Colleagues at Manchester Airports Group (MAG) – the UK’s largest airport group - will mimic a pre-pandemic day of flying on social media, as part of a nationwide protest at the government’s handling of international travel. Staff at all three MAG airports - Manchester, London Stansted and East … [Read more...]
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Stockport County supporters groups launch campaign to honour former manager
Stockport County Supporters Cooperative and Help the Hatters have joined forces to launch a crowdfunding campaign to commission a statue of the club's former manager, Danny Bergara. Affectionately known as 'The Man from Uruguay', Bergara (pictured) transformed the club's performances on the pitch … [Read more...]
22nd June: Coronavirus News Updates
UK NEWS & HEADLINES: UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 4,640,507 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 10,633 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 1,316 (as of 17 June)New deaths across UK: 5Total UK deaths: 127,981England Cases per 100,000: 89.3 per 100,000R number in UK: 1.2 to 1.4 Vaccine … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester publishes Clean Air Plan after securing £120 million to help businesses comply
Greater Manchester has published its finalised Clean Air Plan to help tackle air pollution across the city-region, and has secured £120 million in government funding to help businesses comply with the new emissions rules. Applications for funding will open from November to allow local businesses … [Read more...]
North-west leads in British Business Bank equity investments outside London
The British Business Bank has made 117 equity investments in North-west businesses, worth £270 million, in 2020, the most of any UK region besides London. 2020 was a record year for the government's development bank, which supported businesses nationally with over £8.8 billion of investment made … [Read more...]
Aviation industry leads day of action at Manchester Airport
Representatives from the aviation sector will be taking part in a national day of action, including with a demonstration at Manchester Airport, as part of calls for the government to provide further support during the pandemic. Trade union Unite has organised a socially distanced protest at the … [Read more...]
Stockport hits 200,000 vaccinations milestone
Over 200,000 adults registered with a Stockport GP have received their first Covid-19 vaccination. Additionally, almost 150,000 have also received their second dose of the vaccine. 80% of adults, registered to a Stockport GP, have had their first dose and 59% of those people have also had their … [Read more...]
21st June: Coronavirus News Updates
UK NEWS & HEADLINES: UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 4,630,040 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 9,284 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 1,316 (63 more than previous day)New deaths across UK: 6Total UK deaths: 127,976England Cases per 100,000: 85.1 per 100,000R number in UK: 1.2 to … [Read more...]
High-speed rail link across North at risk as HS2 costs rise
The East-West high-speed rail link to connect cities across the North, dubbed Northern Powerhouse Rail, is rumoured to be at risk of being scrapped in favour of cheaper improvement works on existing lines to mitigate spiralling costs of HS2. The Sunday Express newspaper reported that the … [Read more...]
Finalists announced for Made In Stockport Awards 2021
The finalists have been announced for the first Made in Stockport Awards that will be held later this year. The awards were set up by local Stockport creative Aqua Design Group to promote and showcase the town's creative and business community, in particular in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. … [Read more...]
Director of Public Health: Delta variant accounts for 98% of Stockport’s Covid-19 cases
Stockport's Director of Public Health, Jennifer Connolly, has warned that the highly transmissible Delta variant accounts for 98% of Covid-19 cases in Stockport, with the disease spreading most in unvaccinated groups. In her weekly statement, Jennifer Connolly acknowledged the frustration that … [Read more...]
Put your unused office space to good use
Do you have an unused office or meeting room? Or a studio, garden, outdoor space, sports hall or kitchen you’re not currently using? Put it to good use by renting it out to local community and voluntary groups in Stockport. Groups are struggling to find community space to deliver vital frontline … [Read more...]
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