Notice of essential website maintenance

We will be doing some essential maintenance to the website in the morning of Thursday 18 April for about half an hour. This is really important to keep the website sustainable for the future and provide the best online experience for our visitors. The website will be unavailable during this time. Sorry for any inconvenience and thanks for your understanding.

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Local and Combined Authority Mayoral Elections 2024

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Local and Combined Authority Mayoral Elections 2024 are taking place on Thursday 2 May 2024.

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Friday 26 April at 9:30am

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Our Council Plan

Our Council Plan 2024 to 2027 describes the key role we play in supporting the borough. We do this through the provision and delivery of services that are essential to everyday life. The plan outlines our 4 big ambitions for the next 3 years.

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Make Stuff 2024

Make Stuff is a festival of digital and creative exploration in Stockport, powered by MadLab. We’ve events for families and the digitally curious, as well as seasoned experts.

4 April 2024

Interested in a career in Social Work?

Our Social Workers work with people aged 18 and over in a variety of situations. This is a diverse group of individuals and a key role for our Social Work teams is to promote independence, advocating the decisions, views, and choices of the individual.

19 March 2024

CAN (Climate Action Now) community funding

Climate Action Now (CAN) have opened up funding streams for community projects. If you're part of a community group, organisation, school or college, you may be eligible to apply to help reduce greenhouse gases and raise awareness about climate change.

26 March 2024