Hazel Grove High School and Hursthead Junior School are to receive a share of a £370m million school buildings fund: Hazel Grove High School on Jacksons Lane and Hursthead Junior School in Cheadle Hulme will receive money from the Condition Improvement Fund*. Local MP Mark Hunter … [Read more...]
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STOCKPORT BUSINESSES ENCOURAGED TO DO DEMENTIA DIFFERENTLY
Stockport Council and partners are encouraging Stockport Businesses to pledge to make their businesses more dementia aware, by signing up their employees to a dementia awareness training session over the coming year. The pledge is part of ongoing work to make Stockport Dementia Friendly, … [Read more...]
GET A TASTE OF LION & ANTELOPE AND PORK & PICKLE AT TERMINAL 3
Manchester Airport has launched two new food and beverage concepts in Terminal 3: The Lion & Antelope and Pork & Pickle. Left: William Lees-Jones of JW Lees, Beth Brewster of MAG and Walter Seib of HMSHost International officially open the Lion and Antelope. The Lion & Antelope is a … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT CLAIMS FREECLAIM FROM WYTHENSHAWE
Local personal injury firm, Freeclaim Solicitors currently based in Wythenshawe, has secured new premises at Cheadle Royal as part of ambitious plans for the development of the Practice. Led by Managing Director Alastair Fernie, the Practice is currently undergoing exciting business development … [Read more...]
AWARDS LAUNCHED – WHO MAKES YOU PROUD?
Stockport's extraordinary people are to be recognised in the Borough's popular citizen awards.The Proud of Stockport awards will see individuals, groups or teams that go out of their way to make the Borough a better place, recognised at a ceremony at Stockport Town Hall. The Council and its … [Read more...]
LATEST STOCKPORT EXPRESS OUT NOW
The latest Stockport Express is out now and includes a packed business section with a focus on the recent Stockport economic breakfast event plus news on apprenticeships and growth news for a Stockport company. … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT IS TOWN OF CHOICE FOR YOUNG CITY COUPLES
Stockport is the town of choice for young city couples according to the Vernon Building Society's research that reveals that the number of 30-45 year olds in Stockport is increasing while Manchester and Liverpool have seen a decline over the same period. The latest data from the Office of … [Read more...]
MOVED HOUSE? DON’T LOSE YOUR VOTE
With just over a month to go before the General Election on May 7th, Stockport residents who have moved house in the last 18 months are being encouraged to make sure they are registered to vote at the right address. Poll cards will start being sent out next week to addresses across the borough … [Read more...]
MORE GREAT NEWS FOR THE A6 RELIEF ROAD
Lisa Smart, Prospective MP for Hazel Grove is celebrating this week’s announcement of a £350,000 grant for a study to assess the case for building the A555 Hazel Grove By-pass through to the M60 at Bredbury. It comes just a week after the first sod was cut on the route from the A6 … [Read more...]
CLOUD 9 HOSTS – FASTER & FURTHER
A Stockport company is using the power of fibre broadband to grow as a business and expand its customer base as far away as New Zealand. As well as creating jobs for local people and increasing turnover, Cloud 9 Hosts are also able to offer increased security for clients thanks to the capabilities … [Read more...]
PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR IS APPOINTED FOR RESTORATION OF BRAMALL HALL
Stockport Council has welcomed the appointment of its principal contractor, Lambert Walker, to undertake the restoration of historic Bramall Hall. This follows a successful grant of £1.6 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Left: Bramhall Hall Lambert Walker are a North West … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT BUSINESS CENTRE EXTENDS SPARK COMPETITION DEADLINE
Stockport Business & Innovation Centre (SBIC) has extended the deadline for entries in its search for the region’s most promising business start-up. After the innovative bereavement gifts business, Inspired Goodbyes, took the honours in 2014, the Spark Stockport Business Idea … [Read more...]