From Stockport Council: Stockport Council is supporting National Libraries Day by hosting a special event at Cheadle Library featuring North West based writers. Residents are invited to come along and meet award winning North West writers Michael Stewart, Helen Walsh and M.J. Hyland at Cheadle Library on Saturday 4th February from 4.30pm to 6.00pm. The [...]

Following pressure from the Lib Dems, the main path through Gatley Rec Ground will be properly repaired with work starting in the next few weeks. The tennis and basketball courts also need repairing, and the aim is to do those in the next financial year (2012/13). The Recreation Ground is a well-used, and well-loved local [...]

From Tuesday 10th January, there’s a new way to apply for a Leisure Key in Stockport. The Leisure Key scheme allows Stockport residents to get discounts on leisure and cultural activities such as swimming and other sports and theatre. The new system streamlines the claims process for Leisure Key customers, removing the need for a [...]

I was very pleased to attend the official opening of the new toddlers’ playground at Bruntwood Park this afternoon, along with Cllr John Smith – Exec member for Leisure. Yes, it was cold but at least it wasn’t raining or hailing, and the youngsters certainly enjoyed it. Thanks to senior ranger Jane Bardsley for all [...]

Cheadle’s three community toilets (at the Star Inn, Jackson’s Supper Bar and Cheadle Library) have been operating successfully for a while.  They replace the old toilet block in Massie Street car park which was frequently vandalised, often closed or cold and uninviting. Whilst not perfect, the community toilets are a step forwards, but we’ve been [...]

Stockport Libraries are offering a new service – you can borrow eBooks and audio books online (to read the eBooks, you need a reader that works with the eBook standard – that’s pretty much all of them except Kindle which is difficult). The service officially launches on 19th September, but it seems you can get [...]

The Council has launched a consultation asking people in Stockport for their views on the future of sport and leisure facilities in the borough. There are currently 16 sports and leisure facilities throughout the borough, which are owned by the Council and run on their behalf by Stockport Sports Trust. To ensure it can continue [...]

Update: We’ve now been told that the library will be open from Saturday 13th May 2011 as the damage was not as extensive as first thought. From the library: Emergency closure 12th May 2011 Due to perished joists in the foyer floor we have had to close Heald Green Library until further notice We are [...]

The public toilets at Cheadle library have been closed for a while due to blockage issues. They have now been re-opened (and, of course, as part of the Community Toilet scheme you are very welcome to use these toilets whether or not you’re using the library).  The blockage issue hasn’t been fixed (some issue with [...]

From Stockport Council: Do it yourself is increasing in Stockport libraries as Central Library becomes the latest to use self service kiosks. The kiosks use Radio-frequency identification (RFID) self service technology to issue and return library books and other items to customers in a fast and With staff no longer required to check books in [...]