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Contents The Coronation Street Tour

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ange Rover Sports are a common sight on Cheshire’s roads but this version is a little different. This is the Range Rover Sport Hybrid is powered by 3.0-litre SDV6 diesel engine producing 340bhp when combined with an electric motor.

Electric motor? I hear you.

Yes, this hybrid version of the Sport has an improved fuel economy – up from 38.7mpg in the ordinary diesel unit to 44.1mpg, in the hybrid while emissions are as low as 169g/km of CO2. Now if you venture to London for business, then you’ll pleased to know that you can enter the Congestion Charging Zone for free thanks to the hybrid technology under the bonnet. If you don’t, well at least it’s a tad more friendly to Cheshire’s green countryside.

Jump in, the first thing that hits you is that the cabin is a classy place to spend

time in. it oozes quality. The fixtures and fittings are all made of quality materials and there are tons of gizmos to keep you entertained.

The interior is much better than what is offered in the Porsche cayenne or even the BMW X5.

Land Rover has jazzed up the exterior of the car with diamond-turned 21in alloy wheels and Aleutian silver paint plus a panoramic sunroof for 2015.

There are one or two options on our test car. Highlights included an on-board telly, rear seat entertainment, a surround camera system, wade sensing plus blind spot monitor and park assist.

Another upside is the offroading ability. Land Rover’s Terrain Response system is a work of art, whether its mud and ruts, snow, grass or normal roads it has a setting for everything. Even this hybrid version can cope with the rough stuff. The battery system is protected by a

boron steel bash plate so if you feel the urge to traverse rocky ground or cross a few river-beds then you can do so.

On the road the Range Rover Sport Hybrid feels remarkably agile for a car of this size. Starting up and creeping off in silence is quite amusing given that there is a 3.0-litre V6 under the bonnet waiting to kick in to life. The electric range only lasts for around a mile but it is great for not waking the neighbours whether its early in the morning or late at night.

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g d i e r B e r i h s a c n a L ...IS BACK

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or the first time in nearly 80 years Lancashire Bridge has been revealed. If you’ve not witnessed this landmark attraction yet, it’s definately worth a visit to see the historic bridge in Stockport town centre.

Street, straddles the River Mersey as it passes through Merseyway shopping centre. It is used by pedestrians and vehicles, who until recently couldn’t see it because it’s been below road level since 1937.

The 145-year-old Lancashire Bridge, near the junction of Warren

Now, thanks to a £1.6m Stockport Council project, the concrete bridge next

to Lancashire Bridge has been removed and the original stone arched bridge has been refurbished with a new viewing area created.

The Merseyway area also has other works taking place, including the new £45m Redrock retail and leisure scheme on the former Bridgefield Street car park in the town centre. The scheme includes a new 40,000 sq ft cinema, restaurant units and shops.

Stockport already is a great place to live and work – over the next few years the town centre is set to undergo a complete make-over, making it even better, a town to really be proud of.

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ans from all corners of the UK met up at Stockport Plaza to hear World renowned Dame Jacqueline Wilson in Simply Books’ latest great author event!

Over 850 people joined together to hear World renowned Dame Jacqueline Wilson talk about her life, inspirations for writing and her latest book based on the traditional family favourite – What Katy Did. Simply Books in Bramhall booked the Stockport Plaza to stage the

exclusive opportunity for youngsters to meet the world renowned author and hear about her brand new book, KATY, a reimagining of the Victorian classic children’s book, WHAT KATY DID. Her modern day heroine is the eldest of 6 children and a feisty, funny, sometimes bossy, much loved tom-boy.

Fans sat mesmorised whilst Jacqueline recounted her passion for writing, taking listeners behind the scenes of their favourite characters that she’d created.

Lucy Carman, who took her daughter Millie, said: “It was the most fantastic morning – Jacqueline was absolutely lovely, it was brilliant to listen to her.

I could have listened for hours, and my daughter was star-struck by her!

