Stockport has taken part in Exercise Triton II - the biggest live exercise of its kind ever held in the Greater Manchester region. Around 36 organisations across the region and nationally have been taking part in this major emergency planning exercise. The complex scenario used was designed to … [Read more...]
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Stockport Homes named Top UK landlord
Stockport Homes named no.1 Top Landlord in the UK after winning the 24Housing magazine vote. Stockport Homes have been voted in the Top Ten Landlords for three years running having reached the number 2 spot for the past 2 years. The ten shortlisted organisations campaigned to gather support in … [Read more...]
Pete’s the key to PAL Hire engagement
PAL Hire have announced their latest initiative to engage the workforce at their headquarters in Cheadle Hulme. The event and site set-up specialist have decided to give power to their employees by forming a team, named PETE; Pal’s Engagement Team of Employees. The team will be a company forum … [Read more...]
Hallidays hosting Business Growth Hub event for SMEs
Business Growth Hub is launching its Workforce Development Programme at Hallidays this month. The Workforce Development Programme is a fully funded service for growing SMEs in Greater Manchester that focuses on supporting the growth of your business through investing in your employees. Guest … [Read more...]
Challenge translates to Gold Duke of Edinburgh award
Peak Translations employee Elizabeth Boorman has passed her gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. Elizabeth, 26, from Whaley Bridge started the scheme back in 2006, finally receiving her award at Holyrood Palace in the presence of Prince Philip. The award was presented by Stephen Miller MBE, a British … [Read more...]
Hainan Airlines 5* award from SKYTRAX
Hainan Airlines, who commenced direct flights from Manchester to China in June, has been awarded the SKYTRAX Five-Star Airline Designation for a 6th Consecutive Year. SKYTRAX, a global provider of professional aviation evaluation services and research firm with a focus on airline and airport … [Read more...]
Life Leisure’s David Hopkins Foundation helping young cricketer
Life Leisure is helping a young cricketer by covering his costs to play county cricket. Alex Hooton has received £500 from Life Leisure’s David Hopkins Foundation to help him play for Cheshire. Alex, 15, who lives in Romiley and goes to Marple Hall School, has been selected to play for … [Read more...]
Half of north west businesses ‘have fears disabled people won’t be able to do the job’
Research released this week claims almost half of firms in the north west are 'apprehensive about hiring someone with a disability'. The findings were revealed as part of a survey of 1,000 businesses to coincide with the launch of Purple - a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving … [Read more...]
UK POS charity bike ride smashes target for The Christie
The UK POS team took on the 64 mile Manchester to Blackpool charity bike ride and achieved amazing results for their chosen charity, The Christie. The 7 strong team included Director Jason Leslie and Gary Johnson, Head of Operations. The ride covered 64 miles starting from The Imperial War … [Read more...]
Manchester Airports Group records fifth year of growth
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has recorded a fifth consecutive year of growth as passenger numbers hit 51.9 million and revenue was up 5.5% to £778.8m. The airport group, which owns Manchester Airport as well as London Stansted, East Midlands and Bournemouth airports, saw operating profits … [Read more...]
High inner-city cost of living attracting young families to Stockport
Vernon Building Society research reveals that the net number of 25-35 year olds moving into Stockport from Manchester has increased by 27% year-on-year, according to the latest internal migration data from the Office of National Statistics. In the year up to June 2015, 1,299 of 25-35 year old … [Read more...]
Passenger numbers at Manchester airport fly higher
Passenger numbers at Manchester airport have broken the 24 million barrier for the first time. 2.5 million passengers flew out of the UK’s third biggest airport in June alone as new flights to China have fuelled the growth, leading to a moving annual total to 24,095,206, a 7.21% increase year on … [Read more...]
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