We discussed a report into the legal situation around A-boards and signs attached to lamp-posts, railings and traffic lights at Cheadle Area Committee. There’s a lot to it (you can read the four-page report starting on page 35 of the committee agenda here).  The discussion covered all sorts of obstructions to the highway. On A-boards, [...]

Anyone who’s visited Kings Avenue in Gatley recently might have noticed a section of pavement covered in wooden boards. There’s a problem with a water leak from somewhere that’s leading to water pooling and then draining slowly into one of the gardens. A good deal of work has been done by the Council and United [...]

Across Cheadle, Gatley and Heald Green crime is down about 20% from 2009 to 2010, which is great news and equates to over 500 fewer victims of crime, including 483 fewer victims of anti-social behaviour. But the work goes on.  In particular, Inspector Gilbertson asked people to think about what they leave in their gardens [...]

Following pressure from councillors and some other changes, the Council and United Utilities have made good progress on flooding issues at Ladybridge Road in Cheadle Hulme, Cross Road and Outwood Road in Heald Green and around Brookfield Crescent and Chapel Street in Cheadle. Pam and I have been particularly involved in the issue at Brookfield [...]

Thanks to the Seashell Trust, Gatley Cubs were able to have a go at rock climbing – blindfold! The Seashell Trust in Heald Green, formerly the Royal School for the Deaf and Communication Disorders were able to let us use the climbing wall for very reasonable rates, instructor included, and to have a go on [...]

Thanks to fellow Gatley governor Jamie – between us we cleared a good deal of the rubbish in the passageway behind the Co-op (from Oakwood Avenue to Elm Road) and split it between our various wheelie bins.  It’s not perfect, but a lot better. There’s a good deal of litter still on the Co-op property [...]

A plug for Gatley resident and war historian John Hartley, who’s book “6th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment in the Great War” is available for just £20 from Pen and Sword books (and hopefully from all good bookshops too). The 6th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, was a pre-war Territorial unit. Many of its members held “white [...]

A false rumour has been circulating that Stockport Council have stopped the breast screening service from using Massie Street car park in Cheadle. This is not true. The Council is very happy to host screening services.  The latest information I have is that Stockport Health Trust approached the Council asking about the possibility of having [...]

Yesterday at Full Council we had a presentation on The Wellspring, a charity helping homeless people in Stockport.  They’re doing fantastic work helping thousands of people but desperately need funding: £365 a day, 365 days a year.  If you can help – perhaps if your company can sponsor one day or week of the year [...]

I’ve added three new useful links on the left hand side of the page: Reporting a faulty traffic light.  These aren’t dealt with by Stockport Council: right across Greater Manchester it’s Greater Manchester Urban Traffic Control that deals with them (unless they’re temporary lights for roadworks). New planning applications goes to the Stockport Council site [...]