Worsley resident Jessica Peaty took to the heavens for a hair-raising skydive in support of the National Deaf Children’s Society on Monday 24 May. Jessica is a home-based worker for business software company The Access Group, which has chosen the National Deaf Children’s Society as
Europe’s leading trailer and truck body manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull is opening a new UK manufacturing plant in Manchester, creating up to 50 new jobs in the next 12 months. The 7,500 sq m facility at the Southmoor Industrial Estate, Wythenshawe, will start producing custom-built, market-specific
Owner managed businesses coming out of the third lockdown are still struggling with the impact of Covid-19 and an uncertain economic outlook: 11% reported that it is likely they will have to make redundancies in the next 3-6 months putting a potential 1.85 million jobs
Imran Hussain, director of policy and campaigns at Action for Children, said: “Today’s Government announcement on education recovery clearly does not make the grade. Children don’t have a second chance at childhood and these measures risk leaving millions, particularly the most disadvantaged pupils, lacking the
With summer fast approaching it’s not just the draw of the beach that makes the UK coastline an attractive proposition, with an estimated 950,000 of us taking to the waves in either a yacht or motorboat. As hobbies go, it’s not the most affordable with
19-year-old South Londoner Master Peace has managed to captivate the ears of this generation with his own hybrid indie street sound. Today, he announces a UK tour that includes a date at YES (The Basement) in Manchester on Tuesday 21st September. Tickets go on sale
Plum Play was founded by Jonathan and Diane Schaffer in 1988, they balanced their time running a successful family business and enjoying their three young children. They knew by keeping their children active their imaginations would run wild. Today, their son Paul is the Managing
As an advocate of organic plant-focused food, London-based Harvest & Filter are inspiring urban dwellers to grow their own by launching a collection of wild and heirloom seeds — and they’re already proving popular. As an online business, Harvest & Filter offer a seed service