It’s great Simply Books brought an author such as Jacqueline Wilson close to home. I’ve got my eye on other such events by Simply Books now!”

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St Ann’s Hospice has announced its latest fundraising event, and is calling on local dog owners to be a part of it.

The big Halloween Paws Spooktacular is a very special dog walking event, which is taking

place on Saturday 31st October at the beautiful Heaton Park in Manchester. The event will open at 12noon with the dog walk starting at 2pm.

It’s a sponsored dog walk to raise money for St Ann’s Hospice, so the team is asking that dogs raise as much as they can in sponsorship.

The 5km route is suitable for dogs and owners of all ages, shapes and sizes, and there will be lots of

activities, stalls and entertainment to keep owners happy, and of course a doggie fancy dress competition!

Taking part is easy - entry is charged at £15 per adult. Kids and dogs go free!

Just visit www.sah.org. uk/paws or pick up the “dog and bone” and call the hospice on 0161 498 3631.

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he Stockport Advice and Information for Life (SAIL) partnership has recently rolled out five mobile touch screen kiosks in Stockport. The kiosks, which are located in various public locations across the borough allow residents the chance to access useful information via the SAIL website.

The website, launched in January was developed by the SAIL partnership - a group of nine local advice providers, including Stockport District Citizens Advice Bureau which has been leading and coordinating the work of the partnership. The SAIL website gives residents and key professionals access to useful information and

advice 24/7. It covers topics including healthcare, family, debt, benefits, housing, immigration, legal issues, workplace, consumer advice, a local and national support services directory, and a news section.

The kiosk at our centre was only installed last week and customers are already commenting on how useful it is for finding information. I’m sure we’ll get great feedback from users over the next two months”.

It is hoped the touch screen kiosks will encourage even more people to use the website as a ‘one stop shop’ to find reliable and trusted information easily.

The kiosks can currently be found at the locations listed and will stay in each venue for two months before being moved to new locations in Stockport.

Rick Jones, Project Manager for the SAIL partnership said: “The aim of the website is to offer residents a wealth of useful information on various topics in one convenient place, saving them valuable time. It is already proving extremely popular, with over 3,500 users visiting sailadvice. org.uk

Location 1: Start Point, 3 Woodley Precinct, Woodley, Stockport, SK6 1RJ

Thanks to the help and support of the five venues, the SAIL kiosks are now up and running for residents to use”.

Nicola Wallace Dean, Projects Lead from Starting Point Community Learning Partnership in Stockport commented: “I think the SAIL kiosks are a great idea as they give people who don’t have online access, the chance to log on to the website.

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STOCKPORT OLD TOWN

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housands flocked to Stockport Market over the August Bank Holiday weekend to enjoy the music, arts and street entertainment at the Stockport Old Town Fringe Festival! Sponsored by Orbit Developments for the second year running, Stockport Old Town Fringe Festival attracted some of the most popular acts on the Festival circuit, including ninepiece experimental brass band Perhaps Contraption and aerial street performer Dick Danger.

Hundreds stood watching in wonder as Dick Danger defied gravity to hang sideways from the top of a 30-foot pole and then dive headfirst into a bucket of water. More thrills followed from The Circus House who performed their acrobatic show suspended high above the Market Square.

Perhaps Contraption drew huge crowds with their bright yellow costumes and instruments and had all the children dancing and playing along with kazoos.

The non-stop entertainment also featured lots of local talent including The Urban Gypsies and the young performers from the Fosbrooks folk group who wowed the crowds with their world-class fiddle-playing and clog-dancing.

There were also opportunities for visitors to join the performances with the Stockport Ukulele Players and Mike Sweeney’s Stockport All Stars Band following music workshops which ran throughout the day.

Musical entertainment was provided by the Bakers Vaults Jazz and Blues Stage in Castle Yard where highlights included a performance by the legendary blues musician Victor Brox and his daughter Kyla.

Seven Miles Out arts centre, who organised the Festival, had a packed house enjoying performances from Blank Cheque, Lazlo Baby and The Retrosettes.

