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Month: February 2017

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Charity

Friends tackle assault course again for St Ann’s Hospice

28th February 2017 Paul Harrison

Two friends are going back for more after surviving a gruelling Born Survivor assault course. Alex Kemp and Paul Henshaw raised £1,200 for St Ann’s Hospice from their endeavours as a thank you for caring [Read More]

Lewis Montrose on the ball for Stockport County against Kidderminster
Football

Kidderminster Harriers 2, Stockport County 0: Hatters’ play-off hopes damaged

25th February 2017 Gareth Evans

The Hatters played Kidderminster at Aggborough for the first time since April 2013 when a convincing win for the Harriers had condemned County to relegation from the Conference Premier. But, despite having last season enjoyed [Read More]

The Pure FM team of Paul Holloway, Clare Crane and Dave Stearn
News

Stockport radio station Pure faces fight for survival

24th February 2017 Paul Harrison

Stockport’s award-winning radio station Pure 107.8FM is desperately seeking a cash lifeline after its parent charity revealed it is no longer in a position to offer the financial subsidy required to cover the running costs. [Read More]

Stockport town hall
News

Council tax in Stockport to rise by almost 5%

24th February 2017 Paul Harrison

Council tax in Stockport will rise by almost 5% next year. Residents living in an average band D property in will pay £1,521.77 for council services in 2017/18 following last night’s Budget Council meeting – an [Read More]

Leo Bermejo
Charity

Stockport gym raises £20,000 for boy’s cancer battle

23rd February 2017 Paul Harrison

Members of a Stockport gym have raised almost £20,000 to help a four-year-old’s boy’s cancer fight. Leo Bermejo is battling sPNET – a rare brain cancer – and needed £150,000 for proton beam therapy. Leo, who [Read More]

Kim Hyde, volunteer lead at Age UK Manchester, chats to service users in the cafe
Charity

Age UK Manchester wins Holland’s Pies’ Hunger Busters campaign

22nd February 2017 Paul Harrison

Age UK Manchester has been crowned the winner of a region-wide competition to receive a canteen kit-out as part of Holland’s Pies’ Hunger Busters campaign. Age UK Manchester delivers services from its Crossacres Community Resource [Read More]

Ian Keeling
Business

Vernon Building Society recognised at the British Bank Awards

22nd February 2017 Paul Harrison

Vernon Building Society has been awarded ‘Best Savings Provider’ at the 2017 British Bank Awards, beating all national banks and building societies to the top spot. Ian Keeling, Director of Sales & Marketing at the [Read More]

David Nichols and Steve Wilde of The Translation People
Business

The Translation People achieve record annual revenues

20th February 2017 Paul Harrison

Surging demand in Europe has helped The Translation People achieve record annual revenues. The translation and language services provider, which has its headquarters in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, grew turnover by 15 per cent in 2016 from [Read More]

Scott Duxbury scores the winner for County as the beat FC United 2-1
Edgeley

Stockport County 2, FC United 1: Hatters perform in front of record crowd

20th February 2017 Gareth Evans

The Hatters maintained their push for the play-offs, and extended their unbeaten league run to 12 matches, by beating near-neighbours FC United in front of a crowd of 5,630 that set a new National League [Read More]

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Cheshire Football League

Cheshire Football League title race to go down to ‘the Wire’

19th February 2017 Mike Petch

Linotype Cheadle Heath Nomads put in the performance of the day in the Hallmark Security Cheshire Football League, beating Altrincham Reserves by four goals. A Dean McGregor brace, plus goals from Askley Harrison and Joe [Read More]

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