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STOCKPORT COUNCIL FREEZES COUNCIL TAX

At its Budget Council meeting on Thursday 27th February, Stockport Council agreed to freeze Council Tax for residents. Residents will see a small increase of 0.2% in their overall bills as the Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester decided to increase the amount paid for policing … [Read more...]

MAKE IT PERSONAL WITH NEW EMAIL ALERT SERVICE

Stockport Council has launched its free email alert service where people can sign up and choose the news or service updates that they want to hear about. There’s a wide range of information to choose from whether it’s a single topic, such as ‘bin collection updates,’ or … [Read more...]

NEW LOOK STOCKPORT EXPRESS OUT TODAY

Local newspaper the Stockport Express has unveiled a new look this week covering news throughout Stockport and community events. Each week the Business section takes a look a Stockport's business community including news from Gorvins and Marketing Stockport's interview with Lyndsey Hayes of … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT STUDENT ANSWERS CALL TO TEACH

Stockport College student SAUL Parsons is dedicating his life to helping youngsters make the most of the childhood he missed so much of himself. A congenital heart condition diagnosed at birth meant that 19 year old Saul had to spend long periods of his early years in hospital recovering from … [Read more...]

LATEST – ROADWORKS UPDATE FOR STOCKPORT

Below is the latest list of roadworks in Stockport affecting Woodley, Bredbury, Bramhall and Hazel Grove. Stockport Council is currently carrying out drainage works on Hyde Road in Woodley near the junction of Wyecroft Close. The works are scheduled to finish on 26th February. … [Read more...]

2 ‘MAN’ TEAM ON ROUTE FOR MOTORCYCLING SUCCESS

Two young engineers from MAN Diesel & Turbo UK’s (MDT-UK) Headquarters in Stockport are working together in their own time in pursuit of motorcycling success. 20 year-old Jake Poole - pictured left - (who has just completed  his apprenticeship and is now a fully qualified … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT UNIVERSITY CENTRE – A HIDDEN GEM!

One of Stockport's best kept secrets is that Stockport College also has a University Centre where students can study Higher Education courses and graduate with a degree validated by world class universities!  The University Centre has years of success behind it and a wealth of highly … [Read more...]

LATEST STOCKPORT EXPRESS – OUT NOW

In today's Stockport Express, police reveal their most wanted suspects, fire station closes because of lack of firefighters and we round up the chaos caused by the strong winds. In business, we talk to the Marple mum who has set up her own sewing busines from home. … [Read more...]

UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN BY 125,000 – LATEST FIGURES FROM ONS

Latest UK job figures released today (19th February) by the Office National Statistics show that the number of adults aged 16 to 64 in employment in the final quarter of 2013 has increased by 193,000 compared with the preceding period, from July to September, equating to 72.1%. During the same … [Read more...]

PETITION CALLS ON STOCKPORT CCG’S TO BACK FAMILY DOCTORS

  Stockport NHS Watch have voiced their support for the borough’s hard working GPs. The group handed in a petition at NHS Stockport CCG’s governing body meeting asking them to back family doctors by refusing to put services like 24 hour blood pressure testing out to open … [Read more...]

SUCCESS AT STOCKPORT COLLEGE EMPLOYABILITY FAIR

MORE than 500 students met with some of Stockport’s top business men and women at Stockport College’s employability fair which was organised by the Reed-NCFE Partnership who are based at the College. The fair was a priceless and unique opportunity for Stockport College students to … [Read more...]