Local manufacturers are invited to a free Cheshire East Council-backed event to help them plan and prepare for Brexit. The workshop, entitled ‘Preparing your manufacturing business for Brexit’ will be held on Thursday 22 February, from 8am to11.30am, at Sandbach business Delta Balustrades, which makes and...
Continue Reading
Cheshire East Council’s arms-length Skills and Growth Company has launched a dedicated service to help local businesses access finance to boost their growth. The Access2Finance service is in response to the findings of the latest Cheshire business survey, commissioned by the council, which found that 28...
Continue Reading
A celebration of digital arts and creative technology will be held in Macclesfield to mark the first year of the Cheshire East Council and Arts Council-funded Shift digital arts programme. The free-to-attend event, called ‘Convergence’, will be a combined programme of interactive discussions, demonstrations and presentations...
Continue Reading
Rural businesses in Cheshire East are being encouraged to apply for a share of a £5.4m injection via three significant funding streams in 2018. The funding boost – across Cheshire and Warrington – was announced at a rural business forum held today (Wednesday) at Reaseheath College,...
Continue Reading
A newly formed Transport Infrastructure Skills Board has been launched by the Council’s arms length Skills and Growth Company. The board builds on previous rail sector skills development and brings together major employers such as Network Rail, Atkins (part of SNC Lavalin) and Jacobs with education...
Continue Reading
Cheshire East Council is inviting businesses from across the borough to learn about the business support and funding available for growth projects. The free-to-attend lunchtime event on 25 January, provided by the authority’s arms-length Skills and Growth Company, will have guest speakers discussing the funding available...
Continue Reading
A new report has placed Cheshire East as the top performing area in the North West for ‘economic wellbeing’. The Vibrant Economy Index also placed Cheshire East highly in the overall national picture as one of the best performing areas outside the South East. The index has been...
Continue Reading
A ground-breaking ceremony has taken place to mark the official start of construction on site at Cheshire Green Industrial Park. The announcement follows on from the £3.2million funding agreement awarded by the Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) earlier this year. Phillip Posnett, director of...
Continue Reading
Our latest business support package is now live, called Digital 2020 Business, and the first masterclass events will take place during November. Digital 2020 is the fourth phase of our Connecting Cheshire project and will target rural areas in Cheshire and Warrington, where broadband speeds remain...
Continue Reading
Cheshire East Council has welcomed the news that insurance giant Royal London will remain in the borough and will take up the opportunity to relocate to Alderley Park. The announcement ends speculation around the future location for the company and means that up to 1,200 high-skilled...
Continue Reading