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...]
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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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