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Congleton retailers will be benefiting from a visit from our retail specialist and ‘Shop Doctor’ Bill during a full day Business Hub and Shop Doctor event hosted by Cheshire East Council on Wednesday September 15th.
For Shop Doctor Event flyer, click here

Great show brought together by The Rotary Club of Windermere.
The 10th Anniversary of the Windermere Airshow promises two days of action packed entertainment in the air over Windermere on the 24th & 25th July – an event not to be missed.
Aerial displays include :
- Red Arrows visit
- Aerostars Yaks team with complex vertical aerobatics, opposition [...]

South Lakes Development Trust have been awarded the contract to undertake an Economic Assessment of the  Village Improvement Scheme in order to demonstrate the economic and social benefits of the initiative  on the village centre.
The improvement scheme is being delivered in two phases, one commencing in July 2010 with completion around October 2010 and the second [...]

Cheshire East Council is hosting a Let’s Talk Shop event at Macclesfield Football Club (similar to the event held at Crewe Ramada Encore on the 18th March).  The event is aimed at independent retailers (shops, pubs, cafes, restaurants, etc.) in rural areas and towns in the Cheshire East area
 The event details are:

26 May 2010
6-9pm
Macclesfield Football [...]

A session of retailer therapy aimed at independent market town and rural retailers featuring high profile female entrepreneur Rachel Elnaugh of Dragons Den fame and Bill Smith, our own Retail Specialist.
‘Let’s Talk Shop’ poster and booking details

Cheshire East Council are organising two events for retailers in rural areas and towns in Cheshire.Â
The first of these events on March 18th  is outlined below.
*         6.00-9.30pm
*         The event is fully subsidised by Cheshire East Council – there is no cost
*         Aimed at pubs, cafes, restaurants,  hairdressers and independent shops.
*         Rachel Elnaugh (ex of Dragon’s Den first [...]

In a project being developed between SLDT and Main Marketing & PR Ltd ( based in Marple in Cheshire) retailers receiving an advisory visit from our Retail Specialist would benefit from receiving a video record of the visit highlighting key issues identified as most likely to help improve business vitality and onward viability.
The DVD based [...]