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Enterprise Launches Car Club Share in Stockport

Car rental in Stockport is set to change with Enterprise Car Club share where locals and visitors can access rental cars off peak, by the hour or by the day from their phone and from locations in Stockport Town Centre.   From 1st September, four vehicles will be based around Stockport town hall. … [Read more...]

Don’t miss the Virgin Media Business Voom Bus

The Virgin Media Business VOOM Bus is heading straight to Manchester to help budding North West entrepreneurs reach their full potential. The Virgin Media Business VOOM bus will make stops in Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Hampshire, Glasgow and Dundee before the end of the year – and then in … [Read more...]

Returner Programme Helps Career Breakers Back to Work

A new Returner Programme to help people return to work after career breaks, boost skills, and close the gender pay gap have been launched by the Government's Minister of State for Apprenticeships, Skills and Women Anne Milton. The returner programme is part of the £5 million fund announced in this … [Read more...]

Midshire’s Sharp Solution for Smart Works

Stockport technology provider Midshire® has donated a Sharp multifunction printer to women’s employment charity Smart Works Greater Manchester. Smart Works Greater Manchester is a charity that provides interview attire, styling advice and interview training to women throughout the North West. At … [Read more...]

New phase for Stockport Town Centre Access Plan

The next phase of Stockport's £76m Town Centre Access Plan (TCAP) is set to begin including a new link road, a new bridge over the River Mersey and improved pedestrian access. With the aim of improving travel into and around Stockport town centre for everyone, the Town Centre Access Plan's next … [Read more...]

Lasting powers of attorney defended by local solicitor

Local solicitor Claire Atkinson from Harold Stock & Co Solicitors, with offices in Stockport and Mossley, has defended lasting powers of attorney (LPA) after Denzil Lush, the former Senior Judge of the Court of Protection, warned they may leave elderly people open to abuse. A lasting powers … [Read more...]

Firm secure with Royal Bank of Scotland funding

A North West security firm has invested in its future with Royal Bank of Scotland funding. A six figure Royal Bank of Scotland funding deal has supported growing North-West security specialists, Radium Security Systems, to acquire its existing trading premises in Widnes. Acquired for an … [Read more...]

UK Housebuilding highest in almost a decade

Latest UK Housebuilding figures show the number of new build homes that have started to be built has surged to the highest level since 2008.   The latest housebuilding data shows that 164,960 new homes were started in the year to June 2017, up 13% on the previous year, and have increased by more … [Read more...]

Stockport BID on track with Steering Groups

Stockport BID - Totally Stockport - is about to publish stage 2 and an update to its Business Plan. Four main steering groups have been set up to drive delivery of the Business Plan: Experience, Business, Marketing & Digital. These groups are open to all businesses in the Town Centre BID area … [Read more...]

Newbies bring a touch of Soho to Stockport

It's evident that the £1bn investment programme is attracting new life in to the town a touch of Soho to Stockport. The challenges facing Stockport are little different from those facing many other UK wide towns and cities as lifestyles and habits change to suit today's way of working and … [Read more...]

Thomas Cooks flies over the rainbow for Manchester Pride

Sponsor of Manchester Pride, Thomas Cook Airlines' Rainbow Heart aircraft has taken to the skies at Manchester Airport. Marking Thomas Cook Airlines and Manchester Airport's joint headline sponsorship of the Manchester Pride The Big Weekend, the airline has adorned one of its fleet - an A321 … [Read more...]

Help Shape Stockport’s Transport Strategy

Have your say and play an important role in improving transport across Stockport by taking part in a wide-ranging consultation on the Council's future plans or by joining us at a specially organised public event. At these events you can speak to a member of the Council's planning team to find out … [Read more...]