14 affordable homes, including two social rent apartments, have completed at the Hopes Carr regeneration scheme in the town centre. Viaduct Housing, a partnership between Stockport Homes and Stockport Council, have transformed a portion of the boroughs oldest surviving industrial area into a … [Read more...]
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Manchester Airport set for a strong summer as passenger numbers near pre-pandemic levels
Manchester Airport is preparing a for a strong summer season, following the recruitment of hundreds of new staff and having seen February passenger numbers edge closer to pre-pandemic levels. New data shows the UK’s global gateway in the North welcomed 1.7 million passengers during February – … [Read more...]
Hazel Grove pub reopens after investment from Robinsons Brewery
The Three Bears pub in Hazel Grove has reopened following a major refurbishment from Stockport-based Robinsons Brewery and new licensee Mike Nicholas. The renovation was carried out to broaden the overall appeal of the pub, grow the business within the local and wider community, and to add a … [Read more...]
One Stockport Partnership celebrates two years of achievements
Stockport Council is celebrating two years of the One Stockport Partnership, bringing together the public, private and VCFSE sectors for the benefit of communities across the borough. The borough is marking two years since the launch of the One Stockport Borough Plan with an event in the … [Read more...]
Employers invited to offer work experience to young adults with additional needs
Stockport-based charity, Pure Innovations, is looking for new employers to 'Dare to be Different' and offer a work experience placement to a young adult with additional needs. The charity works with young people in the borough with young people with SEND needs to gain the skills and confidence to … [Read more...]
Devolution boost for Greater Manchester expected in upcoming Budget
Greater control over spending is expected to be passed to local leaders in Greater Manchester and the West Midlands as part of new devolution agreements, the Times newspaper has reported. In Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's upcoming Budget, set to be revealed on 15th March, metro-mayors in Greater … [Read more...]
New bridge lifted into place as part of Stockport bus station transformation
A new 90 tonne bridge that will connect Stockport Railway Station with a new bus interchange in the town centre has been successfully lifted into place. The vast corten steel pedestrian and cycling bridge was carefully manoeuvred into its final position over Daw Bank using a 750-tonne crane by … [Read more...]
Small business leaders call for support to hire and retain older workers
The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has called on government to fund support and training for small businesses to help them recruit and retain older workers. The organisation is calling for the DWP to fund 'Help to Hire' training bootcamps to help employers to prevent older people from … [Read more...]
Plans submitted for Cheadle Heath Lidl store
Discount supermarket chain, Lidl, has submitted a formal planning application to build a new store on the former Stockport Works site in Cheadle Heath. The planning application follows a public consultation on the German supermarket's plans for the store which launched in November 2022, which … [Read more...]
TfGM launches new Business Travel Survey
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) have launched a new Business Travel Survey to understand how businesses feel about the city-region's current public transport and active travel network. Encouraging sustainable travel to and from the workplace, and how employees, customers and visitors get … [Read more...]
North-west returned to growth in February, finds NatWest PMI survey
The North-west's private sector returned to growth in February for the first time since August 2022, according to the latest data from NatWest's Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) Survey for February 2023. The latest figures have reversed a trend that saw the region's output decline at its fastest … [Read more...]
Pubs and breweries call on Chancellor to do more to support the sector in upcoming Budget
Ahead of the Budget on 15th March 2023, the Long Live the Local campaign is calling for the Chancellor to commit to supporting the UK’s pubs. The hospitality sector has seen through three years of challenging trading conditions due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the current high inflation, rising … [Read more...]
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