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GREEN PM TURNS ELEVATIONS RESTAURANT GREEN

To celebrate their 4th year in business Green Project Management hosted a dinner at Stockport College 'Elevations' Restaurant for 30 of their clients and colleagues who they considered to have made a valuable contribution towards their business growth in the last year. Elevations Restaurant is … [Read more...]

THE BIG STOCKPORT EVENT NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES

The BIG STOCKPORT EVENT series is Stockport's only annual mass participation, family friendly event series and is now open for entries! Managed and delivered by LifeLEISURE and now in its 3rd year, the BIG STOCKPORT EVENT series was established to build on the legacy of the LOndon Olympic games, … [Read more...]

COUNCIL EMPLOYEE NAMED ‘HEAT HERO’

Clare Redfern from Stockport Council has been named a national Heat Hero by fuel poverty charity National Energy Action (NEA), for her contribution to tackling fuel poverty in Stockport. The Heat Hero Awards, supported by ScottishPower, recognise individuals across England and Wales who have gone … [Read more...]

HEALTHY WATERWAYS TRUST CREATE VISION FOR STOCKPORT’S MERSEY

Mersey Flow Stockport 2014 - a project being championed by the Healthy Waterways Trust - is holding an open meeting at Stockport Plaza on 3rd April. Chaired by Prof. Peter Batey, the Trust is celebrating and exploring the assets of our river, in the town where the River Mersey begins and is … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT’S ICONIC LANDMARKS SWITCH OFF FOR ‘EARTH HOUR’

Stockport Council is supporting Earth Hour 2014 by switching off external lighting on two large town centre landmarks:  the Viaduct and Stockport Town Hall. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Earth Hour 2014 will take place for one hour from 8.30pm on Saturday 29th March. The WWF is asking … [Read more...]

RECYCLING BLUNDER COSTS THOUSANDS

A resident’s recycling blunder has cost Stockport Council nearly £2,000 and has undone the good recycling work of residents. Last week a sharps box containing used syringes was put in a green bin, because of the hazardous nature this contaminated the entire ten ton load of food and … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT URGED TO PARTICIPATE IN CLIMATE WEEK

Residents and businesses in Stockport are being urged to go green and to celebrate and participate in Climate Week, from 3rdto the 9th March 2014. Climate Week is Britain’s biggest climate change campaign, inspiring a new wave of action to create a sustainable future. Culminating in a week … [Read more...]

SEASHELL TRUST STUDENTS BURY TREASURE

A special school and college have buried a treasure trove of memories to be discovered by future students. The current students at Seashell Trust have buried time capsules under new buildings to show what life was like at the charity for disabled young people in 2014. The trust, on Stanley … [Read more...]

STOCKPORT SCHOOLS HELPING PARENTS MAKE ‘SMART SWAPS’

Stockport primary school children are set to benefit from a healthier start to 2014 by taking part in the new Change4Life campaign. As part of Stockport Council’s ‘Get Involved in a Healthier Stockport’ initiative,  the Change4Life ‘Smart Swaps’ campaign aims to … [Read more...]

COMPANY PLEADS GUILTY TO FLYPOSTING IN STOCKPORT

Ultimate Kitchens (NW) Ltd trading as The Kitchen Showroom pleaded guilty to seven offences of flyposting at Stockport Magistrates Court on Wednesday 5th February.   The company was fined £250 per offence, a total of £1,750 and ordered to pay £994.16 towards all … [Read more...]

HOME SAFETY SCHEME HELPS PROTECT TODDLERS

In a bid to keep toddlers injury free at home Stockport Council has teamed up with Stockport Homes to offer the Home Safety Scheme.  The scheme offers eligible Stockport Homes tenants who are parents the opportunity to have stair-gates, drawer and cupboard locks, fireguards and blind cord … [Read more...]

UK HITS CARPET RECYCLING TARGET REPORTS ‘CRUK’ STOCKPORT

Carpet Recycling UK has beaten landfill diversion target two years early, according to figures released by Carpet Recycling UK (CRUK) of Stockport, indicating that 107,000 metric tons of scrap carpet was reused, recycled and recovered in the United Kingdom in 2013, a 21% increase on 2012. CRUK … [Read more...]