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Northern Mayors call for clearer guidance to protect workers

Northern mayors from Greater Manchester and Liverpool city regions have written to the UK government calling for clearer guidance for businesses in order to protect workers from coronavirus unable to work from home. Recent images and reports of warehouses and call centres operating without … [Read more...]

1st April – Coronavirus Latest Updates

IMPORTANT - The GM LEP and Growth Company are holding a webinar at 4pm today titled “Supporting Businesses Through the COVID-19 Pandemic” including Andy Burnham, Mayor of GMLou Cordwell, Co-Chair GM LEP Mark Hughes, CEO, Growth Company This will give businesses a chance to listen and … [Read more...]

musicMagpie launches major NHS Charity Scheme

Stockport-based company, musicMagpie, has launched what it anticipates to be a huge fundraising initiative to raise cash for the ‘NHS Charities Together’ scheme, as the NHS continues to front the nation’s efforts to combat the COVID-19 virus. From today, the company which started life as a ‘cash … [Read more...]

New care facility used for Stockport NHS coronavirus response

Health and Social Care partners in Stockport have commissioned a new 71-bed facility, Bramhall Manor, to care for patients who are well enough to be discharged from hospital but need further assessment to identify their ongoing care needs. Bramhall Manor, New Care’s latest state-of-the-art care … [Read more...]

31st March – Latest Coronavirus Update

As of latest official figures released, 135,000 people have been tested, 22,141 tested positive and very sadly 1408 have died.  The message from Government has not changed but is amplified: ‘Stay at Home, Protect the NHS, Save lives’. 30th March: Government’s 5pm media briefing presented by the … [Read more...]

How new technology is aiding the response to Covid-19

Analysis by the Europe-wide ESCP Business School has found that new robotics and AI technology have provided vital assistance in the response to the Covid-19 outbreak. In the health service, robots are used to deliver medicine to infectious patients and monitor temperatures remotely, while in … [Read more...]

Stockport Market traders launch delivery and collection service

Traders at Stockport Market supplying food have a launched a local delivery and collection service in response to restrictions imposed by the coronavirus outbreak. While the market hall is now closed to the public, Stockport shoppers are now able to order fruit and vegetable, meat and cheese … [Read more...]

Bin collection changes announced for Stockport

Stockport Council is running bin collections at a reduced capacity to guarantee the welfare and needs of crews and other staff. While the council and its partners are working closely together to minimise the impact on services of Coronavirus, some changes to bin collections in Stockport are … [Read more...]

30th March: Coronavirus Daily Update

Both the Prime Minister and the Health Secretary are in isolation having both tested positive for Covid-19. Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for housing, hosted Sunday’s press conference. As of yesterday, nearly 128,000 people have been tested, 19,522 tested positive and very sadly 1228 have … [Read more...]