Construction work has begun on a £24 million housing development at the former Cranford Golf Centre in Heaton Mersey being delivered by Great Places Housing Group. Newly sworn-in Mayor of Stockport, Cllr Adrian Nottingham, was present to mark the beginning of work on the site, which has lain … [Read more...]
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Airport boss warns jobs at risk as Portugal removed from travel ‘green list’
CEO of Manchester Airports Group (MAG), Charlie Cornish, has warned of tens of thousands of jobs are now at risk in the travel and aviation sector following the government's decision to remove Portugal (including Madeira and the Azores) from the 'green list' of destinations. One of the only … [Read more...]
Citizens Advice Stockport urges EU Citizens to apply for settled status by June 30th
Citizens Advice Stockport is urging EU, EEA or Swiss citizens to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme before the 30th June deadline, to continue living and working in the UK. Applications to the EU Settlement Scheme should be made online through the GOV.UK website. Applying to the scheme is … [Read more...]
Central Library prepares to welcome back visitors
Stockport's historic Central Library is preparing to reopen, subject to the national easing of coronavirus restrictions which are planned for later this month. The library has been closed since March last year, as despite the easing of restrictions, the nature of the historic building has meant … [Read more...]
3rd June: Coronavirus News Updates
UK NEWS & HEADLINES: UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 4,494,699 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 4,330 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 923 (23 more than previous day)New deaths across UK: 12Total UK deaths: 127,794England Cases per 100,000: 13 per 100,000 (daily change: +1)R number in … [Read more...]
Stockport’s digital radio revolution marches on
Stockport has been chosen as one of several towns to host their own Digital Radio transmission site. The platform known as Small Scale DAB (SSDAB) will be launched later this year and offer greater access for large and small stations alike to be heard across the area. Up until now there has … [Read more...]
New open data portal presents bigger picture of Stockport residents
Stockport Council, in partnership with other local organisations, has developed a new open access data portal to share data for the benefit of people in the town. ‘The Big Stockport Picture’ brings together data published by organisations from across the Borough and is designed to help with local … [Read more...]
GMP donates 2,400 tablets to Greater Manchester Tech Fund
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has donated 2400 tablet computers to the city-region's Tech Fund to support residents facing digital isolation. The donated equipment will be distributed to support young people and families across Greater Manchester who do not have access to online services and … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester businesses to meet in-person for PROGRESS21 conference
PROGRESS21, a one-day conference for Greater Manchester businesses, will take place in-person and the first face-to-face event of its kind in the city-region in over 14 months. Organised by the Growth Company, the event will take place at Manchester Central (formerly G-Mex) on Thursday 24th June, … [Read more...]
2nd June: Coronavirus news updates
UK NEWS & HEADLINES: UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 4,490,438 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 3,165 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 870 (21 fewer than previous day)New deaths across UK: 0Total UK deaths: 127,782England Cases per 100,000: 13 per 100,000 (daily change: +1)R number in … [Read more...]
Stockport starts out on the road to recovery
As the UK begins to build back its economic, health and social infrastructure following the significant challenges caused by the Covid pandemic, Stockport is planning for a strong and sustainable recovery to its economy. According to Springboard data, footfall to city centres has been badly … [Read more...]
SMEs asked to make climate change commitment ahead of COP26 conference
Ahead of the the UK's government's hosting of the COP26 global climate change conference later this year, the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has called on the nation's small businesses to sign their SME Climate Commitment and pledge to take steps to reduce their … [Read more...]
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