From the Council: Stockport residents are being encouraged to complete a questionnaire on the Council’s Highways and Transport Services. The survey, running for the third year, includes questions on the condition of roads and footpaths, walking and cycling, congestion and local bus services, and takes about 20 minutes to complete. A random sample of 4,500 [...]

From Mark Hunter: Last Saturday 26th June local MP Mark Hunter joined residents at this year’s Heald Green Festival, held on the playing field behind the Village Hall on Outwood Road. Held in the blazing sunshine, the day was a great success and was attended by record numbers of local people. Dozens of local organisations [...]

From the Council: A turf cutting ceremony was held recently to mark the start of the construction of a new state-of-the-art education facility in Reddish. Work has now begun for Reddish North Primary School, Children’s Centre and Fir Tree Nursery School which will transform primary and early years education in the area. The high quality [...]

From the Council: Stockport Council has been crowned joint ‘Public Sector Team of the Year’ at the Insider Property Awards North West 2010. Over 800 property professionals attended the award ceremony at Manchester Central, which toasted the region’s top property performers. Developers recommended Stockport Council for the award and judges described Stockport’s year as “jobs, [...]

I’m including the 1983 results for completeness but, as you’ll see below, the records seem to have been largely lost.  The share calculations are all over the place and most of the names are missing but, assuming the party standing are accurate, it looks like the best year to date for the Liberal/SDP Alliance. 05/05/83 [...]

From the Council: Anyone interested in the future development of the borough over the next 15 years is asked to comment on Stockport Council’s Core Strategy Proposed Submission document. A public consultation is taking place on the document until July 19th. The document sets down a broad plan for the development of Stockport up to [...]

From the Council: Stockport Council, on behalf of the Stockport Partnership, has commissioned a research and engagement project, to review employment and skills issues, and improve awareness of support services in the Town Centre residential area. The Neighbourhood Renewal Team will be carrying out this work. They have extensive knowledge and experience of worklessness and [...]

From the Council: Stockport Town Hall is flying the Armed Forces Flag throughout the week, and the Council has organised special events including the presentation of a Veteran’s Badge and displays by the armed services in the Market Place. The weekend also marks the 70th anniversary since wartime evacuees from the Channel Islands arrived in [...]

Gatley festival starts on Saturday with the carnival and fun day on Sunday 4th July. There’s a great programme of events during the week – check out the full list on the Gatley Festival website. So, for example, we’ve got a day of living history from an authentic 18th century British Redcoat unit in Gatley [...]

As reported in Messenger Newspapers, Trafford Council has given planning approval for a new business park on the old National Grid site at Partington. The plan is to develop the site over the next few years with up to 27 units which may include research, light industry, workshops, storage or distribution but not (as currently [...]