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Together announces record results with pre-tax profit of £90.3m

Together, the specialist lender based in Cheadle, has today announced record results for the year ending 30 June 2016, with profit before tax at a record £90.3m, an increase of 20.8% on the previous year. Annual lending for the year topped the £1bn mark for the first time, up 39.5% on prior year, … [Read more...]

John Lewis profits drop by nearly 15%

John Lewis, the wholly employee owned retailer with a flagship store at Cheadle Royal in Stockport,  has blamed increased competition and wage costs for a drop in pre-tax profits of 14.8%. John Lewis – famously known for being ‘never knowingly undersold’ – reported a drop in operating profit of … [Read more...]

Emirates Manchester Airport on track for record year

Emirates, a global connector of people, places and economies, has revealed the ongoing demand for its Manchester to Dubai route, reporting a 9.5% annual growth on 2015. 610,000 passengers have flown between the two cities this year, and Emirates is all set to hit the record milestone of 1,000,000 … [Read more...]

High praise for photographer Mike Petch from Gabrielle

Photographer Mike Petch has been praised by singer Gabrielle for the pictures he took of her at the Creme de la Creme charity ball. The annual event organised by Stockport company Entertainment Today, based in Davenport, is held at the home of former footballer Ashley Ward and his wife Dawn, one of … [Read more...]

Stockport Rugby Festival pulls in C&C Healthcare as top sponsor

C&C Healthcare are headline sponsors of this year’s Stockport Rugby Festival, the hugely popular minis rugby festival being held at Stockport Rugby Club on October 2. A total of 40 teams will compete from across the Stockport borough and the north west and, based on previous years, will attract … [Read more...]

Torrential storm and flash flooding in Stockport

Parts of South Manchester and the surrounding areas were hit torrential storms and by flash flooding in Stockport where between 40-50mm rain fell in just 1 hour. One of the worst affected areas was Bramhall. The area around Bridge Lane and the Bramhall roundabout suffered its second flooding of … [Read more...]

Monarch airlines adds new routes from Manchester Airport

Monarch Airlines has added three new routes from Manchester Airport to its summer 2017 programme for passengers flying to and from the North West. Flights to Stockholm, Porto and Zagreb are all available to book from midday tomorrow, 15 September at www.monarch.co.uk.  Monarch will be the only … [Read more...]

RBS secure expansion for Stockport manufacturer Indupart

Royal Bank of Scotland have enabled Stockport manufacturer Indupart Ltd to secure new premises, as it celebrates 30 years in business. A long-established manufacturer of industrial doors and hardware components, Indupart Ltd, has expanded into additional premises at Discovery Park in Stockport … [Read more...]

Redrock Stockport starting to take shape

Work at Redrock Stockport has reached an exciting point as the steel frames have started going up, giving a glimpse of the scale of the transformation taking place. Over the past few days, cranes have begun lifting sections of the frame for the new 10 screen The Light Cinema into place, as work … [Read more...]

Cost of everyday goods up by 0.6%, house price inflation falls

The average cost of everyday household goods and services went up by 0.6% in the year to August. The UK inflation rate, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), was unchanged from July. Rising food prices and air fares pushed prices higher, the Office for National Statistics said, partly … [Read more...]