“This year’s Fringe Festival has been an even bigger success than last year,” says Festival Director John Barratt. “We’ve had so much positive feedback over the weekend from people who want to see more events like this happening on a regular basis that bring the community together, boost the local economy and create a genuine feel-good factor in Stockport Old Town.”

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he Stockport Plaza brings us this years pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs!

Hoping for the same success after last years box office record breaker, Cinderella, The Stockport Plaza manager, Ted Doan, has again recruited the expertise of David Vickers and Richard Chandler to entertain us all throughout the festive period.

David and Richard bring with them an all star cast to guarantee that the story of Snow White and her band of Dwarfs, that we all know so well, is the tale told in the way it was meant to, but also to ensure laughter all round.

Muddles, the Jester is played by the energetic Bradley Thompson, a young actor with plenty of experience in pantomime. The role of

a jester couldn’t be more suited to Bradley who bounces around the stage, with fun written across his face.

Everybody would associate Snow White with somebody of immense beauty and glamour, and with recasting last years Cinderella, this is exactly what we have. Becky Bennett seems as though she could play Snow White in her sleep, which is a good job really considering the story line.

To have any kind of production of Snow White, we all know that Snow must meet her Prince Charming, and Charming is what the crowd of the Plaza shall get. Bradley Clarkson is no stranger to the stage or the limelight, having been a finalist on ITV’s Grease Is The Word.

The two headline stars of the show are two very familiar faces, firstly we have Kim Hartman who portrayed Helga in the legendary sitcom, ‘Allo ‘Allo. Our Wicked Queen comes from one of the best sitcoms ever, so laughs a plenty are a certainty.

In this years Panto, our Dame, Nurse Glucose, is played by the man everybody knows as Jimmy Corkhill from Brookside. Dean Sullivan is possibly the best Dame you will ever see!! So make sure you don’t miss out.

The Pantomime will be running from Friday 4th December to Sunday 10th January 2016.

To get your tickets, visit www.stockportplaza.co.uk or call the Ticket Office on 0161 477 7779.

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tockport Borough has launched a new web-based campaign to showcase the breadth and depth of positive news stories, events, people and places across the area.

With seed funding from Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, support from Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, local business organisations and individuals, We Are Stockport has now gone live and will be a ‘go to’ portal for all things Stockport.

In just over a month We are Stockport has 7,200 visitors and over 1,100 Twitter followers - a sign of how much people living in Stockport want a publishing platform that promotes

the borough's good news, events and stories showcasing why Stockport is a great place to live and work.

Creating its own news and signposting to a plethora of other local websites from I Love Bramhall to Heaton Traders, We are Stockport links like-minded groups who are keen to communicate with and champion the Borough community.

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The website is being run and edited by Place Campaign Manager and former BBC Head of Communications

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Go to the site www. wearestockport.co.uk and follow us on Twitter @wearestockport and Facebook and send your stories, news and pictures to news@wearestockport. co.uk.

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We are delighted to announce that the September issue of TheNonLeague has been extended to become a full colour 116 page magazine filled with articles and images from the region’s nonleague clubs.

In the latest issue there are extensive articles on Stockport County, Macclesfield Town, Hyde United, Altrincham and Cheadle Town plus many articles on the clubs from the surrounding areas.

We have continued with our promise to provide unrivalled monthly coverage of all the North West teams playing their football in The National League through to NWCFL 1st Division, and have again produced a two-page spread on teams playing in Step 7.

We also have special features including an interview with local darts ‘legend’ Tony O’Shea, former Manchester United and England defender and current Salford City co-owner Gary Neville and an article featuring up and coming local band Blossoms, recently signed to Virgin Records.

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Vauxhall has enhanced kit levels, added more efficient engines and given the Corsa sharper looks, it certainly stands out much more than the previous iteration did. In fact, the styling, especially the grille, has been inspired by the ADAM. Nippy through town, the 1.0-litre powered Corsa when pushed on the open road feels a little strained and is not as much fun as its direct rival, Ford’s Fiesta.

