Greater Manchester Police has launched a new cross-divisional task force to target burglars, robbers and car thieves that move between areas of Manchester and Stockport to commit crime. The Operation Mistral team consists of dedicated crime analysts, intelligence officers and senior investigation officers that deploy a range of specialist officers from the mounted, dog, tactical [...]

Kevin Melling, from Stockport Council, and Cllr Dave White have been visiting every Local Area Committee meeting to get feedback from councillors on how Stockport can improve its response to freezing weather conditions as we saw for nearly a month from around 18th December. The Tories have been attacking the Council for not gritting more [...]

On Wednesday morning I met with Mrs Yule, the Headteacher at Lady Barn House School on School’s Hill, Cheadle.  This followed concern from local residents about traffic and parking around the school at dropping off and picking up times. Hopefully I’ll find the time to write more detail about what the school has been doing, [...]

For the first time, Manchester Harriers are holding parent’s cross-country races on Saturday 6th February, and there’ll be prizes! Harriers run the Primary Schools Cross Country League at William Scholes Field, Gatley on Saturday mornings from 10am. The remaining dates of the season are Saturday 6th February and Saturday 6th March.  The league has been [...]

Stockport has appointed Eamonn Boylan as the Council’s new Chief Executive, subject to confirmation. Mr Boylan’s appointment goes before a full meeting of Stockport Council on 4th February for ratification. Mr Boylan is currently Deputy Chief Executive of national housing and regeneration body the Homes and Communities Agency where he is responsible for improvement programmes [...]

The Deputy Leader of Stockport’s Conservative Group, Cllr Maureen Walsh, has this week resigned from the Conservative Group, leaving local Tories in disarray.  She now sits as an Independent on Stockport Council. Having got to know Maureen over the last few months, I personally feel  angry at how she has been treated, and how local [...]

At yesterday’s Local Area Committee, I’d asked for the issue t Cheadle’s Christmas lights to be put on the agenda and Council officer Brian Nash waited very patiently for the item to come up – over three hours into the meeting! I commented that I’d had lots of positive comments about the Christmas displays this [...]

Thanks to everyone who contacted me about the tyres dumped by the stream at the top of Gatley Hill. I’m told they’ve now been removed (though I haven’t had a chance to get up and take a look myself – all my trtrips to Gatley Hill are after dark at this time of year). If [...]

Two or three people have told me that there’s more dog mess than usual in the small park at the ends of Sevenoaks, Leyland and Saville Roads in Gatley. Most dog owners are responsible these days and clean up after their pets, so its disappointing when a minority don’t.  Since this area is commonly used [...]

I’ve heard this afternoon that the Informal Hearing into appeals will be held on Wednesday 10th March 2010 at the Town Hall, Edward Street, Stockport, SK1 3XE commencing at 10.00am. A Planning Inspector appointed by the First Secretary of State will determine the appeal. The two applications being appealed are: (DC041677) Partial demolition and reconstruction [...]