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IOD North West to host Skills Roadshow

The Institute of Directors - IOD North West - are hosting a free to attend Demystifying Skills event in partnership with the The Federation of Small Businesses, The North West Business Leadership Team and Pro-Manchester.  Presented by the experts, with business case studies, this event will give … [Read more...]

Finnair adds extra seats from Manchester and Helsinki

Visitors to Lapland will have greater choice as Finnair are to offer an extra 2,700 seats between Manchester and Helsinki over the Winter season. Finnair has announced that it will be increasing capacity between Manchester and Helsinki by 12 per cent, more than 2,700 seats, during the busy winter … [Read more...]

Stockport Homes celebrates UK Living Wage week

The increases in rates, announced by the Living Wage Foundation as part of Living Wage Week, have been welcomed by Stockport Homes, an accredited Living Wage employer. Living Wage Week runs from November 5th-11th 2017. Stockport Homes has committed to the increase – independently calculated to … [Read more...]

EMI celebrates 50 years in Stockport

Stockport based company EMI celebrates 50 years in Stockport offering precision engineering and bespoke fabrication services. Electro Mechanical Installations, better known as EMI, have acquired a 50 year heritage supplying to the oil, gas, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. They have … [Read more...]

S Club set to star at Stockport Christmas Lights Switch-on

Stars of S Club and X FACTOR will be lighting up Merseyway at the biggest and brightest Stockport Christmas Lights Switch-on yet! 90’s and noughties pop band, S Club Party, are set to headline this year’s Stockport Christmas lights switch-on at Merseyway Shopping Centre in Stockport. The … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines clocks up 2.5m miles from Manchester

Singapore Airlines celebrates the one year anniversary of its transatlantic Manchester to Houston route clocking up 2.5 millions en route. Launched in October in the year that Singapore Airlines also celebrated 30 years of flying from Manchester, the route is the first and only transatlantic flight … [Read more...]

Join in the Greater Manchester Congestion Conversation

There are just four days left for residents in the region to join in the Greater Manchester Congestion Conversation with the Mayor of Greater Manchester to help tackle the crippling issue of overcrowded roads. As traffic congestion costs the region £1.3m every year, Greater Manchester's Mayor has … [Read more...]

Flybe takes off from Manchester to Southend

Manchester Airport has added yet another domestic route to its network as Flybe takes off from Manchester to Southend.   To mark the new route a traditional terminal celebration took place with cake for passengers to enjoy. The new flights will operate up to three times daily from the UK’s global … [Read more...]

The state of Economic Growth in Q3

Each weekend The Saturday Economist John Ashcroft delivers a round up of the week's economic news. In Saturday's edition edition John takes a look at the state of economic growth in Q3.  The preliminary estimate of growth of 1.5% in the third quarter will offer little comfort to the Government as … [Read more...]

MAG calls for UK wide aviation strategy

Manchester Airports Group - MAG - is calling for a UK wide aviation strategy to improve international connectivity. The Government’s new aviation strategy should set out an ambitious plan for improving international connectivity from UK airports as part of its vision for a new global Britain, … [Read more...]

Free Off-Peak travel proposed for women of a certain age

THOUSANDS of women of a certain age across Greater Manchester, affected by 2011 acceleration to the state pension age equalisation, could now receive free off-peak travel with a locally funded concession. The move comes after Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, made a commitment in his … [Read more...]