Stockport Council run Air Raid Shelters is commemorating the 100th anniversary of WWI and other conflicts with a Festival of Flowers. Local flower clubs and groups, supported by Stockport Council’s Museums Service, have put together the floral tribute to all personnel who have and are … [Read more...]
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CANCER CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND SAVE LIVES
88 people in Stockport are diagnosed with either bladder or kidney cancer every year and 46 people die from the diseases annually.[i] However, more than 9 in 10 people in England survive bladder or kidney cancer for at least a year if diagnosed at the earliest stage, but this drops to just 1 in 3 … [Read more...]
PARENTS URGED TO PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN FROM FLU
Parents of two, three and four year old children in Stockport are being urged to protect them from flu this winter. Stockport Council, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and NHS Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group, have contacted Health Visitors and GPs to remind parents that influenza viruses … [Read more...]
LET’S LOOK AGAIN AT ALCOHOL IN STOCKPORT
Stockport Council and partners are supporting the North West campaign ‘Let’s Look Again at Alcohol’ launched this week by the campaign group Drinkwise. The campaign asks the public to look again at alcohol and ask what more can be done to help protect children. In … [Read more...]
BRIGHT START FOR FREE CHILDCARE
Bright Beginnings Community Nursery in Adswood has helped launch Stockport’s bright new look for promoting free childcare for two year olds. Stockport Council, working with Manchester City Council, revealed the new illustrations as part of their efforts to raise awareness of the free places … [Read more...]
NUMBER OF ‘NEETS’ DOWN BY 138,000
According to the latest figures from the Office of NationalStatistics (ONS), there were 955,000 young people (aged from 16 to 24) in the UK who were Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET), a decrease of 20,000 from January to March 2014 and down 138,000 from a year earlier. The … [Read more...]
FUNDING BOOST FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA
Stockport residents living with dementia are set to benefit from improved care environments thanks to a funding boost. Stockport Council in partnership with Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has been awarded £755,000 from the Department of Health’s Dementia … [Read more...]
HIGH LANE U3A GROUP VISIT WESTMINSTER
High Lane U3A took Westminster by storm recently when 50+ members toured the Houses of Parliament and quizzed Hazel Grove MP Andrew Stunell as part of a five day visit to the London sights. Commenting, Sir Andrew said: “The University of the Third Age is a fabulous group of older … [Read more...]
LATEST – ROADWORKS UPDATE FOR STOCKPORT
The latest announcements reagrding roadworks planned for Stockport are affecting the areas around Edgeley and Marple Bridge. Stockport Council is carrying out carriageway works on York Street from the junctions with Chatham Street to Old Chapel Street in Edgeley. The work is due … [Read more...]
GREAT WAR FAMILY HISTORY DAY
To celebrate Family History Month, Stockport Council run Local Heritage Library is holding a WWI History Day on Saturday 9th August. The event, which runs from 10.30am to 3.45pm, will allow people to explore what life was like in Stockport during the Great War and to find out about their Military … [Read more...]
MDT-UK AND HEATON SCHOOL
On Tuesday, 22 July 2014, Stockport's Heaton School held its annual Leavers' Presentation ceremony in the school's main hall. Some 13 pupils will be leaving at the end of this current school term with the majority moving on to either Cheadle and Marple College or The Bridge College in … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT BAND CREAM OF THE CROP AT BLUE CAT CAFE
Blossoms, a mosaic five piece recently formed in Stockport, have just confirmed a four date residency at Heaton Moor’s legendary Blue Cat Café venue. The band, comprising of Tom Ogden, Charlie Salt, Josh Dewhurst, Joe Donovan & Myles Kellock, have just completed recording … [Read more...]
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