Anyone familiar with Gatley Station will know there’s a patch of unused ground in the car park – land that you might think (well, I did) would be quite handy for some extra parking spaces.

I asked Council officers to look into it and had an email this morning saying that the land isn’t owned by Network Rail or the Council but by Electricity Northwest Ltd. We’re making further enquiries but clearly that makes the situation difficult.  At the very least, I’d like to see the owners maintain the land properly.