THE grounds of the Seashell Trust charity and specialist college will be all the more green and pleasant in the future thanks to the handy work of volunteers and cadets from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service. A joint tree planting session was held at the Seashell Trust in Cheadle Hulme … [Read more...]
News for: Environmental
STOCKPORT COMPANY GETS GREEN LIGHT
Brian Davies, Managing Director, of Stockport based Green Light Energy Solutions Ltd, has announced that his company has become one of the first in the North West to become an official Green Deal Installer for Solar PV. The Green Deal is a new way for owners and tenants to pay for a range of … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT RESIDENTS LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR THE FAIR ENERGY SCHEME AUCTION
With less than a week to go until the first auction, residents across Stockport are being urged to save hundreds of pounds from their fuel bills as part of an energy switching scheme. Residents are being encouraged to use ‘people power’ and join a ground breaking … [Read more...]
AGMA ENERGY SWITCH REGISTERING EVENT
The Association of Greater Manchester Authorities, AGMA, and Stockport Council are inviting residents to register with' AGMA Energy Switch' to see if they can save money on energy costs. The Energy Switch scheme brings together a number of people who want to switch providers into one … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT HISTORIC TOWN CENTRE GATEWAY TO BE RESTORED
A prominent listed gateway at a Stockport town centre church is to be restored. Stockport Council is to repair and restore the Grade II* listed stone gateway and boundary walls to St Mary’s Church. The poor condition of the gateway, located between the Church and the Market Hall, … [Read more...]
LANDLADY PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGALY DISPOSING WASTE
A former Stockport landlady pleaded guilty to failing to dispose of commercial waste legally and was sentenced at Stockport Magistrates on Wednesday 9th January. Jacqueline Gallagher, aged 49, a former landlady of the Hope Inn Tavern on Wellington Road North, Heaton … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT LANDFILL SITE AMONG 18 SOLD TO LANDCARE
Greater Manchester Waste Development Authority has sold 18 former landfill sites to a firm that may seek to bring some of them back into use, including one in Stockport. The 18 sites comprise a total of 526 acres and are also in Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Tameside … [Read more...]
800 NEW TREES FOR STOCKPORT BY THE END OF MARCH
Stockport Council, in partnership with Solutions SK, is replacing 800 missing, removed or dead street trees which were identified in a 2010 survey. Work on the priority £150,000 project starts in Hazel Grove today, Monday January 7th before covering all areas of the borough. To … [Read more...]
Government delays setting carbon target until 2016
The government has published details of its long-awaited Energy Bill, designed to keep lights on and emissions down. The government will provide £7.6bn towards low-carbon electricity infrastructure by 2020, but household bills are set to rise to pay for it. A decision about setting … [Read more...]
New water supplies for south Stockport
United Utilities (UU) has submitted plans for a £15 million scheme to create a new underground water storage reservoir. The proposals are aimed at keeping reliable water supplies on tap for the south Stockport and High Peak areas. The communities that would be served by the new service … [Read more...]
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