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Loss of hearing affects the ability to work

Research from Stockport based Starkey Hearing Technologies shows that loss of hearing affects the ability to work efficiently. Silence is far from golden for thousands of ageing Stockport workers and across Greater Manchester who struggle at work rather than admit they have a problem with their … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester exceeds 1m target to get active

Greater Manchester has exceeded its target to get 1 MILLION people active by 2017 with 1,009,180 people now regularly active in Greater Manchester, saving the area £647,590 in NHS costs in the first year alone. Working in partnership, the Sport and Physical Activity Sector wanted to encourage … [Read more...]

Stockport cracks the code to healthy ageing

Stockport played host to an 'Innovation Lab' to crack the code to healthy ageing by identify digital solutions to help older people live independently for longer within their communities. People from a range of public sector, academic and voluntary organisations across the North West joined the lab … [Read more...]

Anytime Fitness 24 hour gym opens in Bramhall

Anytime Fitness, a 24 hour gym, has opened in the Village Square in Bramhall where staff, gym members, local business, and members of the Bramhall community attended a fun filled ribbon cutting ceremony. To officially launch Anytime Fitness, owner of the new 24 hour gym, Sophie Hoyle, was on hand … [Read more...]

Dame Esther Rantzen Praises Stockport Care Home

Campaigner and TV presenter Dame Esther Rantzen, visited a Stockport care home this week to congratulate them on being recognised as one of the very best in the country. Dystlegh Grange, in Disley, Cheshire, recently received the highest possible rating of “Outstanding” from the Care Quality … [Read more...]

Time to Spring Clean Your Home, Business, YOU!

It's a sunny Spring day. Spring is a time of optimism and of making plans. Every print and digital advertisement shouts about plans to get fit for the summer and supermarket shelves are brimming with new seasonal produce. On days like today, many people ‘wake up’ out of a winter hibernation and … [Read more...]

Stockport Care Home judged ‘one of the best’

A Stockport care home has been judged one of the very best in the country after receiving an “Outstanding” Rating from the Care Quality Commission. This status – the highest achievable – puts Dystlegh Grange in the top 0.5% of all residential care homes in England. Situated in Disley, near … [Read more...]

TfGM pedalling campaign to join the European Cycling Challenge

Greater Manchester based businesses and partners are being encouraged to use pedal power in May to put GM on the European Cycling Map.   The European Cycling Challenge (ECC) is an annual ‘urban cycling’ competition taking place each May. Starting out as a small pilot in Bologna, with around 70 … [Read more...]

Top spot for Stockport not to be sneezed at!

Stockport has come out tops in the Flu Vaccination chart as the town's GPs, nurses and midwives are the best in Greater Manchester (GM) for immunising people against flu – and that’s official.  Stockport’s GPs, nurses and midwives are the best in Greater Manchester (GM) for immunising people … [Read more...]

Stockport based Fertility Clinic secures RBS funding

A leading private Stockport based fertility clinic, Manchester Fertility, is set for further growth after securing a seven figure funding package from the Royal Bank of Scotland. The funding will be used for investment in new IVF technologies, genetic screening services and innovative IT … [Read more...]

Get Stockport Fit for Work with ‘actilife’

Launched last month, Life Leisure's 'actilife' Workplace Challenge is set to get Stockport fit for work and has signed up employees from three Stockport health organisations, all practising what they preach by signing up to the year-long community health challenge and a more active life. Up to 500 … [Read more...]

Stockport Council recognised at National Awards

Two innovative Stockport Council services have been recognised at a national award ceremony in London.  Both Stockport Family and Commissioners in Adult Social Care were shortlisted in the category for Most Innovative Service Delivery Model at this week's LGC Awards 2017, narrowly missing out to … [Read more...]