A recent report published by the Women and Equalities Select Committee estimates that three-quarters of pregnant women experience a negative or discriminatory effect at work, and figures are worse now than in 2005. Specifically, the report estimates that 53,000 women each year are being … [Read more...]
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Stockport wheelchair athlete celebrates Rio medal after Manchester Airport grant
Stockport Wheelchair Racing is celebrating after one of its athletes picked up a medal in the Rio Paralympics. Andy Small won a bronze medal in the T33 100m race, while two of his team-mates, Dan Bramall, also in the T33 100m, came fourth and Carly Tait was sixth in the T34 100m final. Their … [Read more...]
Would you employ someone with a tattoo?
Employers are missing out on talented workers because of negative attitudes towards people with tattoos, says a new report. The conciliation service Acas said a third of young people have a tattoo, but some firms, and individual managers, are worried about the image it would give to potential … [Read more...]
Stockport Beer Week full to the brim with events to support pubs and breweries
The second annual Stockport Beer Week returns to the town centre on Thursday in support of Stockport’s finest local pubs and breweries. After a successful launch last year, the town centre will see eleven jam-packed days of events from September 22 to October 2, ranging from beer tours, a beer … [Read more...]
Manchester Airports Group ‘delivered £6.2bn of economic value for the UK economy’
Figures in MAG’s (Manchester Airports Group) Corporate Social Responsibility Report for 2015/16 show that the group delivered £6.2bn of economic value for the UK economy and for the communities in which its four UK airports operate. This 16% increase comes on the back of MAG’s most successful … [Read more...]
House builders must be a ‘key component of the Government’s strategy’
Two thirds of SME house builders are struggling to identify land for development, according to new research from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). For the second year in a row, the FMB’s annual House Builders’ Survey has shown a lack of available and viable land as the biggest barrier to … [Read more...]
Take a floral journey at the Bramall Hall flower festival
Newly re-opened Bramall Hall is celebrating its stunning restoration with a flower festival this weekend. The Bramall Hall flower festival runs from Thursday to Sunday, September 22-25, has been entitled ‘Victorian House Party and it will see the historic rooms in the Hall decorated with … [Read more...]
DSG en-route to Screwball Rally for Together Trust
DSG Auto Contracts, part of the DSG Group, are about to take on the Screwball Rally, to raise funds for the Together Trust. Today's latest business recruit to join Marketing Stockport have been committed supporters of fellow member the Together Trust, so far raising over £6,500 for the … [Read more...]
Property developer supports Mode Rehabilitation at South Manchester Triathlon
Property developer completes South Manchester Triathlon for Stockport counselling charity Mode Rehabilitation. Vicci Schultz, 44, who lives in Mobberley, took on her seventh triathlon in Wilmslow, completed a PB and raised funds and awareness of Stockport charity Mode Rehabilitation based in … [Read more...]
A record turnout for the BIG Stockport Run
OVER 800 runners - including a Minion, Wonder Woman, a Stepping Hill super-group of fundraisers, and the largest ever national gathering of Vegan runners - took part in this year’s BIG Stockport Run at the weekend, making it the most successful turnout in the event’s five year history. The 10k … [Read more...]
Business in Britain report reports confidence in decline
Business confidence in the North West is low, according to a recent Business in Britain report from Lloyds Bank. Businesses confidence has declined in the North West as firms respond to recent economic and political shocks. North West firms cite economic uncertainty and weaker UK demand as the … [Read more...]
Only Fools & Horses star Boycie at Stockport Plaza
Only Fools & Horses star Boycie is bringing his own one-man show to Stockport's Plaza theatre. TV star John Challis is best known for his role as Boycie in BBC’s Only Fools And Horses – and in recent years he has returned to the screen to play Captain Peacock in BBC’s Are You Being Served and … [Read more...]
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