PLANS to make Greater Manchester the UK’s leading digital and low-carbon city have taken another step forward thanks to support of up to £450,000 European Commission funding. Following a successful application, Greater Manchester has been chosen as part of the European Industrial Transition … [Read more...]
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Aurora Stockport Industrial Park nears capacity
Aurora Stockport Industrial Park had cause for a double celebration this week with news that another two units have been snapped up and residents, businesses, Councillors and guests gathered to celebrate the official opening. Held in one of the new units at Aurora, guests attended the official … [Read more...]
Yorkshire Bank extends deadline for £75k community funding pot
Yorkshire Bank have announced an extension for communities groups in Greater Manchester to apply for a share of its £75k Community Funding Pot and announced a special new £5k award Yorkshire Bank has extended the deadline for Greater Manchester groups entering the Spirit of the Community Awards … [Read more...]
Stockport flour millers support Pure Studio
Stockport flour millers Nelstrops were so impressed by an art project by Pure Studio, they have made a generous £1,000 donation to support the artists in their future work. The project took as its inspiration the view from a window at our Grey Horse Art Studio in Heaton Norris, Stockport. The … [Read more...]
Stockport opticians up-skill for World Glaucoma Week
A Stockport opticians is up-skilling their team to provide better support to customers in preparation for World Glaucoma Week (11-18 March). In conjunction with the International Glaucoma Association, Stockport opticians Specsavers has developed the training for its retail teams to assist … [Read more...]
Employers named and shamed for underpaying national minimum wage
Nearly 180 UK employers have been named and shamed by the Government for underpaying more than 9,000 national minimum wage workers by £1.1 million. £1.1 million identified for 9,200 workers underpaid minimum wage rates 179 employers named and fined £1.3 million after … [Read more...]
Mobike Stockport launches
Mobike is coming to Stockport! From next week the distinctive orange Mobikes will be available to Stockport residents, in response to high demand for the scheme since it launched in Greater Manchester last year. Starting on Monday 12th March, an initial 200 Mobikes will be available in Stockport, … [Read more...]
Stockport’s Suffragette Square celebrates International Women’s Day
As people around the world celebrated International Women’s Day, Stockport is marking the 100th anniversary of some women gaining the vote by naming the town’s newest public area ‘Suffragette Square’. It comes after Stockport Council asked the people of Stockport to come up with a name for a new … [Read more...]
Housing Groups mark International Women’s Day with support for Smart Works
Equity Housing Group and Women In Social Housing (WISH) North West have celebrated International Women’s Day by providing financial support to local charity, Smart Works Greater Manchester. Equity, a social housing provider, with properties across the North West, teamed with WISH NW, a business and … [Read more...]
Emirates Appoints a New Head for UK
Emirates, who operate three flights a day to Manchester Airport, has announced the appointment of Richard Jewsbury as the new Divisional Vice President of the UK from 1 April 2018. Mr Jewsbury will take over from Laurie Berryman, who retires from the airline on 31 March. In his role, Richard will … [Read more...]
Official Opening for Brinnington Sports and Leisure Centre
The new multi-million pound Life Leisure Brinnington Sports and Leisure Centre has been officially opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Cllr Sheila Bailey, Stockport Council’s Cabinet for Communities and Housing, alongside local ward councillors and representatives from developer Willmott Dixon … [Read more...]
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund invests £31 million in first year
The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) has invested £31 million in 207 Northern-based SMEs during the first 12 months of operation, as the Fund continues to provide a boost to the Northern economy. The £400m Fund, which is supported by the European Regional Development Fund, HR Government … [Read more...]
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