Stepping Hill is to get a £1.5million boost to ease winter pressure on the A&E unit. The extra funding will go towards flu vaccination to help avoid flu-related A & E visits and improvement of all NHS services & NHS 111 to prevent avoidable A&E visits this … [Read more...]
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HIGH STREETS STILL SUFFERING EMPTY SHOPS
Despite the efforts of initiatives such as Stockport’s Portas Pilot scheme, designed to address the issue of our ‘dying’ High Streets, the North West of England has the highest vacancy rate of shops in the UK at 20.1% with one in every five shops empty. In a report from The … [Read more...]
VERNON STAFF SUPPORT JUBILEE FUND
Staff from Vernon Building Society continue to raise money for the Society’s Jubilee Fund which supports charity and community groups in the area and will award £10,000 to 20 groups this year. Vernon customer adviser Daniel Rogers, a member of local indie band White Noise Box, has … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT’S TODDLERS TO GET MORE EARLY YEARS PLACES
Over 500 two year olds from Stockport will be able to benefit from free early years education this year, rising to 1,400 two year olds in 2014, thanks to extra cash from the Government. Commenting, Andrew Stunell, MP for Hazel Grove, said: “This is brilliant news for Stockport mums … [Read more...]
THE FIRST TECHNICAL SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY OPENS IN STOCKPORT
SK1, Stockport Technical opened its doors to students last week. The school is the first technical school in the country and is pioneering a fresh approach to learning with a firm focus on “education to prepare you to earn a living”. The school enrolled 100 students and is … [Read more...]
FROM CHEADLE HULME TO ABERSOCH ON A BIKE !
A group of local businessmen and Marketing Stockport member Sims Worldwide, are setting off to cycle to Abersoch over two days in support of Help For Heroes. Headed by Craig Daniels of Movers Transport and almost 50 cyclists, they are taking part in this long distance ride from The Hesketh … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT TECHNICAL SCHOOL STARTS NEW TERM WITH ORBIT
Orbit Developments are please to welcome Stockport Technical School to Wellington House, Stockport. The school has taken 5,243sqft within the 3 storey self-contained portion of the building. The School provides innovative, dynamic education and training … [Read more...]
HS2 – HIGH SPEED ARGUMENT RUMBLES ON
The argument for the viability of the new proposed HS2 development is rumbling. If it goes ahead, the new high speed rail link will connect London with Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester transporting passengers on a new line in record breaking times. Today, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin … [Read more...]
STOCKPORT EXPRESS – OUT NOW & LATEST BUSINESS NEWS
In today's Stockport Express - £300 of TK Maxx vouchers to be won and win your weight in beer. Also, the hero dad who saved a disabled man from a fire, the latest Save the Vale campaign and plans for a new school in the Heatons. Businesses in the paper today include; TK Maxx, Dyer … [Read more...]
NEW PUBLIC EXHIBITION FOR WOODFORD DEVELOPMENT
Harrow Estates and Avro Heritage have announced that they intend to hold a two-day Public Exhibition on the forthcoming planning application for the Woodford Aerodrome site in Stockport. Following community workshops held in July, Harrow Estates and Avro Heritage are holding a two-day Public … [Read more...]
GRAND CENTRAL RENAMED STOCKPORT EXCHANGE
Muse Developments and Stockport Council have today announced that their Stockport regeneration scheme formerly known as Grand Central is to change its name. The £140 million development will now be called Stockport Exchange giving the North West’s newest business hub and gateway into … [Read more...]
WHO MAKES YOU PROUD OF STOCKPORT?
Stockport much to be proud of; the 'Proud of Sockport' awards reward those individuals who work hard to promote Stockport as they are recognised in the borough's popular citizen awards. The Proud of Stockport awards will … [Read more...]