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Shared Ownership First Step Up on Property Ladder

Stockport based Equity Housing believes shared ownership is one solution to the housing shortage and provides the first step onto the property ladder for many first time buyers. Social housing provider and Marketing Stockport member, Equity Housing Group, has hailed shared ownership as one of the … [Read more...]

Commercial Heavyweight joins Specialist Finance Firm

An expert with more than two decades’ experience in the commercial property market has been appointed to a new role with specialist finance Together. Robert Goodall joins as lending director for the specialist finance firm and will be based at its headquarters in Cheadle, south Manchester. An … [Read more...]

Stockport Building Society shortlisted in Moneyfacts Awards

Stockport’s Vernon Building Society has been shortlisted in three categories at the Moneyfacts Awards 2018. The innovative mortgage lender is a finalist in the Best Remortgage Provider, Best First-Time Buyer Mortgage Provider and Regional Lending Provider of the Year categories. The Moneyfacts … [Read more...]

Stockport Community Rail Festival

Calling all rail enthusiasts! Celebrate the 175th anniversary of the opening of Edgeley Station at the Stockport Community Rail Festival featuring displays of steam and diesel locomotives. The Community Rail Festival is on Saturday 5th May 2018 at Edgeley Station from 09:30 until 16:00. Fifty … [Read more...]

Official Opening of Fresh Start in Stockport

Stockport Homes hold a successful job club called ‘Fresh Start’ in Brinnington, Stockport every Friday. Due to the increasing popularity of this they have made investments to double the space, upgrade furniture, equipment and are having an official opening by The Mayor, Councillor Linda Holt. If … [Read more...]

New appointment at Stockport based Ballyclare

Stockport-based workwear manufacturer Ballyclare Limited has announced a new appointment which adds industry expertise to its ranks. Stanley Russell has been appointed as Technical Sales Executive, and he brings considerable experience of high performance fabrics to his new role. Stanley has joined … [Read more...]

IN Accountancy announce chosen charity for 2018!

Stockport based IN Accountancy have announced their charity partner for 2018. Since 2014 IN Accountancy have been supporting Stockport based charity, Francis House Children’s Hospice. Managing Director Sarah Harkness said: We are very excited to announce that for 2018/19 we have made them … [Read more...]

Making Tax Digital Compulsory for VAT in 2019

In 2017, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General announced that Making Tax Digital for VAT will come into effect from April 2019. Making Tax Digital (MTD) will be compulsory for VAT from April 2019 for businesses with a turnover exceeding the VAT registration threshold … [Read more...]

GMCA launch green energy campaign

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) have a pioneering green energy campaign: The GM Big Clean Switch Campaign. This green energy campaign can help you save money by switching your fuel tariff to a renewable energy tariff.   Hundreds from across Greater Manchester have switched their homes … [Read more...]

Stockport’s Community Learning and Skills Service rated by Ofsted

Stockport Council’s Continuing Education Service is celebrating after being visited by Ofsted inspectors in March who graded the service as being ‘good’. The service provides English, mathematics and employability courses and qualifications for more than 850 adult learners every year, supporting … [Read more...]

Robinsons Royal Renovation in Pub Estate

Stockport based Robinsons Brewery latest investment has seen a refreshingly, royal renovation in pub estate has taken shape at the Prince of Orange in Ashton-under-Lyne.  The town centre pub has reopened following a joint investment by Robinsons Brewery and licensees Jonny Booth and Paul … [Read more...]

Stockport Pen Pal Project Connects Generations

The Stockport Pen Pal project has bridged the gap between Janet Coxon, 97, and a Year 7 student from Stockport School, as part of a campaign to bridge the gap between teenagers and the older generation in Stockport.  Home Instead Senior Care in Stockport and Tameside teamed up with Stockport School … [Read more...]