Cllr Iain Roberts has signed-off funding into a study to investigate how Cheadle Village centre can be improved over the next few years. The main part of the study will be working with local residents, traders and groups to identify what people perceive the problems to be and how they can best be tackled. We [...]

From Stockport Council Solar panels are helping to power almost 2,000 homes in Stockport and nearly 30 Stockport Council buildings to help the environment and save money. As part of a multi-million pound investment to provide low carbon improvements including solar energy, wood chip fuel, thermal cladding and updated boilers, Stockport is the only Greater [...]

Lib Dem Stockport recycles more than any other metropolitan borough in the country – and we’re in the top five of all councils. That’s not just good for the environment, it pays too. So far residents of Stockport have benefited to the tune of over £5 million. That money helps us freeze Council Tax and [...]

Thanks to Network Rail – following a request from the Lib Dems (and concerns raised by residents), they have been along the railway alongside Belmont Road, Gatley. Network Rail have been down there, removed the litter they were able to safely, and even sent us some photos of the work that’s been done.

The toddlers play area at Bruntwood Park should be open again soon. Work to improve the drainage problems has been undertaken, with further work scheduled soon. This will include re-laying of grass mat tile, re-seeding etc. It’s a real shame that the drainage problems have occured – we raised the issue with Council officers as [...]

We have been informed this morning that United Utilities are doing work on Schools Hill this week to fix a collapsed sewer. The work is scheduled to be completed by the end of the week, with the aim of doing it without the school traffic causing a problem. There will be no need to turn [...]

The Lib Dems have secured bigger bins, which will be installed by the skate ramp on Gatley Rec where the bins frequently fill up. The area around the skateboard ramps are notorious for getting littered. Whilst we can’t force everyone to use the bins, this will hopefully encourage more people to do so. The new [...]

Earth Hour 2012 will be held on 31st March, between 8.30pm and 9.30pm. It has been organised by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) who are asking households and businesses all over the world to turn off all non-essential lights and appliances during this hour to raise awareness of climate change. In support of this, Stockport [...]

We’ve been told of an anonymous leaflet being pushed through doors that opposes the changes on Gatley Green – especially the plan to block off the little cut-through road. At the same time, we’ve continued to receive emails from residents around the Green in support of the plans. The plans for Gatley Green can be [...]

Following complaints from residents, the Lib Dem team have been speaking to Police and the Council about the problem of football match-day parking around Grange Park Road, Cheadle – several junior teams play on the fields. As a result, the Council has written to the three football clubs who use the fields (Cheadle Heath Nomads [...]