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Enduring 24 hours for local business man

Local businessman, Graham Saul, owner of Cloud 9 Hosts in Hazel Grove, drove through the night in an exhilarating, tense and exciting 24 hour endurance motor race at Silverstone. The televised Hankook 24hr that took place over the weekend at the world famous Silverstone track is the inaugural event … [Read more...]

Together Trust Students win Manchester Histories award

Young people from the Together Trust have won a prestigious award for their work delving into the charity’s history. The young people from Ashcroft School, Inscape House School and Bridge College won the Best School Histories Award at the Manchester Histories Awards ceremony held earlier this … [Read more...]

Stockport College agrees sale of Wellington Road campus

Stockport College and the Homes and Community Agency (HCA) have announced a deal to turn part of the Wellington Road campus in Stockport into a residential development. The former St Thomas Workhouse part of the site is sold with vacant possession, some other parts of the campus will remain in … [Read more...]

New National Living wage effective from today

The new national living wage comes into effect from today, April 1st from when  employers must pay their employees, who are over the age of 25, a minimum of £7.20 per hour. The new minimum wage was announced by the government’s George Osborne last year and delivers a key part of the government’s … [Read more...]

Pearl of flights for Singapore Airlines from Manchester Airport

Singapore Airlines is celebrating a pearl of an anniversary as it becomes Manchester’s Airports longest serving long-haul carrier. 30 years ago today, 1st April 1986, the first scheduled Singapore Airlines flight touched down at Manchester Airport, when Cliff Richard and the Young Ones were … [Read more...]

New drone delivery service reaches new heights

A north west based paint company is promising customers a swift, traffic free delivery service. HMG Paints have invested in a drone capable of flying at speeds of 50mph to deliver up to 25 litres of paint direct to its destination within a fraction of normal delivery time. The innovative HMG … [Read more...]

Accountancy boss backs Dr John Ashcroft’s EU views

IN Accountancy director Sarah Harkness has backed the views of economist Dr John Ashcroft that there is ‘no business case for leaving’ the EU. Sarah was at the round-table debate of Marketing Stockport's founding members at Beechwood Cancer Care Centre. Dr Ashcroft  told the room: “We are … [Read more...]

Midshire seal yet another Samsung Platinum Award.

Office technology sales and service provider Midshire, whose Northern office is in Bredbury, have been recognised as a Samsung Platinum Business Enterprise Network Partner. Platinum status was awarded to Midshire in recognition as a first class reseller, based on their business levels and … [Read more...]

New 12-sided £1 coin in mint production

Vending machine operators are among businesses who will need to prepare for the new, more secure 12 sided £1 coin that will replace the current coin and enter circulation in March 2017. The new £1 coin resembles the old ‘threepenny’ bit and replaces the current £1 coin introduced over 30 years … [Read more...]

Don’t be an April Fool – back up your files today!

Today is World Backup Day so don’t be caught red-faced on April Fools’ Day.  World backup Day deliberately takes place on the eve of April Fool’s day to create awareness around the scary reality of data loss and the importance of protecting your IT assets through backing up. This annual event … [Read more...]