4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (348+ words) It will be officially opened later this month. Bowdon Hockey Club has completed a new pitch two weeks ahead of schedule after 160 individuals and families contributed more than £51,000 towards its replacement. The previous surface had been used for hockey and…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (485+ words) Plans have been unveiled for a major new housing development on land in Hale. Prospect Homes is preparing proposals to build 132 homes on land off Dobbinetts Lane, close to the boundary with Wythenshawe. The developer has now launched a public…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (486+ words) The new gym has been kitted out with over £300,000 of state-of-the-art equipment. A former Orangetheory Fitness member is reopening the chain’s empty Stamford Quarter studio after becoming so disappointed by its closure that he decided to take it over himself....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (299+ words) Bruntwood and Trafford Council are planning a £2.5 million expansion of Foundation, the collaborative workspace at Stamford Quarter in Altrincham. The proposals, which still need planning permission, would add about 14,200 sq ft of workspace above the retail units. A new entrance…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (275+ words) It's a "remarkable piece of local history". A blue plaque has been unveiled at a Bowdon house to mark the life of William Wood, the social reformer known as “The Climbing Boys’ Friend”. The plaque is at Willow Cottage, 28 Stamford…...