UK NEWS & HEADLINES: UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 4,333,042 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 3,862new casesNumber in UK hospital: 4,560 (296 fewer than previous day)New deaths across UK: 19Total UK deaths: 126,592England Cases per 100,000: 43 per 100,000 (daily change: 1 fewer)R … [Read more...]
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Stockport Council refuses Bredbury Industrial Estate expansion
Stockport Council has rejected plans for the 1 million sq ft Bredbury Gateway industrial estate proposed on a 76 acre Green Belt site along the River Tame. In an almost two-and-a-half hour debate on the proposals in a meeting of Stockport Council's Planning & Highways Regulation Committee, … [Read more...]
Green light for St Thomas Gardens development
Stockport Council has given the green light to a proposed residential scheme, St Thomas Gardens, that will repurpose the former St Thomas Hospital in the town centre. Councillors expressed enthusiastic support for the scheme, which comprises 67 new homes and a 70-bed care facility, for its model … [Read more...]
Brompton Bike Hire scheme arrives at Stockport Exchange
Stockport Exchange, already one of the region’s most well-connected and accessible business hubs, is boosting its active travel credentials by introducing a Brompton Bike Hire dock. The new solar powered cycle dock, which launches in the summer will see eight docks and 12 cycles located outside … [Read more...]
Entries open for the 2021 Stockport Business Awards
Entries are now open for the 2021 Stockport Business Awards, the event's founders and organisers Clarke Nicklin Chartered Accountants have confirmed. There are thirteen categories businesses can enter this year, it's free to enter and multiple categories can be entered. This year’s categories … [Read more...]
Video series launches to help Greater Manchester businesses reopen safely
Ahead of the reopening of non-essential retail and outdoor hospitality from 12th April, the Greater Manchester Regulatory Centre of Excellence (GMRCE) have prepared a series of videos to share advice and best practice for local businesses to reopen safely. On 12th April, a range of businesses … [Read more...]
Director of Public Health warns to ‘be mindful’ as some outdoor mixing returns to Stockport
In her latest statement on the coronavirus pandemic, Stockport's Director of Public Health, Jennifer Connolly, has called for residents to 'be mindful' that the virus remains in circulation in the borough as some restrictions on outdoor activities are eased. From 29th March organised sports can … [Read more...]
26th March: Coronavirus News Updates
UK NEWS & HEADLINES: UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 4,312,908 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 5,605 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 5,407 (15 fewer than previous day)New deaths across UK: 98Total UK deaths: 126,382England Cases per 100,000: 41 per 100,000 … [Read more...]
Stockport Council announces £3.2 million Economic Recovery Fund for business
Stockport Council has today announced plans to boost recovery for local businesses to the tune of £3.2 million, as they start to re-open as national restrictions are eased. The Economic Recovery Fund will see a series of Additional Restrictions Grant streams that can be applied for, depending on … [Read more...]
Andy Burnham to bring bus network under local control
Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, has announced that the city-region will begin a proposed reform of the bus network to bring it under local control by 2025. Greater Manchester will become the first local authority outside of London to move to a 'franchising' model for its bus network, … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester businesses optimistic for economic recovery
Businesses have responded with Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce's (GMCC) latest economic survey to share their optimism for the city-region's economy. The most recent Quarterly Economic Survey was the first to show the Greater Manchester Index, a measure of activity and business confidence … [Read more...]
Armed forces support Stockport vaccination programme
Members of The Royal Navy, Royal Marine Band, Royal Air Force and Army from across the country have arrived back in Stockport, for the next two weeks, to support the COVID-19 vaccination programme being delivered by NHS Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). They make up The North West … [Read more...]
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