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Defib Donated to Stockport Heart Screening Charity

A Stockport based defibrillator manufacturer has donated a device to young people's heart screening charity, 1000 Hearts for Harry.  Heaton Mersey's Cardiac Science have donated a Powerheart G3 defibrillator device to help with the charity's invaluable work. 1000 Hearts for Harry was set up by … [Read more...]

Stockport Fairtrade Fortnight 2018

Stockport Council, together with the Stockport Fairtrade Group, is supporting this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight which is running until Sunday 11 March. The nationwide campaign ‘Come On In’ is inviting everyone to come in to the world of the people who grow our food to see what life can be like when … [Read more...]

Stars of Stockport Care Sector Honoured at Awards Event

The shining stars within the Stockport care sector were unveiled at a celebratory award ceremony at Stockport County earlier this month.  The Stockport Star awards were launched by Stockport Together as a way of recognising the good practice among the Stockport Care sector in the care homes and in … [Read more...]

Life Leisure upgrading facilities at town centre complex

As part of a £2.8m investment programme, Stockport's Life Leisure complex has unveiled new centre upgrades and facilities designed to help boost the health, fitness and wellbeing of local residents. Residents can now enjoy newly upgraded gym changing and shower facilities. Works dedicated to a new … [Read more...]

Stockport urged to unite in SK for Kidscan campaign

A child cancer survivor from Gatley, Stockport is urging the SK area to unite and fight against the deadly disease as she launches the SK for Kidscan campaign. 15 year-old Charlotte Jennings, an ambassador for children’s cancer research charity, Kidscan, is helping the organisation to raise … [Read more...]

Stockport opticians support people living with autism

STAFF at a Stockport opticians have completed a course, developed with The National Autistic Society, to support customers with autism. The initiative, adopted by staff at Specsavers in Merseyway, Stockport, is being rolled out across Specsavers stores nationwide. It aims to build the team’s … [Read more...]

Work and Health Programme for Greater Manchester is UK first

Greater Manchester has launched the UK’s first locally controlled Work and Health Programme, which aims to support long term unemployed and disabled people into employment across the city-region. Greater Manchester is the first in the UK to take control of its own budget in commissioning and … [Read more...]

Stockport Gym Offers Women Free 30 Day Fitness programme

Stockport gym, The Lean Body Project, is looking for up to 100 women to take part in a free fitness challenge. The Lean Body Project, based in the town centre, is running special fitness sessions as part of its 30-Day Challenge. People selected to take part in the challenge that runs from … [Read more...]

Stockport Home Care Boss says ‘You Can Care’

Stockport home care entrepreneur, David Moore, has launched a campaign - You can Care - to address the local shortage of care workers. David, who co-owns and runs the Stockport & Tameside office of at home care provider, Home Instead Senior Care, will be raising awareness, banishing … [Read more...]

GP’s Life Leisure prescription helped save Anita’s life

Former media makeup artist Anita Nickson says regular Life Leisure gym sessions prescribed by her doctor helped save her life, after she developed a serious auto immune disease. Anita, 50, from Stockport became a weekly visitor to the gym after being referred to the Life Leisure PARiS scheme by her … [Read more...]

Protect your team as NHS cancel elective procedures

As the NHS cancel elective procedures throughout the UK, should employers be considering how else they can protect their most valuable assets, their employees and team members? An estimated 137.3 million working days were lost due to sickness or injury in the UK in 2016, that’s 6.3 days per worker. … [Read more...]

Beechwood get early Christmas present from Pride Planning

Beechwood got a surprise Christmas gift from Adam Deering of Pride Planning Stockport who called in and made a donation of £6000 to the charity to provide new furnishings for their counselling and therapy rooms. Pride Planning, who provide pre paid funeral plans, have been supporters of Beechwood … [Read more...]