Following the launch of the national annual ifs Young Business Writer of the Year competition, Hazel Grove MP Andrew Stunell has urged teenagers living in the Stockport area to get involved and say what they think about bankers pay and bonuses. The banking crisis has had wide ranging effects on the UK and much has [...]

As reported in the Manchester Evening News:  only 749 people have made an appointment to enrol in Greater Manchester for an ID card. That is around 0.04 per cent of the total eligible population of 1.8m in this ‘pilot’ area for the ID card scheme. When will the Government admit they’ve got it wrong and [...]

I was really surprised to see the University Hospital of South Manchester Foundation Trust listed in an Observer article as the sixth worst in the country. University Hospital South Manchester is the new name for Wythenshawe Hospital, somewhere I’ve had several occasions to visit over the last few years.  In addition to a few visits [...]

The public meeting to discuss the traffic issues around Schools Hill and Wilmslow Road will be on Tuesday 8th December 2009, 6pm in the Lecture Theatre, Kingsway Lower School, High Grove Road, Cheadle. At the meeting I hope we can do two things. The first is to get a list of what the different issues [...]

From Mark’s website: Cheadle MP Mark Hunter has launched a new campaign to “save the cheque” after growing concern over news that high street banks are planning to stop the use of cheques. Yesterday (26 November) Mr Hunter tabled a cross-party Parliamentary motion which, just two hours after calling on other Members to sign it, [...]

The Cheadle Area Committee meets on Tuesday 1st December, 6pm at the Ladybridge Residents Club, Edenbridge Road, Cheadle Hulme. All welcome to come along. There’s one planning application up for consideration: DC043046, the erection of 5 no. three-storey mews houses at 176 Kingsway (this is on the Kingsway service road, South Park Road Estate). Other [...]

The Star Inn on Cheadle High Street is the latest to join our Community Toilet scheme. Cheadle now has three community toilets: the Star Inn, Cheadle Library and Jackson’s Fish Bar on Ashfield Road. You can use these as public toilets. The Community Toilet scheme replaces the old public toilet in Massie Street car park.  [...]

In the run up to Christmas, car parking in Cheadle will be free in Council Pay & Display car parks in Cheadle on: Saturday 28th November Saturday 5th December Saturday 12th December Saturday 19th December Christmas Day Monday 28th December New Years Day This is not just in Cheadle but all the district centres: Romiley, [...]

I’d like to wish all my Muslim readers happy Eid al-Adha. Anyone who’d like to find out more about Eid al-Adha, what it celebrates and what happens over the three days could take a look here.  Since we’re taking 1st Gatley Cubs to the mosque on Monday, I’m sure we’ll find out all about it [...]

Last night I tweeted from Full Council, to give anyone who’s interested a flavour of what was going on in the meeting.  Here are those tweets #stockportmbc Full Council Starting shortly. Lamb curry was nice. #stockportmbc Full Council Shouty mayoral entrance & prayer. #stockportmbc Full Council Mayor kindly welcomes me to the council. #stockportmbc Full [...]