarded £67m M56 Smart motorway

Galliford Try has been awarded a £67m contract by Highways England to design and construct the M56 Smart motorway scheme between junctions 6 and 8 to the west of Manchester Airport. Works on the M56 Smart motorway scheme include upgrading pavements, barriers and drainage as well as installation of … [Read more...]

Barclays £500m Northern Powerhouse fund to boost business

Barclays £500m Northern fund has been launched to boost growth for small and medium-sized businesses in the North of England as part of the bank’s commitment to support the Government’s Northern Powerhouse initiative.  Barclays Northern fund is available to inject investment into businesses across … [Read more...]

Pro-Manchester Annual Dinner Supports Smart Works

Pro-Manchester have announced Stockport based Smart Works Greater Manchester as their chosen charity for this year's Annual Dinner.  With their 2018's Annual Dinner just around the corner, Pro-Manchester have chosen Smart Works Greater Manchester as the charity to benefit from the proceeds of their … [Read more...]

Go Green for Business

The Business Growth Hub is running a series of masterclasses to help businesses fast track their business to go green! Are you looking to increase your profitability and break into new markets? Do you want to make sure that your bid stands out amongst the competition? In June and July Business … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester shortlisted for new Channel 4 National HQ

Greater Manchester has been included on the shortlist of cities and regions which have been selected to participate in the second stage of the pitch process for the new Channel 4 National HQ and two new Creative Hubs, as part of its 4 All the UK strategy. The first round pitch process was launched … [Read more...]

Northern Rail’s performance deteriorates further

The Mayor of Greater Manchester is set to call on the Transport Secretary to intervene as Northern Rail's performance has deteriorated further over the past week. Andy Burnham will tell Chris Grayling that the Government must now escalate its response to ensure that Northern Rail's performance … [Read more...]

Manchester to Seattle flights take to the skies

The spirit of Seattle took off on it's inaugural flight from Manchester to Seattle at an American jazz-themed event. 250 lucky customers on Sunday’s inaugural flight were swept up in the Seattle spirit at check-in with an invitation to a gate celebration. At the gate, a jazz band created a party … [Read more...]

How to sell a business

How do I sell my business, how do I find a buyer for my business or do you want to know how to sell a business ? Have you had any of these thoughts or is it part of your overall exit plan.  You’ve built up a successful business and now you feel it is time to move on and sell you business. Whether … [Read more...]

Velo-Tech saddles up to support Seashell Trust Sportive

Bramhall based firm Velo-Tech has become the official technical support partner for the annual Seashell Trust Sportive cycling event. Established by Martin Girdwood in 2013, Velo-Tech Cheshire is a familiar name on the cycling circuit, supporting sportives and corporate cycling events nationally … [Read more...]

Elections delay release of Greater Manchester Spatial Framework

Following the recent local elections, the timetable for the publication of the rewritten Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF) has been revised, and the full plan will now be scheduled for release in July. A second draft of the plan was set to be published in June 2018, but will now be … [Read more...]

Robinsons Release Star Seasonal ale – Hoppy Wan Kenobi

Stockport  based Robinsons Brewery has released their latest season ale 'from the light side' designed to bring drinkers out in force - Hoppy Wan Kenobi - the beer you're looking for!   180 year old family-run-brewers, Robinsons, have unveiled a new seasonal beer designed to get drinkers to come … [Read more...]

Free Parking in Stockport Town Centre

Totally Stockport is providing free parking in Stockport Town Centre from June 1st for an initial period of 3 months.  Part of Stockport’s Business Improvement District’s (BID) remit is to address issues that have been raised that may be impacting on the numbers of people coming in to enjoy the … [Read more...]