Businesses in the creative, agricultural and construction industries are among those now eligible to benefit from a £7 million fund to create new flexible apprenticeship opportunities. The fund will establish agencies to set up more flexible apprenticeships in areas where roles are typically … [Read more...]
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Stockport Exchange delivery partner makes strong contribution to parent group’s half-year results
Muse Developments, Stockport Council's delivery partner on its flagship Stockport Exchange regeneration project, has contributed positively to half-year results posted by its parent company, Morgan Sindall Group plc. Throughout the first half of 2021, town centre repurposing experts, Muse, … [Read more...]
Barber chain opens fifth location in Bramhall
Stockport barber chain, Famous Henrys, has opened a location on 12th July in Bramhall, the chain's fifth branch since its first barber's shop opened in Cheadle Hulme in 2013. The local barber chain now has expanded to branches in Cheadle Hulme, Hazel Grove and Wilmslow. Famous Henrys attribute … [Read more...]
CDL helps pioneer virtual orchestra
A project sponsored by Stockport-based technology firm CDL has seen professional musicians from the Northern Chamber Orchestra and students from local schools form a virtual orchestra to compose and record an uplifting composition entirely remotely. The aim of the project was to create a piece of … [Read more...]
Help people in Stockport get online by donating old devices
When you upgrade your computer or phone, what do you do with your old one? Instead of letting unused tech waste away in a cupboard, consider donating it to a local recycling scheme, Community Computers, to repurpose and help people in Stockport get online. Community Computers, part of the … [Read more...]
Pop up vaccination clinic returns to Trinity Methodist Church, Bramhall Lane
NHS Stockport CCG’s pop up vaccination clinic, supported by Stockport Council, returns to Trinity Methodist Church, 351 Bramhall Lane, Stockport, SK3 8TP, this week on Thursday, 5 August, and Friday, 6 August, from 10am-4pm. Vaccination teams will be inside the Church offering first and second … [Read more...]
3rd August: Coronavirus latest updates
UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 5,902,354 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 21,952 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 5,943, 21 more than on previous dayNew deaths across UK: 24Total UK deaths: 129,743England Cases per 100,000: 265R number in UK: 1.1 to 1.4 Vaccine data: Total 1st doses … [Read more...]
Small business leaders urged to sign up to government’s Help to Grow scheme
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has urged small and medium-sized business owners to sign up to the government's Help to Grow scheme and gain access to free training. The scheme was announced in this year's Budget to help provide small businesses with the necessary skills to innovate, grow and support the … [Read more...]
Life Leisure launches new app with booking functionality
Stockport's Life Leisure has opened up more exercise classes, swim lessons and gym slots in line with lifting of government COVID restrictions and has launched a new app to make booking sessions easier. While online booking for all activities was originally introduced out of necessity due to … [Read more...]
Flight Academy returns to Manchester Airport’s Runway Visitor Park
Manchester Airport’s Runway Visitor Park has confirmed the return of its Flight Academy this summer, as it reopens fully following the lifting of Coronavirus restrictions. The Academy programme, which has been running for several years, is a firm favourite with young families. During the … [Read more...]
Nursing Times Award shortlisting for Stockport project supporting parents through the pandemic
A Stockport project to support the parents of young babies through the stresses of the pandemic has been shortlisted at this year's Nursing Times Awards in the 'Public Health Nursing' category. Maternity nursing staff based at Stepping Hill Hospital and early years support workers from the … [Read more...]
Expert Opinion: What is Net Zero and how do we achieve it?
With governments and organisations worldwide beginning to make commitments on climate change, Stockport-based renewable energy specialists, KAST Energy, explain in the first of a series of articles what Net Zero means and how businesses and individuals can achieve it. The Net Zero target refers … [Read more...]
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