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£33.6 million funding awarded for A34 improvements

The UK government has approved £33.6 million in funding for Stockport Council to enable a package of critical improvements to the A34 corridor between Cheadle and Handforth. The investment in the A34 Corridor Improvement Scheme was first announced last year to ease local congestion and enhance … [Read more...]

Morgan Sindall appointed to build new Stockport SEND school

Morgan Sindall Construction has been appointed to deliver a new SEND secondary school in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, for students with severe learning difficulties. The Department for Education (DfE) has appointed the contractor to construct the new school, which will specialise in provision for … [Read more...]

Historic England highlights retrofitting skills shortages

Historic England is calling for more action to be taken to address skills shortages in retrofitting buildings to ensure older properties can be made more energy efficient, following the publication of new data on the scale of work needed to ensure pre-1919 buildings meet net zero standards. Data … [Read more...]

Construction begins on town centre affordable housing scheme

Caddick Construction have begun work on a £26.7 million affordable housing project in Stockport town centre that is being brought forward by The Guinness Partnership. Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, and Leader of Stockport Council, Cllr Mark Hunter, joined The Guinness Partnership and … [Read more...]

New inpatient wards proposed for Stepping Hill Hospital

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust has submitted plans to build 30,000 sq ft of adult inpatient wards at Stepping Hill Hospital in Hazel Grove. The Trust, which runs Stepping Hill and other community health services in Stockport, plans to construct the new facility on the site of the former A12 and … [Read more...]

Improvement works underway on Stockport to Sheffield train line

Upgrades are set to resume on the Hope Valley railway line between Stockport and Sheffield that aim to improve capacity, reliability and journey times along the route. On both Sunday 5th and Sunday 12th November 2023, no trains will run between New Mills Central and Sheffield amid construction … [Read more...]

Stockport architects welcome four new team members

Stockport based BTP Architects has announced four new colleagues have joined the firm: architectural technicians, Ethan Tayler and Liam Jones; and architectural assistants, Rayyan Amjad and Oliver Martin. Liam Jones has previously worked at an architectural practice in Lymm for two years and has … [Read more...]

Construction begins on redevelopment of Reddish industrial estate

Construction work has started on the redevelopment of Vauxhall Industrial Estate in Reddish to deliver over 200,000 sq ft of modern industrial and office units. Redevelopment of the eight-acre site will see up to 28 new buildings created across six blocks, with total capacity to support around … [Read more...]