Manchester Airport have let us know that, due to refurbishment of runway 1, we’re likely to experience more noise from approaching aircraft from 9th – 16th May. The plan is for this to be only from 9am to 4pm on those days, but the work may be delayed if the weather’s poor. The noise is [...]

Pam and I have asked the Council to take a look at the footpath running past the Barnes Hospital site after a Gatley resident told us it had been partially blocked at each end by the site builders leaving bricks and breeze blocks across it. The Council’s Public Rights of Way team are taking a [...]

Here are the race dates for the Manchester Harriers cross country meets for primary schools.

Recycling rebate – £637k coming back to Stockport Where council residents do especially well with recycling, the Council gets a rebate on the waste levy (the amount Stockport, and the other nine councils, pay to the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority). Thanks to excellent recycling performance from Stockport residents, since the introduction of the improved [...]

Here’s the latest election leaflet we’re distributing in Cheadle and Gatley at the moment (the printed leaflet is orange rather than red). The leaflet folds down the middle, hence why the top half of the front page is upside down. Oh – and the “X” next to Pam King is inside the box – no [...]

Over the next few days, more than 2,300 Cheadle and Gatley voters will receive their ballot papers to vote in the local elections and also the referendum on changing the voting system. If you’re one of them (or you vote by post elsewhere), please cast your votes and return your ballot papers nice and quickly [...]

Over the next few days, people will start voting on the referendum to change the way we elect MPs. Here are five reasons why I’m voting Yes to the Alternative Vote. 1. It’s as easy as 1-2-3 It’s not complicated. Just rank the candidates with “1″ for your favourite, “2″ for your next and so [...]

If we had several thousand pounds, could we come up with a sensible way to keep cyclists safe on the A34 between Gatley and Parrs Wood? If so, it may be possible, and drivers might benefit as well as cyclists. First, the money. The Barnes Hospital development is back on the cards, which means the [...]

The last year saw crime across Stockport fall by nearly 20%, but across Greater Manchester there was a significant fall too. Comparing April 2009 to March 2010 with April 2010 to March 2011: Total crime has dropped from 247,574 to 227,855, a drop of eight per cent, meaning 19,719 less victims of crime There have [...]

Following a lot of work by the Police last weekend, the problem with anti-social behaviour in Gatley village centre seems to have been less in the last few days. Police action included identifying several of the people involved and visited them and their families, plus increased patrols. Pam and I would like to thank the [...]