Olympic Torch Relay – Sunday 24 June 2012 Volunteers Required The Olympic Torch will be passing through Stockport on Sunday 24 June 2012 between 8:30-10am. 8,000 inspirational people will carry the Olympic Flame on its 70 day journey across the UK. Nominated by someone they know, they will inspire millions of people that are watching [...]

Local military historian Bob Jackson will give an insightful talk into the history of the Cheadle soldiers who fought at the Somme at the Cheadle Civic Society’s annual general meeting on Wednesday 9th of May. Bob was a founding member of the Lancashire and Cheshire branch of the Western Front Association and has been visiting [...]

This Bramall Hall and Park Bat Walk has been recommended – booking essential. Bat Walk Flier

Book your stall at The Teenage Market in Stockport’s Market Hall. The event, on the afternoon of Sunday 1st April 2012, offers free stalls to young people and arts-based entrepreneurs who would like a platform to sell their products, promote their skills and engage with the local community. Check out the video below and the [...]

Keith Holloway, Pam King, Iain Roberts and Mark Hunter MP wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. This Christmas card was designed by Austin Douglas, aged nine, a pupil at Oakgrove Primary School in Heald Green.  Austin is the winner of Mark Hunter’s 2011 Christmas Card competition.

Thanks to a lot of hard work by the planning committee, Cheadle’s Jubilee celebrations next June look set to be a day that will live long in the memory. Keith and Iain were at the Upper Rooms last night to talk about the latest proposals. The day of celebrations will see Ashfield Road and Ashfield [...]

Stockport Council is encouraging people to add festive cheer to their shopping by paying a visit to local retailers across the borough. With a wide variety of shops in the town centre and district and local centres, people will find everything they need in Stockport for the festive season. The borough is alive with fantastic [...]

Come along to Gatley for a festive evening of fun and late-night Christmas shopping on Thursday 1st December. Twenty shops are opening late, up to 8.00pm. This is combined with a Treasure Hunt, starting at Callaghans Estate Agency in Church Road from 6.00pm, Community Carol singing from 7.15pm at Gatley Green and starring Father Christmas [...]

This morning we were invited to a remembrance service at the Yeshurun Synagogue in Gatley – politicians, police, members of the local christian and muslim communities and others. The Yeshurun community are very good and pair up every guest with a regular who can tell them what’s going on (especially helpful as a good deal [...]

All are welcome to this free event run by young women in Brinnington. Tea & coffee, face painting, DJ, arts and crafts and more. In Your Face – women against domestic violence(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();