Marketing Stockport News

The Stockport Mayoral Development Company (MDC) is on track to meet initial target of facilitating the build of 1,000 new town centre homes. The organisation, established using the Greater Manchester Mayor's devolved powers, had its strategic business plan backed by Stockport Council's Economy … [Read more...]

Stockport Council has put a call out for brownfield sites, to help support work on the new Local Plan and earmark unused sites suitable for future development. The council want to hear about the sites across the borough which members of the local community believe should be considered before we … [Read more...]

A panel of experts from the digital world have been brought together by GMCA to take part in a discussion of digital inclusion in the city region as part of the ongoing Digital City Festival, which continues until 23rd April. While Covid-19 has accelerated digital transformation, it has also … [Read more...]

Stockport's Director of Public Health, Jennifer Connolly, has revealed that levels of new Covid-19 infections in the borough are at their lowest since September 2020; however, she warned that there is a rising likelihoods that rates will increase again as restrictions ease should social distancing … [Read more...]

Following the relaxing of coronavirus restrictions on Monday 12th April, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) have revealed how passenger numbers have been affected by the reopening of outdoor hospitality, retail and other sectors across the city-region. TfGM reported that towns, city centres … [Read more...]

Stockport-based re-commerce business musicMagpie has announced its proposed admission to trading on AIM with the commencement of dealings expected to take place on 22nd April. The confirmation from musicMagpie comes following an announcement from one of its investors, Northern 2 VCT, earlier this … [Read more...]

The Moulding Foundation, the charity of Hut Group founder, Matt Moulding, and his family, has donated £5 million to Cheadle Hulme based charity, Seashell Trust, to fund its Project Transformation. Seashell’s Project Transformation, costing over £50 million, will take over five years to complete … [Read more...]

UK NEWS & HEADLINES: UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 4,378,305 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 2,491 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 2,481 (58 fewer than previous day)New deaths across UK: 38Total UK deaths: 127,161England Cases per 100,000: 19 per 100,000 (daily change: +1)R number in … [Read more...]