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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...]

Summit Leaders agree One Voice for the North

Following yesterday's transport summit in Leeds, 'one voice for the North' - a representative body of political, business and other leaders - will enable the voice of the North to be heard more loudly than ever before.  The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham has today welcomed the … [Read more...]

£1bn investment attracts business in Stockport

As Stockport's major plan of investment attracts business in Stockport, Greater Manchester Business Week is running a series of articles honing in on Stockport's business community and examining the impact that this is having in the town.  With regular commentary from the legal eagles at SAS … [Read more...]

400 jobs at Manchester Airport with Jet2

Jet2.com has launched a major recruitment drive to fill 400 jobs at Manchester Airport including Pilots, Cabin Crew and Ground Operations. The roles include for experienced Pilots,  aspiring Cabin Crew and new recruits for the Ground Operations Team. Roadshows will be taking place across the UK to … [Read more...]

Roadworks at Stanley Green start 29th August

As part of the ongoing A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road development, roadworks at Stanley Green in Cheadle are set to begin from 29th August. Stanley Road will operate as one-way (westbound) from the A34 roundabout to immediately east of the Earl Road junction for 6 weeks. The diversion … [Read more...]

Leaders Unite for Northern ‘East to West Crossrail’

Political and business Leaders from across major Northern cities are united in their call for investment in the East to West Crossrail project and are meeting for the first time today in Leeds to demand a fair deal on transport from the Government. The unprecedented gathering is aimed at forcing … [Read more...]

Stockport College Student Achieves Outstanding Grade

Manchester City Council has awarded Stockport College Student Suki Bains an outstanding grade for her work with ‘Looked after Children’ at the college. This isn’t the first time that Suki has received an outstanding grade for the work she puts in creating Personal Education Plans for the learners … [Read more...]

Fraud awareness advice for businesses

Fraud Awareness is an important issue for businesses to address. There is, unfortunately, an ever-present risk of fraudulent activity that targets businesses. Often the methods that are used are not particularly sophisticated, and they can affect companies of all sizes. Handelsbanken have … [Read more...]