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...]
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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...]
Smart Works Greater Manchester launches awareness campaign to help women back to work
The women’s charity, Smart Works Greater Manchester, has today launched an awareness campaign in celebration of its sixth anniversary in helping women into work in the city-region. The charity is asking its supporters to read, like and share stories celebrating the unemployed women it has … [Read more...]
18th June: Coronavirus News Updates
UK NEWS & HEADLINES: UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 4,600,623 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 11,007 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 1,227 (51 more than previous day)New deaths across UK: 19Total UK deaths: 127,945England Cases per 100,000: 40 per 100,000R number in UK: 1.2 to … [Read more...]
UK economy to return to pre-Covid levels by end of year, CBI predicts
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has predicted the UK economy will return to pre-Covid levels by the end of 2021 in its latest Economic Forecast. Despite the delay in fully lifting lockdown restrictions, the CBI expect the UK economy to grow 8.2% in 2021, and 6.1% in 2022, as it … [Read more...]
Lights, camera, action: Greater Manchester expands reputation as world-class media production hub
Greater Manchester has grown a reputation as a world-class centre for media production with the city-region now boasting almost 1 million sq ft of formal production space. Research from Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership (GM LEP) has shown over 15 full-size football pitches of space … [Read more...]
easyJet launches two new domestic routes from Manchester Airport
easyJet has put two new domestic routes and more seats on sale today from Manchester to Scotland to serve demand for domestic travel Flights from Manchester to Aberdeen and Manchester to Edinburgh will take off 9 July, each operating four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. … [Read more...]
Cheadle finance firm to sponsor second series of BAFTA-winning TV programme
Cheadle based specialist finance firm, Together, has agreed a sponsorship deal for the second series of BAFTA-winning property renovation TV show, The Great House Giveaway. Following the property finance company’s support for the hugely successful first series, it has agreed a £4.5m commercial … [Read more...]
Stockport’s Imagine FM merged into global giant Bauer
Stockport’s heritage local Radio station, Imagine, has been absorbed into Bauer’s portfolio to expand the reach of Manchester’s Greatest Hits Radio into areas across Cheshire, the High Peak and parts of Derbyshire. From next month, Imagine FM, who for over 30 years broadcast music, interviews and … [Read more...]
Supermarket team raises over £1000 for Stockport charity
Staff at the Booths supermarket in Hale Barns have now raised over £1000 for Stockport charity, Together Trust, after participating in the Captain Tom 100 challenge. The fundraiser included various challenges including scoring 100 goals in netball and skipping 100 times in a row with Booths … [Read more...]
17th June: Coronavirus News Updates
UK NEWS & HEADLINES: UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 4,589,841 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 9,055 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 1,177 (40 more than previous day)New deaths across UK: 9Total UK deaths: 127,926England Cases per 100,000: 40 per 100,000R number in UK: 1.2 to … [Read more...]
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