An awards ceremony organised by Stockport Council was held at the Town Hall to celebrate the achievements of volunteers and community groups. Over a hundred people attended the Central Take Part Volunteer Awards event which was held on Friday 8th March. Councillor Mark Weldon, Stockport … [Read more...]
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STOCKPORT ROADWORKS UPDATE FOR BREDBURY AND LANCASHIRE HILL
Stockport Council is currently undertaking a programme of carriageway repairs. A temporary road closure is in place on Bredbury Park from Pennine Road to Southside to allow the resurfacing work to be undertaken. The work started on 11th March and is due to be completed within 10 days. The … [Read more...]
NEW LOOK FOR GMP’s NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICING TEAMS
Greater Manchester Police has introduced bigger and more flexible neighbourhood policing teams (NPTs) across nine* of its 11 Divisions. Neighbourhood and investigative officers will now work side by side in teams, allowing them to share their knowledge, expertise and experience. … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT’S EQUITY HOUSING SHORTLISTED IN AWARDS
Equity Housing, based in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport have been shortlisted at the First Time Buyer Awards. They have been nominated for their developments at 137 Church Lane and for the Royal Oak Brewery in Stockport. in the categories for best small development and innovative redevelopment … [Read more...]
BRUCE DICKINSON COMES TO STOCKPORT
Following the breaking news of the new beer by Iron Maiden and Robinsons - click below to See Bruce Dickinson at the brewery discussing the new 'Trooper' beer. … [Read more...]
MARKETING STOCKPORT STORMS OUT OF THE BLOCKS AT ADIDAS
Marketing Stockport led the way for Stockport based businesses at their official launch event at Adidas last Thursday evening. The Marketing Stockport team chose the inspiring surroundings of the purpose built Adi-torium within Adidas’s Northern European HQ in Hazel Grove to host their … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT COLLEGE JOINERY STUDENT SCOOPS AWARD
STOCKPORT College Carpentry and Wood Occupation student Matthew Beech has scooped silver place in a prestigious construction competition. This week the 18-year-old recently became the regional runner up in the annual Institute of Carpenters competition this academic year, the competition is open … [Read more...]
IS YOUR PAYROLL READY FOR RTI?
There are now only four weeks to go until the new PAYE reporting system, known as Real Time Information (RTI), will be introduced. However there may still be some employers who are not prepared. HMRC are stepping up their campaign to raise awareness of RTI, provide support to employers to … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT SEEKS COMMUNITY PARTNER FOR SPORTS CENTRE
Local community groups have just over a week left to come forward with proposals to run a new leisure facility in Heaton Moor. Following an extensive consultation, Stockport Council listened to local people's views and earmarked part of the former Peel Moat site for a brand new sports … [Read more...]
NEW GUIDANCE ON ALLERGEN LABELLING
New guidance has been launched to help the food industry understand and implement changes in EU legislation for allergen labelling on products.The guidance, which has been put together by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) in partnership with the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), offers clear … [Read more...]
RBS BACKS LOCAL STOCKPORT FOOD COMPANY
The Authentic Food Company has strengthened its financial relationship with its bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, in a refinancing deal to support future growth. The Stockport based retail, pub and hotel catering supplier was set up in 1985 by Kamal Basran and has developed into one of the UK's … [Read more...]
‘TROOPER’ – A NEW PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN IRON MAIDEN AND ROBINSONS
British rock legends Iron Maiden have teamed up with Cheshire family brewers Robinsons to create a new beer, "Trooper". Real ale fan and history aficionado Bruce Dickinson, Maiden's vocalist, played a major role in developing the unique flavour of the beer, … [Read more...]