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The festival, opened by the Worshipful the Mayor of Stockport, Councillor Andrew Verdeille, was organised by Stockport Council and supported by the dedicated Friends of Chadkirk.

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As soon as we entered the pub we offered the option of whether to dine in the restaurant are or in the relaxed lounge/ bar area. We opted for the restaurant.

When we arrived at Platform 5 we noticed more than quite a few internal and external differences from the pub of old. To say the pub has undertaken a makeover would be a huge understatement.

The new look which we could only describe as modern and quirky with a touch of retro.

As we were taken to our table, we walked passed what can only be described as a dessert lovers dream!

We then sat and began to look at the menu, we soon realised that picking one starter and one main course each was going to be some task with the menu being so extensive.

The final decision was to share the ‘Banter Board’ to start, then we chose the Halloumi Kebab and the P5 Freight Train Burger for our main courses.

The P5 Freight Train certainly lived up to its name, inserted into a nice fresh, floured bun was a salad, a burger, cheese, bacon, a sausage meat patty and chicken topped with a BBQ sauce.

When the banter board arrived we couldn’t believe what had been placed on our table as a starter. The thing was enormous. Containing ribs, wings, sticky chicken, burger on a bun on a stick, smoked bockwurst, parma ham, chorizo and chips salted with a P5 salt accompanied by a P5 dip.

Put this with some chips and what more could you want? Well just incase you wanted more there is! A home made coleslaw and a pot of chilli creates an almost ‘Man vs Food’ type main course placed in front of you.

Every element of our starting platter had flavour in abundance, endearing aroma, presented well and great flavour, ticking off all of the boxes.

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The Christian charity offers a large selection of secondhand furniture, household goods and computers at knockdown prices from its Meadow Mill address, on Water Street, Stockport.

All the goods are refurbished items, or good as new, donated to the charity by members of the public.

Renewal North West was started almost ten years ago as a computer renovation operation, in the roof-space of a church building. Then, after an initial move, it relocated to its current venue, selling second-hand white goods - fridges, freezers, washing machines - household goods, laptops, and renovating used furniture.

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It operates a community computers scheme that makes laptops and PCs available more cheaply to those on benefits.

“We are supported by the Christian Church, at Brownwood Hall, Wythenshawe,” says technical manager Chris Bennett.

Members of the church sit as trustees on the charity’s board.

As well as the household goods, Renewal operates The Rinascente Gallery, a large showroom filled to the brim with vintage, hand-painted and industrial furniture.

“It has opened up a different market,” says Chris. “It is aimed at people with more money to spend on something that’s unique.” The charity has been particularly successful in offering a line of bespoke

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Customers can now order landscaping requirements from the charity.

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Decisions made by companies to seize the opportunities Stockport offers has seen the future use of more than half a million square foot of commercial space secured, reconfirming the town’s position as a key business location. As part of its Investing in Stockport programme, Stockport Council plans to build on the town’s strengths developing the borough’s economy even further.

Companies making Stockport their new home include Chinese electrics firm CHINT who have moved to new industrial development S:Park; and CFG Law who have relocated to Cheadle Royal Business Park from Wythenshawe. InPrime Logistics also chose a 63,000 sq ft industrial unit in Heaton

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Ingredients

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Coronation Street The Tour provides guests with an insight into the making of the show with studio guides sharing fascinating facts and stories from over fifty years of filming at the former site, before the production moved to its new home at MediaCityUK. The Tour, which is operated by Continuum Attractions, will be coming to an end on December 31st, 2015.

The tour takes us through the dressing rooms of the stars that we have grown to love over the years, through into costume and make-up. Here the guide will talk you through some of the iconic moments in the show with some of the costumes and clothing they have of Roy Cropper, Tracy Barlow and the loveable Kirk Sutherland’s Adam Ant Wedding outfit.

The tour then guides us through to the studio, where seven interior sets are located. The guide then provides an insight into some of the tricks of the trade, and lets us know some of the off screen secrets which you wouldn’t believe. After seeing some of the street’s most famous houses we step inside the world famous pub... The Rovers Return!

