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Cardiac Science welcome UK wide database of defibrillators

A new ground-breaking partnership between the NHS, the British Heart Foundation (BHF), and Microsoft to create a UK wide database of defibrillators. The new partnership aims to map all of the UK’s defibrillators, with a shared ambition for the life-saving devices to be made readily available for … [Read more...]

Get active in Stockport this summer

Stockport Council is urging residents to Get Active in Stockport this summer and download an NHS approved app to help encourage us to be more active. Nearly 2000 Stockport residents have already downloaded the “Active 10” app  to help build activity into their daily lives. Councillor Tom McGee, … [Read more...]

Free central heating systems for Stockport residents

Stockport residents who don’t have a central heating system in their home are being offered an opportunity to get free central heating in good time for winter. The limited offer is part of Greater Manchester Warm Homes Fund which will install fully funded ‘first-time’ central heating systems to 500 … [Read more...]

Get employees in the saddle for next month’s Cycle to Work Day

Next month the UK's Cycle to Work Day takes place on Wednesday August 15th  The UK’s biggest cycle commuting event returns in August, and we're encouraging Stockport based businesses to take part. Cycle to Work Day helps employees try cycle commuting in a fun and friendly environment, whilst … [Read more...]

The BIG Stockport 10k & Family Fun Run is back

The BIG Stockport 10k and Family Fun Run is back in Stockport town centre on Sunday 16th September - are you joining in? Entries are filling up fast so it’s time to get those running shoes on and set yourself a challenge for the autumn. The race will start (10am) and finish in St. … [Read more...]

Smokefree Summer to launch at Stockport Festival

The Greater Manchester ‘Smokefree Summer’ campaign will be launched at Stockport Carnival as areas across the conurbation consider creating more permanent smokefree outdoor areas. Stockport Carnival, which is being held on the 21st July, is the first in a series of ‘Smokefree Summer’ events which … [Read more...]

Reducing sickness absence in your business

The Business Growth Hub is looking at causes of sickness and ways of reducing sickness absence in the workplace. They are exploring the potential of developing a service which would help individuals who fall ill whilst at work, and who are at risk of long-term sickness absence, to return to … [Read more...]

Stockport Council funding gets walkers out on Mirrlees Fields

Hospital staff, patients and the community who live near Mirrlees Fields can get walking thanks to Stockport Council funding and Transport for Greater Manchester (TFGM).  Mirrlees Fields is one of Stockport’s many green spaces situated between Woodsmoor and Hazel Grove. The Mirrlees Fields … [Read more...]

Vernon signs up for Smile for a Mile scheme

Stockport’s Vernon Building Society is the first business to sign up for the council's Smile for a Mile scheme. A total of 36 schools in Stockport have now signed up to the national Daily Mile campaign, which has been rebranded as Smile for a Mile in Stockport’s schools. Smile for a Mile involves … [Read more...]