Around 150,000 18–21-year-olds in Greater Manchester will benefit from half price Bee Network bus travel, better connecting them to work, training or education opportunities. Plans were announced by Mayor Andy Burnham as part of the launch of the Greater Manchester Strategy (GMS), the region’s … [Read more...]
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New MR scanner suite opens at Stepping Hill Hospital
A new magnetic resonance (MR) scanner suite has opened at Stepping Hill Hospital to provide an enhanced service for patients in Stockport. The new suite includes two new state-of-the art MR scanners, which will benefit Stockport NHS Foundation Trust’s stroke care, cancer care, and emergency and … [Read more...]
Consultation opens on proposals for 350 affordable homes in Cheadle Hulme
Developer Stonebond Properties, housing provider, Great Places, and landowner, Stockport County, have launched a public consultation on plans for approximately 350 new homes in Cheadle Hulme. The site off Grove Lane, a nine-acre plot of a mix of both brownfield and undeveloped land, encompasses … [Read more...]
Planning Inspectorate to roll out digital appeals service nationwide
The Planning Inspectorate has announced its digital appeals service is to be rolled out to all local planning authorities in England as part of ongoing digitalisation of planning processes. The national launch follows a successful pilot which has seen the scheme be trialled in five London … [Read more...]
First baby officially registered at Stockroom
Stockport’s new cultural and community venue, Stockroom, has marked a significant milestone by registering its first baby birth, as the newly launched birth registration service opens. Parents Jen and Dan Nixon from Cheadle registered the birth of their baby, three-week-old Brianna, becoming the … [Read more...]
Stockport College Programme Leader achieves doctorate
After starting her higher education at the college, Amanda Vardy, Programme Leader for HE Early Years, at the Stockport College University Centre has officially achieved her Doctorate in Education. Back in 2013, Amanda was working as a registered childminder. She was content in her role, but when … [Read more...]
Stockport family business celebrates 60-year anniversary
A Stockport business launched by two brothers in the cellar of their family home is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Brothers Frank and Philip Poynter first set up a die-making workshop with just one saw and a workbench in the 10ft-square cellar of their mother’s semi-detached house in Bredbury, … [Read more...]
Andy Burnham sets out vision for next decade of growth across Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, has set out his ambitions for delivering the next decade of growth in the city-region. Speaking at Manchester's Campfield on Wedneday 9th July, the Mayor shared the city region’s blueprint for a greener, fairer future at the launch of the The Greater … [Read more...]
Transpennine Route Upgrade reaches latest milestone
The Transpennine Route Upgrade, improving rail connectivity between Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and York, has reached its latest milestone in full electrification of the railway. Following five consecutive weekends of work, engineers have installed 7.5 km of wiring between Micklefield in … [Read more...]
Record turnover for Stockport wholesaler
Stockport-based wholesaler, Parfetts, has achieved a record breaking annual turnover of £733 million in its financial year ending 2025. With sales up from £696 million in 2024, the employee-owned business is awarding its workforce the maximum 4% sales bonus. The latest results mean the wholesaler … [Read more...]
Trading Standards team takes action against illegal vapes in Stockport
Stockport Council's Trading Standards team has secured a prosecution after the discovery of nearly 1,000 illegal disposable vapes at a shop in Hazel Grove. In total, 980 non-compliant disposable vapes were confiscated by Trading Standards officers from a shop, trading as Pound Hut, on two … [Read more...]
Stockport apprentice named Student Nursing Associate of the Year
A Stockport student nursing associate has been recognised for her early contributions to the NHS and her work to improve local mental health services. Phoebe Hall, 21, from Brinnington, Stockport was awarded ‘Student Nursing Associate of the Year’ at the acclaimed Student Nursing Times Awards … [Read more...]
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