News for: Coronavirus

A purpose-built coronavirus testing lab in the North West has become fully operational, increasing the UK's capacity for testing for the virus. The second so-called Lighthouse Lab is based at Alderley Park, near Macclesfield, is now capable of testing thousands of samples daily, collected at … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has confirmed the funding for adult education, skills and employment programmes during the coronavirus outbreak. The £200 million funding for the city-region's local authorities, colleges, training providers and employment support organisations, … [Read more...]

Stockport charities are getting behind The 2.6 Challenge on Sunday April 26th following cancellation of numerous fundraising activities due to coronavirus restrictions. Organisers of the UK's biggest mass-participation sports events have come together to create a new campaign to raise vital funds … [Read more...]

An Historic England Covid-19 emergency response fund has been launched to help tackle the impact of Coronavirus on the heritage sector The aim of the fund, which will be up to £2m, is to extend the safety net as far as possible for the sector by helping small heritage organisations both to … [Read more...]

Fraudsters and scammers are taking advantage of the current Covid-19 pandemic, and pension scams soared by 400% in the last month. Dr Anna Tilba, from Durham Business School, has outlined five ways to avoid being the victim of financial scams. Coronavirus is creating favourable conditions for … [Read more...]

Latest Data: Testing: 313,769 people have now been tested for the virus (302,559) New UK Cases: 98,476 have tested positive, + 4,603 on previous day Loss of life: Sadly, of those in hospital, 12,868 people have died, an increase of 761 on the previous day (12,107) In Stockport: … [Read more...]

The Vernon Building Society and Stockport County mascot, Vernon Bear, has been spotted taking his daily exercise around local neighbourhoods. Vernon has been delighting the borough's residents on his daily walks on the streets of Stockport. He's so far done the rounds in Offerton and Hazel … [Read more...]

The Chief Executive of Stockport Credit Union has penned an open letter to Stockport residents, asking those can to invest their money to support others in their community who may be struggling. The local credit union has seen a steep rise in people needing small loans to cover basic costs, such … [Read more...]