Yesterday was our monthly meeting with the police and various Council departments, looking not just at crime and anti-social behaviour but also parking, speeding and litter issues.

Overall, the news in our area is good.  Crime is down, especially burglary and robbery, and a stronger police presence between now and the New Year aims to make sure it stays that way.

This was our last meeting with Inspector Dave Turner.  He’s been a real asset and we all wish him well in his next role.  I look forward to getting to know his successor, Steve Gilbertson.

There was praise for the manager and staff at Gatley’s Foxland Road Spar.  Inspector Turner spoke highly of the positive approach all at the Spar had taken in tackling a spate of robberies – luckily there’s been nothing recently.  I raised the possibility of beefing up the CCTV around the Spar – something the police will look into.

We noted some areas of litter and graffiti, such as St Annes Road North in Heald Green.

We were told that Halloween had passed without serious incident.  Although there was a beefed-up police presence, the poor weather probably had as much as anything to do with it.

Finally, this is anti-bullying week and work’s been done at Kingsway School on tackling cyber-bullying.  As my son told me today, even children at Gatley Primary have got involved in their weekly visit to Kingsway.

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