STOCKPORT Council has issued a tender for the design and build of the A6 Manchester Airport Relief Road said to be worth between £100m-£140m. The new dual carriageway will cover 6 miles to relieve airport traffic from the towns and villages to the south and west of Stockport. Starting … [Read more...]
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300,000 GBP Revamp For Stockport BMX Track and Facilities
Stockport’s popular BMX track has secured Olympic legacy funding from Sport England’s ‘Inspired Facilities’ fund. The BMX track in Bruntwood Park in Cheadle will be upgraded to competition standard in a major project which also includes improved facilities, new … [Read more...]
Convicted robber absconds from Kirkham jail
A convicted robber with links to Stockport has absconded from a Lancashire jail. Barry Taun, 42, was serving an indeterminate sentence after a robbery in 2007 in Fallowfield, Manchester. Police said he absconded from HMP Kirkham, near Preston, on Sunday. He is known to have links to the … [Read more...]
ROADWORKS in HEATON MERSEY, STOCKPORT
A temporary road closure will be in place on Clifton Road between Gladstone Grove and Mauldeth Road in Heaton Mersey to allow carriageway maintenance work to be undertaken. The work will be carried out between 29th January and 1st February and the road closures will be in place from 9.30am to … [Read more...]
GMP – CALL FOR PUBLIC TO HELP FIGHT TERRORISM
The new head of the North West Counter Terrorism Unit (NW CTU) is urging communities across the North West of England to support the police in the fight against terrorism. In a week-long campaign, the NW CTU will encourage people working and living in the North West region to … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT APS GROUP WINS RSPCA CONTRACT
Marketing solutions provider, APS Group has won a three-year, multi-million pound print management contract with animal welfare charity the RSPCA. As part of the deal, APS Group will manage and produce all print materials for the RSPCA, including direct mail, promotional leaflets, banners and … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT BLACK BIN AMNESTY
Stockport Council is asking residents to get in contact if they have acquired an extra black bin for non-recyclable waste. It costs four times as much to dispose of waste in black bins than it does to recycle waste. Using an extra black bin when it’s not needed causes costly delays to … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT BASED API GROUP WARNS OF OFFERS BELOW MARKET VALUE
AIM listed Stockport packaging and foils manufacturing group API, has reported that it has recieved "below market value" offers after being put up for sale in September last year when it stated a market value of £48m. API, which is partly owned by US investors Steel Partners and … [Read more...]
NEW FILM INSPIRES YOUNG TALENT TO PURSUE CREATIVE SECTOR APPRENTICESHIP
A new film has been launched today by the National Apprenticeship Service to encourage more young people to take up an Apprenticeship in the creative sector. The film features four young people working in different creative industries who share their stories about how an Apprenticeship set them … [Read more...]
FRIDAY FUN……ENTER THE VIRGIN LOOKALIKE COMPETITION
Virgin media ambassador Usain Bolt is asking people to send in their best lookalike pictures, after partnering up with his own lookalike, Barrington, for the latest Virgin Media advert. Bolt himself will pick the winning entries, with the prizes on offer including; a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, … [Read more...]
GOOD NEWS AS STOCKPORT JOB SEEKERS NUMBERS FALL
Good news for Stockport as the number of people in Stockport claiming Jobseekers Allowance continued to fall, and much faster than the Greater Manchester, North West and UK averages. The fall was even bigger (7.5%) for 18-14 year olds and we also saw falls in all our priority areas (which … [Read more...]
UP TO 10,000 GBP TO HELP COMMUNITIES REDUCE, RE-USE AND RECYCLE MORE
Stockport communities, voluntary groups and not for profit organisations with an interest in increasing re-use or recycling and reducing waste can apply for funding to help. Recycle for Greater Manchester (R4GM) are keen to help increase the number of community groups’ actively … [Read more...]