If you judge the health of a centre by the number of vacant units (and that does seem to be the measure of choice these days), Gatley is looking pretty healthy. On a walk through the village, I counted seven empty “shopfronts”: Former Tatton cinema (planning application under discussion with the Council) Nat West (proposal […]

In Cheadle village we’ve seen a new building on the High Street – a Sainsbury’s on the Ground Floor with apartments above. Unusually for a new build, it’s been met with almost universal approval and the most common comment we’ve had is “The new building looks great, but can’t you get something done with the […]

A unique Makers Market will be held on Cheadle Green 11am-5pm on Monday 6th May 2013 (Bank Holiday Monday). Over 30 market stalls will line the pavements and the Cheadle Civic Society, who are organising the event, will be promoting their proposals to improve Cheadle Green. We think this will be a great event, promoting […]

Stockport Council’s “Meet the Buyer” event has been running for several years now, connecting small local businesses with larger companies keen to find Stockport suppliers. The 2013 event was on Tuesday 13th in the Ballroom at the Town Hall (the day after the Ballroom was packed for a 16+ options event). Here’s a short video […]

If you’re a budding entrepreneur, why not take up the opportunity to trade for free on Stockport’s Historic Market for up to five days during the national Love your Local Market event in May. If it works, you can then have a market stall for the next 12 months at a discounted rent. The closing […]

There’s plenty of help around for younger people trying to get a job, but Cheadle-based careers expert Adrienne Conway thinks older job-seekers aren’t as well supported, and she’s set up a new company – Work & Beyond – to help them. With over thirty years’ professional experience helping people across Greater Manchester into work, Adrienne’s […]

A survey has found Stockport and Trafford are joint top for business in Greater Manchester, and 14th in the whole country. The research by Santander ranked the country’s 76 largest conurbations (excluding London) and looked at what makes an area a good place to set up a business. Cambridge came top nationwide, with Manchester 36th […]

Cheadle company The Mansion Group has been named by insider magazine as the fastest growing company in Greater Manchester over the last five years, and the second fastest in the North West. To be considered for the list, a company has to have had positive growth over five years, and started with a turnover of at […]

Along with Stockport Town Team members, I met Mary Portas today on her first visit to Stockport. We became a Portas Pilot town last May and since then have been working to improve the Town Centre – focussing on the Market/Underbanks area. After meeting Mary and her team at the station, we went to the […]

Stockport Market came alive today as people flocked in to have a turn on the ice rink, ride the donkey and enjoy the shopping. With free parking at all council car parks, and a dry, sunny day after Saturday’s torrential downpours, the town centre was busy with shoppers grabbing last-minute presents and enjoying the fun. […]