Since its launch 18 months ago, Stockport Local Fund has already invested a quarter of a million pounds in innovative new community ideas making a difference to your neighbourhoods. The good news is that the fund will be open again for applications on Monday 4th November – don’t miss out on this … [Read more...]
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UK: multi-million investment fund open for Academies and sixth form colleges
Academies and sixth form colleges across England can now bid for a share of more than £400 million to transform facilities, improve school buildings and create more good school places. The Department for Education has launched the latest round of the Condition Improvement Fund – the last of which … [Read more...]
Stockport County comes Highly Commended
Stockport County has been honoured in the Stockport Business Awards following the high-profile gigs staged in June at Edgeley Park featuring Blossoms and Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott. The club was Highly Commended at the Business Awards, under the Marketing category. The awards, … [Read more...]
Supportability raise nearly £5K at the 2019 Stockport Business Awards
This year’s Stockport Business Awards, organised by Clarke Nicklin Chartered Accountants, partnered with Stockport Based charity Supportability to raise funds on the evening. Recently re-branded from Stockport CP Society, supportability’s ethos, core values and offerings … [Read more...]
Stockport parents encouraged to tackle air pollution on school run
Stockport parents are being asked to consider dirty air quality at the school gates. Poor air quality is the largest environmental public health issue facing the UK and is estimated to contribute to the equivalent of 1,200 deaths in Greater Manchester each year. Air pollution affects health … [Read more...]
Arthur Greenwood community centre given a new lease of life
Following a programme of refurbishment, the Arthur Greenwood community centre in Woodley, Stockport, has re-opened its doors. The local community, community groups, staff, councillors and partners had the chance to see its new look after its re-launch last week. The Mayor of Stockport … [Read more...]
UK: £1 billion deal set to solve poor rural mobile coverage
Poor rural mobile phone coverage will be a thing of the past as the Government champions a £1 billion deal with the mobile phone industry to banish rural not-spots. Moves to cement plans to give high-quality 4G coverage to 95 per cent of the UK by 2025, meaning consumers will get good 4G signal … [Read more...]
CDL Stockport named in global InsurTech 100
Stockport-based tech firm, CDL, has been revealed as a global player in the insurtech space, following its inclusion in the elite InsurTech 100, a list of the world’s most innovative organisations transforming the insurance industry. One of 27 UK-based companies to feature in the listing, CDL … [Read more...]
Housing minister: Make the North a green housing ‘construction corridor’
Housing Minister Esther McVey wants to build a green housing revolution in the North, as she announces the launch of a new ‘centre of excellence’ for Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). The launch accompanies the announcement that the government housing agency Homes England is today funding … [Read more...]
Cheadle Stockport urged to shape Town Deals in new #MyTown campaign
Cheadle Stockport is one of 100 places across England being urged to shape the new #MyTown campaign that gives people a say in how a new generation of Town Deals, each worth up to £25 million, should transform the place they call home. On 27 July 2019 it was announced that the £3.6 billion Towns … [Read more...]
Vernon Park boot camp hit with Stockport gym-shy bods
An ‘odd-bod’ Vernon Park boot camp has become a Stockport-wide success with over 30 regular attendees now taking advantage of the weekly ‘gym-phobe booty camp’. Cheryl Brocklehurst, 51, is the brains (and brawn) behind the group. Having battled her own body confidence issues to shed seven … [Read more...]
Stockport Parklet proves overwhelming success
A ground-breaking new Parklet scheme trialled in Stockport and aimed at transforming underused space into urban mini-parks has been hailed as an overwhelming success with 95% of people saying they would like more installed across Greater Manchester. A recent survey showed 98% of people felt that … [Read more...]
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