A student has broken a Stockport College record by studying three distance learning courses in under six months. Fast-moving Joseph Connor (pictured) was able to whizz through the College’s suite of free distance learning programmes at pace thanks to speedy responses of Stockport’s inhouse team … [Read more...]
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Stopfordians urged to register to vote by 19th April ahead of local elections
Who represents you on your council matters. It’s these people who make decisions about services that will impact the borough you love. Want to have your say? Stockport Council is encouraging everyone in the borough to register to vote in the upcoming local elections, to be held on 6th May … [Read more...]
Get a Head Start with Kickstart scheme employer webinar
Employers of all sizes in Greater Manchester are being urged to take part in a free webinar to see learn how to get involved with the Kickstart scheme. Kickstart is a government programme to provide fully-funded six-month work placements to young people aged 16-24 on Universal Credit to support … [Read more...]
New Stepping Hill ultrasound clinic opens, helping prevent blindness
A new state-of-the-art specialist ultrasound clinic service at Stepping Hill Hospital is helping to improve the diagnosis of a condition which can cause blindness, and save the sight of many more people. The hospital’s rheumatology team have set up a new ‘fast track pathway’ using ultrasound … [Read more...]
31st March: Coronavirus News Updates
UK NEWS & HEADLINES: UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 4,341,736 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 4,040 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 4,153 (259 fewer than previous day)New deaths across UK: 56Total UK deaths: 126,670England Cases per 100,000: 41 per 100,000 (daily change: 1 fewer)R … [Read more...]
Business confidence at highest level in a year, reports Lloyds Bank
Lloyds Banking Group have found business confidence across the UK to be at its highest level in a year, according to the high street bank's Business Barometer. Overall business confidence rose to 15% nationwide, with North-west businesses even more confident at 26% on the scale from -100 to +100, … [Read more...]
Airport study finds vaccination programme could allow safe summer travel to over 100 countries
A study carried out by Edge Health and Oxera on behalf of Manchester Airports Group has found that the success of the UK's vaccination programme could allow over 100 countries to be added to travel corridor list without risking public health. The research, carried out ahead of the Government's … [Read more...]
£237 million in Northern Powerhouse SMEs over past four years
The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) has revealed it has so far invested over £237 million into businesses across the North as it celebrates its fourth anniversary. To date, the fund has been involved in 1,068 deals that have also attracted a further £288 million of private investment … [Read more...]
E.ON launches recruitment drive to deliver Green Homes in Greater Manchester
Energy firm, E.ON, has launched a recruitment campaign to support Greater Manchester Combined Authority's delivery of the Green Homes Grant scheme. E.ON welcomes the Government’s recently announced reallocation of funding to local authorities to deliver the Green Homes Grant. The firm is working … [Read more...]
Stockport businesses invited to free health and wellbeing webinar
Businesses in Stockport are invited to take part in a free webinar to discuss how they can support health and wellbeing in workplaces across Greater Manchester. Did you know that approximately one third of UK employees have a long-term health condition? And 42% of these individuals feel that … [Read more...]
Citizens Advice SORT reports 41% increase in demand over pandemic
The Citizens Advice SORT group, covering Stockport, Oldham, Rochdale and Trafford, reported that it supported a record 45,000 clients over the phone since the start of the pandemic, a 41% increase on the previous year. The organisation's 80 staff and 77 volunteers, who have been working from home … [Read more...]
30th March: Coronavirus News Updates
UK NEWS & HEADLINES: UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 4,337,696 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 4,654 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 4,560 (296 fewer than previous day)New deaths across UK: 23Total UK deaths: 126,615England Cases per 100,000: 42 per 100,000 (daily change: 1 fewer)R … [Read more...]
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