The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is visiting Cheadle constituency today where he’ll be hosting a Q&A at Adidas HQ to talk about how we strengthen the North West’s economy. Mr Clegg is hosting these discussions right across the North as part of his Northern Futures … [Read more...]
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STOCKPORT LOGS ON TO HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND
More than 500 Stockport businesses and homes can now benefit from high-speed fibre broadband rolled out by the £15 million Get Digital Faster programme across Greater Manchester. Ten green street cabinets have already gone live in and around the centre of Stockport, making fibre broadband … [Read more...]
NEW NAME ROCKS FOR £45 MILLION TOWN CENTRE LEISURE SCHEME!
Stockport Council has announced today (Wednesday 15th October) that its £45 million Bridgefield development in Stockport town centre has been renamed “Redrock Stockport”. Redrock is a 40,000 sq ft leisure scheme – which is part of the Council’s Investing in Stockport … [Read more...]
SUPERHEROES FLY IN FOR SEASHELL
Superheroes flew into action recently to raise cash for profoundly disabled young people. Student teacher Emma Jane Shaw, and her boyfriend Lewis Easdown, both aged 20, donned the iconic costumes to take on the zip wire over Salford Quays for Seashell Trust. The pair also abseiled down the … [Read more...]
BRIGHT END TO SEASON FOR HUGHES’ SPEEDWORKS AT BRANDS HATCH
It was a bright end to the season under gloomy skies for Stockport based Hughes/Speedworks Motorsport as Tom Ingram ended his rookie season with an impressive weekend as the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship visited Brands Hatch in Kent. Tom qualified the team’s Toyota Avensis … [Read more...]
VEHICLES WITHIN EMISSIONS BAND A CONTINUE TO BENEFIT FROM FREE PARKING IN STOCKPORT
Vehicles, which have exhaust emissions below 100g/km, are eligible for free parking in 'on and off-street' public parking places operated by Stockport Council throughout the borough. Prior to October 2014 eligible vehicles were identified by the paper tax disc. On Wednesday 1st October 2014, … [Read more...]
FAIRHURST ESTATES APPOINTED BY FINNING
Fairhurst Estates have been appointed by Finning, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of heavy duty plant moving equipment, to acquire a lease hold property for them on the Slough Trading Estate. The Stockport based property and facilities management company Fairhurst Estates … [Read more...]
MANCHESTER AIRPORT ON ROUTE FOR RECORD PASSENGER NUMBERS
Manchester Airport is on course and nudging nearer to an all-time record number of 22 million passengers as the number of people using the UK’s 3rd busiest airport increased again last month. Nearly 5% more people used the airport this September as a total of 2.3m people travelled … [Read more...]
CHRISTINE THORNLEY ACHIEVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR POWER OF ATTORNEY CAMPAIGNING
Partner Christine Thornley at Gorvins Solicitors in Stockport has been highly commended in the Solicitor of the Year, Private Practice category at the Law Society Excellence Awards 2014. The joint head of Gorvins Wills, Trusts and Probate team picked up the accolade at a prestigious black tie … [Read more...]
TRAMS TO MANCHESTER AIRPORT ARRIVE 12 MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
Metrolink’s new line to Manchester Airport will open to passengers on Monday 3 November – well over 12 months ahead of schedule. The final stage of a thorough pre-launch process will start on Monday 20 October when test trams will start to run out of service between Cornbrook and … [Read more...]
RBS FUND F1 SIMULATOR AT NORTH WEST Scalextric RACING CENTRE
North West Scalextric racing centre - Stonerig Raceway - has installed a Formula One (F1) simulator at its premises in Oldham funded with the support of a loan from The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). The simulator is the very latest F1 model available and is based on the 2014 McLaren and Force … [Read more...]
GET STOCKPORT ONLINE!
Residents across Stockport are being challenged to get online this October and try doing everyday things the digital way, as part of the national Get Online Week running Monday 13th to Sunday 19th October. Councillor Iain Roberts, Deputy Leader of Stockport Council, said: “The internet … [Read more...]