Trafford College Group has seen its plans approved to invest £27 million in upgrading facilities for learners at it Cheadle College campus. Stockport Council's Planning and Highways Regulation Committee gave the green light to proposals in their meeting on Thursday 14th December 2023. Plans … [Read more...]
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Manchester Airport staff donate £10,000 worth of presents for neighbouring communities
Colleagues at Manchester Airport have donated more than £10,000 of gifts to homeless people, care home residents and children from disadvantaged backgrounds following an appeal. The airport has pledged that no vulnerable person in its neighbouring communities should wake up on Christmas morning … [Read more...]
Stockport Council fostering team joins UK wide recruitment campaign
Stockport Council has joined up along with four other Greater Manchester councils and a further 20 nationally to launch an online Christmas recruitment campaign to meet the urgent need for foster carers in the region. Ofsted's annual Fostering in England statistics brings to light the pressures … [Read more...]
Stockport NHS shares advice for accessing healthcare this winter
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is urging the public to remember to choose the treatment which is right for them and keep Stepping Hill Hospital’s emergency department (A&E) services for those patients who most need them. People in vulnerable groups are also being asked to get their … [Read more...]
Consultation to begin on 1,200 new town centre homes
A consultation will begin in January 2024 on plans for Stockport 8, a £250 million, 1,200 home development planned for Stockport town centre. Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) appointed English Cities Fund, a joint venture between Homes England, Legal & General and Stockport … [Read more...]
ONS reveals further fall in inflation
The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) figure published the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows that the headline rate of inflation fell to 3.9% in November. The latest fall recorded by the ONS means that average price rises are now at their slowest rate of growth since 2021, down from 4.6% … [Read more...]
Cheadle lender loan helps secure future for historic Welsh cider mill
A commercial loan from Cheadle-based property lender Together has helped to secure the future of an historic Welsh pub and cider mill. Christopher Skinner and his wife, who have run Nantyffin Cider Mill, part of the Glanusk Estate in Crickhowell, Powys, since 2015, are now owners of the Grade … [Read more...]
EV charging facilities to be installed at Stockport Decathlon store as part of retailer partnership with charging network
Sports retailer, Decathlon, has announced its Stockport branch will be the first to benefit from a national partnership with EV charging network, Be.EV. Greater Manchester-based Be.EV will bring its ultra-rapid charging solutions to the chain's stores nationwide. The Stockport store, one of the … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester tech leaders join Hong Kong trade mission
Business leaders representing the tech and digital business in Greater Manchester and the wider UK have taken part in a trade visit to Hong Kong. Organised by Richard Lowe, Tech West Advocates, the delegation sought to forge stronger connections and create partnership opportunities and make … [Read more...]
Mersey Square bus stop to close ahead of new transport interchange opening Spring 2024
The Mersey Square bus stop is set to close from 8th January, and bus passengers travelling in and out of Stockport town centre are being urged to check how their journeys may be affected. The closure of the bus stop will allow for work to begin to pedestrianise Mersey Square between the Merseyway … [Read more...]
Platform81 sponsors Friendly Bench at Edgeley Park
Stockport marketing agency, Platform81, has sponsored a 'Friendly Bench' at Stockport County FC's Edgeley Park grounds to help combat loneliness and foster connections in the community. The Friendly Bench (pictured, photo courtesy of Stockport County FC) offers a space where people can sit and … [Read more...]
Rhode Island Coffee to reopen Stockport branch
North-west founded independent coffee chain, Rhode Island Coffee, has announced the reopening of its Stockport site following a major refurbishment. The new look coffee shop is set to open on Wednesday 20th December at 2pm, with Stockport MP Navendu Mishra set to be in attendance at the Little … [Read more...]
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