Business Archives – South Manchester News

Volunteers help to clean up Trafford Park

27th March 2019 Paul Harrison

Volunteers from Trafford Park and the surrounding area came together to act as “Litter Heroes” tidying up a discarded waste eyesore. Areas of the Trafford Park Village have been blighted by rubbish so a local [Read More]

Sapphire Accounting helping to fund apprenticeships at Seashell Trust

22nd March 2019 Kathryn Dainty

Wilmslow-based Sapphire Accounting is helping to fund apprenticeships at Seashell Trust. The accountancy firm is transferring 10 per cent of its apprenticeship levy to the Cheadle Hulme charity to enable it to fund more apprenticeships for [Read More]

Alex Deakin and Judith Aspin with comedian Rob Rouse and Smart Money People's Scott Connelly

Vernon Building Society named Best Savings Provider at the British Bank Awards

20th March 2019 Paul Harrison

The Vernon Building Society has been ‘Best Savings Provider’ at the 2019 British Bank Awards hosted by Smart Money People in London. The Vernon’s finance director Judith Aspin and marketing manager Alex Deakin represented the [Read More]

Podcast Edit Club launches in Media City to start creative community

20th March 2019 Kirsty Day

A new, free podcasting event starts in Media City tonight (March 20) to bring together the region’s growing podcasting community. MIC, a community for podcasters, founded by audio producer Vic Turnbull, has launched the Edit [Read More]

Jim Truscott (Beyond Corporate), Fiona Wood, (McAlister Family Law) and Dominic Tinner, Head of Fundraising at Seashell Trust

Law firms named as main sponsors for Seashell Trust charity sportive

15th March 2019 Kathryn Dainty

Leading Manchester law firms Beyond Corporate Law and McAlister Family Law, part of the Beyond Professional Services Group, are to be principal sponsors of the Seashell Trust charity sportive. Taking place on Sunday, September 15, [Read More]

Accountancy firm HURST raises £12,000 for MedEquip4Kids

1st March 2019 Paul Harrison

A Manchester charity that helps to save and improve the lives of sick children has received a boost of more than £12,000 from accounting and business advisory firm HURST. MedEquip4Kids, which provides hospitals and community [Read More]

Solicitors supporting St Ann’s Hospice Will Week campaign

5th February 2019 Claire Briscoe

St Ann’s Hospice is calling on people to get their affairs in order this March and help raise vital funds to support patients across Greater Manchester. The St Ann’s Hospice Will Week is an annual [Read More]

Art Club weaves mats out of plastic bags for rough sleepers

30th January 2019 Paul Harrison

A community art group has been turning unwanted plastic bags into sleeping mats for rough sleepers in Manchester and Stockport. Art Club in Heaton Moor, Stockport, has made 30 mats from around 1,000 plastic bags [Read More]

Charity urges businesses to put teams forward for golf event

30th January 2019 Claire Briscoe

St Ann’s Hospice is appealing to businesses to ‘putt’ a team forward for their latest fundraising event. The south Manchester charity has opened registration for its popular annual golf day, which sees business people from [Read More]

Life Leisure appoints commercial executive Gaurav Batra as new chair

17th January 2019 Paul Harrison

Life Leisure has appointed Gaurav Batra as its new chair. The commercial executive who will support the organisation’s plans for continued growth, diversification and setting new benchmarks in health, fitness and wellbeing. The charitable trust [Read More]