We were very concerned to hear of the Schools Hill accident on Wednesday evening. A 34 year old man was hit on the zebra crossing by an 79 year old male driver, and we understand the man is in a serious condition in hospital. We don’t know if excessive speed played a part in this [...]

Cllr Iain Roberts has placed the order for two vehicle activated speed signs for Schools Hill. These signs flash up to alert drivers who are going too fast along the road, and have been shown to be effective elsewhere. The Lib Dems have been working to improve safety on Schools Hill for some time and [...]

This leaflet is all about the proposed changes to the Kingsway junction and the sliproad off the M60, and has pretty much the same information as we posted on the website a couple of weeks ago. Cheadle & Gatley Keeping in Touch, January 2012(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; [...]

We recently announced the success of the Lib Dem campaign to secure the A555 Relief Road extension from Manchester Airport to the A6 at Hazel Grove. We now have the latest maps showing the route.  These may not be the final version, but show the current proposals as of the end of 2011. A555 Relief [...]

Local Lib Dems are celebrating a breakthrough in the long-running campaign to improve the Kingsway junction. Peak queueing time for cars turning right from Cheadle at the Kingsway junction are predicted to be slashed from 10 minutes to just two minutes, with similar improvements on the Gatley side. That’s what the modelling predicts will happen [...]

Update: click here for more information on this following the December Area Committee meeting. The Highways Agency are finally bringing forward proposals which the Lib Dems have long been campaigning for – major improvements to the slip road coming off the M60 onto Kingsway. The Lib Dems have a simple demand: help for people turning [...]

Local Lib Dems are celebrating the news that the long-campaigned-for A555 Relief Road is to go ahead, after Government funding was confirmed today. The Relief Road will go from the M56/Manchester Airport across to the A6 just south of Hazel Grove. A middle section currently exists, between Bramhall and Heald Green. The economic case for [...]

Stockport Council has changed the look of its transport and streets web pages to make it even easier for residents to access information. Launched as part of the ‘Streets Ahead’ initiative the new web pages allow users easier access to important information, including online forms to report faulty street lights and potholes as well as [...]

Cheadle MP Mark Hunter has welcomed today’s announcement that the Government has agreed significant extensions to trains on the West Coast Mainline, which runs through Stockport. Between April and December 2012, there will be a near 50% increase in the number of standard class seats between Edinburgh and London from 320 to 470, achieved by [...]

Plans have been revealed for the upgrade of Heald Green Station over the coming months including a refurbished ticket office and waiting area and other enhancements. Work is planned to start in December and be completed by March. Heald Green Station(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; [...]