Once inside the Rovers you may be shocked by a few things. One the size, two what the actors drink and most importantly what’s inside Betty’s world famous Hotpot!!

From the Rovers we go through to see some of the most iconic props that have ever graced the street. Dierdre’s glasses being one.

The guide then takes us through to see some further interior sets and finally out onto the famous cobbles where you can spend as long as you need taking pictures, taking in the atmosphere or visiting the gift shop where you can purchase your souvenir photo that was taken of you behind the bar in the Rovers Return.

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s r e t s i S e e r h TS he T ocial Landlord Stockport Homes has partnered with leading WiFi and Digital Inclusion Solutions provider CommunityUK.net to launch ‘WiFi@3S’, a free pilot WiFi broadband service for the residents of Brecon, Conway and Ludlow Towers in Brinnington, Stockport.

The service will provide tenants of the “Three Sisters” with a completely FREE 4mb service, along with a range of low cost increased speed services for those who want them.

As connection to this state of the art service does not require a landline, mobile phone or any other form of contract, Stockport Homes is looking to encourage and facilitate the digital connectivity of its residents in an area where the uptake of digital technology has been particularly low to-date.

Stockport Homes will also be working closely with CommunityUK and local social enterprise Startpoint Woodley on the delivery of a comprehensive digital inclusion program that will ensure tenants have easy access to all the

training and support they need to make the most of the digital services on offer.

A converted flat in Brecon Towers, the ‘SK1pad’ will serve as a Digital Training Hub for tenants looking to develop and improve their digital skills, and there will also be access to a range of low cost computer equipment for tenants who need it.

Roger Philips, Chair of the Board at Stockport Homes’ said: “This pilot project is a radical new step in our efforts to include more of our customers in the digital revolution, and make sure everyone has the opportunity to get online. The lessons we learn from this pilot will be used to develop digital schemes for many more residents in the borough.”

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Peter Reed-Forrester, Managing Director of CommunityUK went onto say: “By providing Stockport Homes’ residents with an affordable internet connection and the support needed to connect with the digital world, we are not only helping to improve their standard of living but also providing the opportunity for them to improve how they live, work and learn. Finding work, managing finances and benefits, learning new skills and communicating with friends and family are all important activities that have moved predominantly on-line in today’s society.

We aim to ensure that everyone has access to them, regardless of location or financial status.”

The official launch date for the service was 29th July, celebrated in true community fashion, with an afternoon event running from 2.30-6.00pm that provided residents with advice and guidance on how to connect to and use the service, details of the services at the SK1Pad along with refreshments, and children’s activities throughout the afternoon.

When registering for the service, residents will be automatically entered into a prize draw offering them the chance to win many amazing prizes, including three lucky residents who will win a FREE year’s supply of upgraded high speed internet service worth over £190.00, and three residents who will win a tablet computer worth £90.00!

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Whether it’s memories you want to catch, a business you want to promote or a message you want to communicate….Viaduct Video is fast becoming known as the video company to turn to! Run by Alex Miller, Viaduct Video is based in Stockport and is now catching Stockport’s finest moments on film.

We are Stockport, the Borough’s new publishing platform has been turning to Viaduct Video since it launched in order to visually

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One of his recent videos for We are Stockport told the story of 84-year-old Olympian Medalist, Alan Newton’s, quest to raise funds to take part in the Olympian mile event. This resulted in success and Alan’s participation….. you can watch the video on www. wearestockprot.co.uk.

He says: “I’ve lived here all my life, and found the medium of video the best way to help people preserve magical life moments and promote their business. Stockport has a treasure trove of interesting stories and fascinating people and I’m delighted to be able to help people and companies share their news.”

Alex can turn his hand to any story or event, whether it’s a wedding or an activity. You can get in touch with Alex on 07719348136, view his work at www. viaductvideo.co.uk and email him at alex@viaductvideo.co.uk

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