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Stockport Council has praised the 'incredible response' of voluntary sector organisations in the borough to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. Through the Stockport Local Fund: Community Support grants, in three weeks, Stockport Council has been able to award £30,000 to 35 different … [Read more...]

Despite the season being on hold, Head Girl Evie Griffiths from Stockport Academy has scored a hat-trick in a national football anti-racism competition. Evie (pictured) won the Artwork and Creative Writing Award (Year 10+ category) for the third year running in the national Show Racism the Red … [Read more...]

The government has announced it will provide funding for urban light rail networks across the UK, including Greater Manchester's Metrolink, in order to continue providing transport for key workers. The support package will ensure the network can continue operating, and will secure its future and … [Read more...]

Open Door, a new mental health crisis centre due to open in Stockport on 1st April, has launched as a telephone support service due to the Covid-19 crisis. The service was commissioned by Stockport CCG to provide a safe haven for people having a mental health crisis and will offer telephone … [Read more...]

For those fearful that lockdown conditions in the UK will exacerbate problems at home, family law Solicitor Zoe Worthington at Stockport firm, SAS Daniels, explains how family courts are still operating during the Covid-19 outbreak. Are the Family Courts Still Open? The family courts remain … [Read more...]

Latest data: Testing: 583,496 people have now been tested for the virus UK Cases: 138,078 133,495 have tested positive, + 4,583 on previous day Loss of life: In hospital, 18,738 people have died + 638 on previous day In Stockport: there are 699 cases of Covid-19, + 28 on previous … [Read more...]

Simon Hood, owner of The Crown pub in Hawk Green, Marple, has praised his accountants, Hallidays, for their extra support while stranded on a cruise ship for 16 days. The Marple pub owner was travelling on a cruise ship sailing from Dubai to Cape Town with his wife when the lockdown was … [Read more...]

Similarly to other organisations during this outbreak, teams at Stockport Council who are still able to work are having to do so under very different circumstances to normal. Many council employees have had to adapt the way they carry out their daily role, helping Stockport residents and … [Read more...]