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The Transpennine Route Upgrade, improving rail connectivity between Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and York, has reached its latest milestone in full electrification of the railway. Following five consecutive weekends of work, engineers have installed 7.5 km of wiring between Micklefield in … [Read more...]

Stockport-based wholesaler, Parfetts, has achieved a record breaking annual turnover of £733 million in its financial year ending 2025. With sales up from £696 million in 2024, the employee-owned business is awarding its workforce the maximum 4% sales bonus. The latest results mean the wholesaler … [Read more...]

A Stockport student nursing associate has been recognised for her early contributions to the NHS and her work to improve local mental health services. Phoebe Hall, 21, from Brinnington, Stockport was awarded ‘Student Nursing Associate of the Year’ at the acclaimed Student Nursing Times Awards … [Read more...]

Business activity stabilised across the North West private sector in June, following a decline in output in recent months, the latest NatWest Growth Tracker survey has revealed. The headline North West Business Activity Index – which measures changes in the region's output of goods and services – … [Read more...]

Stockport will be considering how our work may influence our drinking, and how drinking impacts on our work during this year's Alcohol Awareness Week. Led annually by UK charity Alcohol Change UK, Alcohol Awareness Week runs from 7-13 July 2025 and this year’s theme is ‘alcohol and … [Read more...]

Nine young people with special educational needs and disabilities have become the latest to secure paid roles through a partnership between Manchester Airport and Stockport disability charity, Pure Innovations. Pure Innovations' Supported Internships programme at Manchester Airport launched in … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, has signed a pledge committing to greater investment in active travel infrastructure to support more people to make healthier and greener journeys by walking, wheeling and cycling. The pledge, signed jointly by 12 Combined Authority Mayors across England … [Read more...]

Stockport County has revealed its much-anticipated PUMA home kit for the 2025/26 football season, with kits now on sale. The modern and striking design of the new season's kit features a County blue base on the chest and sleeves, blending seamlessly into white towards the lower half through a … [Read more...]