Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has thanked Stockport for its innovative approach to supporting businesses in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic. As lockdown put the brakes on the local economy, Stockport accelerated its plans to recovery including forming an economic resilience support … [Read more...]
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Stockport Council releases guidance for Local Authority Discretionary Grants
Stockport Council has released its full guidance for businesses looking to apply for Local Authority Discretionary Grants, announced by Government to allow councils to support businesses that have been unable to access other Covid-19 financial support. In line with government guidance to … [Read more...]
Stockport College NHS Partnership sees record number secure health care roles
A unique workplace training partnership between Stockport College and the NHS is helping people returning to work secure health care roles. More than 50 graduates of the College’s Employability and Community Learning programme have secured jobs over the last two years, many of whom are on the … [Read more...]
Seashell Trust receives support from local financial planners
Cheadle-based disability charity, Seashell Trust has received a £500 grant from Handforth financial planning firm, Equilibrium. The financial planners made the donation through the firm's Community Support Scheme, established in 2015 to regularly support charities and community groups in Cheshire … [Read more...]
Smart Works Greater Manchester launches fundraising to help women back to work
The women’s charity, Smart Works Greater Manchester, has launched a fundraising campaign in celebration of its fifth anniversary to help thousands of women across Manchester get back into work. In a short video being released on its anniversary on Friday 5th June, the charity revealed that in the … [Read more...]
May 26th – Coronavirus News Updates:
As Stockport’s business community prepares for recovery post-coronavirus, a group of business leaders from the town have collaborated with Stockport Council to launch a new website – www.skbusinessrecovery.co.uk to support businesses through the phases of recovery. Latest data: Total … [Read more...]
Work resumes on former M&S store
Following a brief hiatus due to coronavirus restrictions, work has resumed on STOK, the redevelopment of Stockport's former M&S store, developers Glenbrook have confirmed. The building on Princes Street, in Stockport town centre was purchased last year by property development and investment … [Read more...]
Travel firm share placing seeks to raise £67 million
Stockport-based online travel firm, On The Beach, is seeking to raise £67.3 million through a share placing. On The Beach plans a placing of 19.9% of its existing share capital, worth about £70m, in order to cope with the downturn in international travel and to enable the firm to emerge in a … [Read more...]
Sector3 begins recruiting for board of trustees
Sector3, the organisation supporting Stockport's voluntary, charity and social enterprise sector, is calling for applications to join its board of trustees. Sector3's aim is to bring together Stockport’s voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sectors by creating a culture that … [Read more...]
Council donation allows care home residents to stay connected
Hundreds of isolated care home residents across Stockport are now able to keep in touch with their loved ones thanks to Stockport Council's donation of state-of-the-art tablets. The council took the decision to issue tablets to every care home in the borough after recognising that face-to-face … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: Working and childcare during the Covid-19 pandemic
With schools closed to the majority of children during the Covid-19 pandemic, many parents now working from home are having to balance childcare and their jobs. Danielle Ayres (pictured), Employment Law Partner at Stockport-based Gorvins Solicitors, explains some of the rules and options … [Read more...]
May 22nd – Coronavirus News Updates:
Greater Manchester Remembers As we remember the 22 innocent fans who lost their lives on 22nd May, and all of those injured and affected by the terrorist attack, the message is clearly don’t look back in anger. Instead, at a time of crisis and in the spirit of our great community, we stand … [Read more...]
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