We’ve been informed that Network Rail’s contractors will be setting up a compound in the car park of William Scholes Fields, Gatley (by the pavilion) for the next four weeks. This will allow them to carry out essential works to the railway embankment. The contractor will be leafleting local resident to inform them of the [...]

The Department for Transport has formally announced a trial for tram-trains between Sheffield and Rotherham. This is the technology that allows cheaper, lighter trams to run on standard railway tracks as well as tram tracks. Following discussions we’ve had with the minister, Norman Baker, we know that this trial is an essential step on the [...]

Network Rail have repaired the netting under the Gatley Road railway bridge after the Lib Dems asked for the work to be done (we raised the issue on 13th March and have now had the response back confirming that the work is completed). The netting was damaged, meaning that pigeons have been able to roost [...]

Over the last year I’ve had three meetings with Norman Baker MP, both pressing the case for transport improvements in our area and discussing how we can better work together with the Department of Transport and the various other agencies. Areas discussed include: – A new tram-train service for Cheadle and Gatley, and for Marple. [...]

More and more people are using Gatley Station – the 2010/11 figure is up 20,000 (8.4%) compared to the previous year. This is just the latest year of consistent growth with Gatley Station getting busier and busier every year. Other local stations are getting more use too, with Stockport Station having over 3.1 million passengers [...]

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 [...]