The annual Vernon Building Society Community Awards is open for applications to not-for-profit groups in Stockport. In the past seven years the awards have seen more than £70,000 donated to worthy causes in the area. [Read More]
The Manchester Grammar School’s work in the community has been recognised with the first Goldsmiths’ Company Community Engagement Award. The MGS team of Harrison Kaye, Daniel Bourne, James Wang, Ben Dempsey, Adi Arora and Lawrence [Read More]
Stockport Metro swimming club has had an ‘amazing response’ to its swim lessons scheme launched during the Royal Life Saving Society’s Drowning Prevention Week. To show its support for the campaign, Life Leisure’s Stockport Metro [Read More]
A Cheshire girl diagnosed with cancer as a baby will be the VIP guest at Race for Life at Tatton Park this weekend. Grace Elvidge, from Mobberley near Wilmslow, will ring the starter bell at [Read More]
Withington Girls’ School has joined a select group of 45 schools in the UK to receive a Silver Space Education Quality Mark (SEQM) Award and is one of only six schools in the north west [Read More]
The Vernon Building Society Poynton Brass Band won the Senior Trophy at British Open Spring Festival in Blackpool under conductor Ryan Watkins. Band chairman Frank Needham said: ‘Our success in claiming the Senior Trophy further [Read More]
Life Leisure has won two awards for its services to the community and its staff. The charitable trust that manages 12 sports and leisure facilities in and around Stockport and one in Cumbria returned victorious [Read More]
There are less than two weeks to enter the Race for Life events at Tatton Park. This year, for the first time, Cancer Research UK is inviting everyone – men, women and children – to [Read More]
New Mills Art Theatre has revealed its £46,000 makeover – complete with seats from the West End’s Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Volunteers gave up over 1,800 hours of their time to renovate the theatre that first [Read More]
Runners of all ages and abilities are being urged to get moving in preparation for this year’s BIG Stockport Run. The 10km race, which is organised by Stockport’s Life Leisure, will take place on Sunday, [Read More]
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