It won’t come as a surprise to many here in Hazel Grove that our retailers are experiencing some difficulties. Stockport Council is preparing a new local plan at the moment – you can find out more about this at https://www.stockport.gov.uk/localplan.  The purpose of the local plan is to make Stockport and the surrounding areas as […]

You probably know about the exciting changes happening across Stockport Town Centre. New investment, transport improvements, leisure opportunities, better spaces and places, cultural programmes and a host of big brand names and independent businesses are moving to Stockport. It’s all part of the complete reinvention at the heart of our town. Now we need your […]

Local residents on Cooke St have called for an increase in the number of residential permit parking spaces on the street to accommodate the increased number of residents with permits wishing to park. Local Councillors on the Stepping Hill area Committee, including local LibDem Jon Twigge, will hear the petition on Tuesday evening (5th June). […]

A year after the new Labour administration ‘saved’ Stockport Market, Council figures show the market is in serious decline. A report to the Council’s Scrutiny Co-Ordination Committee forecasts a fall in visitors by 9% over the last financial year. The Labour group squashed a consultation into the market’s future, but have show no sign of […]

Business Growth Hub, in partnership with Stockport Council, is offering two digital marketing masterclasses to help Stockport business owners. There is an introductory course and a more advanced masterclass. They are designed to help Stockport business owners improve their understanding of how digital technology can improve their business. The workshops are open to Stockport-based businesses. […]

The Council want to help local businesses in the shopping centres across Stockport to improve. Grants of up to £2000 are available, if you act quickly, with preference given to improvements to the look of our local businesses. If you own or rent a local shop in Hazel Grove check out this offer as soon as […]

Opening its doors later next year, Redrock Stockport will be our town’s newest leisure complex with restaurants, cafes, 10 screen cinema, shops and parking for us all to enjoy. You may have noticed the changes taking place in the area near Debenhams (Prince’s Street) as the building work has begun.  When you are next in […]

The BBC reports that Media City is set to “double in size” by 2026 with ten new buildings including two tower blocks, 1,400 properties and a multi-storey car park. The plans should create hundreds of new jobs not much more than a half hour drive from Hazel Grove. More than 7,000 people, including about 3,000 BBC and […]

The Growth Service supports businesses of all sizes, from start-ups looking to get their idea off to a flying start to established companies looking to expand. Eligible clients are able to access fully funded one-to-one support with a growth or start-up specialist alongside a co-ordinated programme of events and specialist masterclasses that will help you […]

Over recent years the Council and market traders have worked hard to improve and promote Stockport market and the historic Market Place.  However, the number of people using the market on a regular basis is still low, and this is making trading conditions increasingly difficult for some market traders and other businesses in the area […]