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Manchester's Finest, a website for all things food, drink, lifestyle and arts, has recently published an article on some of the highlights of the Stockport Underbanks! Dubbed the 'Soho of the North', the article celebrates the food and drink of the Underbanks from the...

New information plaques have been installed in the Underbanks to explain the relevance of the street art. The plaques have been carefully installed to ensure they do not damage buildings or obstruct the artwork. The plaques have been created by local company The Sign...

We are looking for tales, urban myths, legends, and stories inspired by the Underbanks! If you are a writer, a habitual story teller or just fancy having a go, we are looking for stories up to 1000 words inspired by the Underbanks, past, present or future. Why not...

Meet Rebecca, our new Townscape Heritage Assistant! Rebecca has recently graduated from the University of Sheffield with a first-class degree in Cultural Heritage Management.  She will be working with Peter, the Townscape Heritage Manager, on the Rediscovering the...

Sasha, a student at Tarporley High School, chose the historic area of Stockport’s Underbanks as a location for her recent ‘surfaces’ art project. When the head of art at the school, James Bowland, set the piece of homework, Sasha had contracted Covid and was...

We are looking for tales, urban myths, legends, and stories inspired by the Underbanks! If you are a writer, a habitual story teller or just fancy having a go, we are looking for stories up to 1000 words inspired by the Underbanks, past, present or future. Why not...

On Wednesday 1st December, Natasha, the Townscape Heritage Assistant, and Paul Richards, the Director of Development and Regeneration, spoke at the South Manchester Architects Christmas event. During their talk, Natasha and Paul explained the purpose of the...

Stockport’s Will Mellor, Coronation Street bad boy, star of Hollyoaks and the iconic Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, is fronting a One Stockport campaign to get Stockport businesses bouncing again as they recover from the impact of Covid. The coronavirus...

After the completion of painstaking restoration work, the final phase will now begin to transform the historic Winter’s building into French restaurant Bistro Marc at Winter’s, ready for opening in the new year. Stockport Council announced at the beginning of the year...