The winners of this year’s Stockport Schools' Book Awards will be announced during a glittering presentation evening at the Plaza Theatre on 21st November. Hundreds of Stockport pupils, aged from three to 16 years old, from 30 primary and secondary schools across the borough, read a … [Read more...]
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BIG TREE PLANTING DAY AT COUNTRY PARK
Stockport Council is encouraging residents to come along to Reddish Vale Country Park to take part in a tree planting day. Stockport Council is working with Red Rose Forest, who have supplied over 300 trees, to deliver the planting project. The tree planting event takes place on Wednesday … [Read more...]
CARERS IN STOCKPORT URGED TO KNOW THEIR RIGHTS
Stockport Council is working with Signpost Stockport for Carers and Stockport FLAG to support Carers Rights Day on Friday 30th November. The Signpost Stockport for Carers bus and an information stall will be outside Boots at Edgeley Shopping Centre from 10.00am to 3.00pm to raise awareness of … [Read more...]
Campaigners for Reddish Station
A campaign group in Reddish are leading an appeal for the station at Reddish South to reinstate regular rail services for their local station. The group believe that a regular service will ease congestion on the roads and lead to less traffic at peak times and rush hour making the roads … [Read more...]
P.C.World reporting for duty!
A worker at Stockport Police station was left a little red-faced after asking whether 'P.C. World' worked at the station! The magazine of The Police Federation Of England & Wales claims the unnamed woman, "skim read" the paperwork attached to the cash, before asking a colleague: "Do we have … [Read more...]
Closure of M62 Causing Huge Delays
Motorists travelling East over the M62 this morning are facing huge delays following a major accident earlier this morning. The M62 has been closed east bound between junctions 26 and 27 and all routes around the area are very congested. West bound traffic is also being affected. The … [Read more...]
The Cockleshell Heroes, Stockport Story Museum
Exhibition Preview: The Cockleshell Heroes, Stockport Story Museum, Stockport, November 9 2012 – November 10 2013 Open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm. Admission free. "Stockport Story Museum salutes local hero's place among World War II Cockleshell Heroes" Written by Ben Miller | … [Read more...]
Stockport butcher’s success at Smithfield
A Stockport based butcher was celebrating this week after scooping a top title in this year's Q Guild Smithfield Awards. Corry's Butchers, of Bramhall, took two Diamond awards with its porchetta, winning the Best Kitchen-ready Product category and also the Best Pork category, before going on to … [Read more...]
Stockport Story Museum salutes local World War II Cockleshell Hero
Exhibition Preview: The Cockleshell Heroes, Stockport Story Museum, Stockport, November 9 2012 – November 10 2013 Open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm. Admission free. "Stockport Story Museum salutes local hero's place among World War II Cockleshell Heroes" Written by Ben Miller | … [Read more...]