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Let us know about South Park illegal parkers

by Lib Dem team on 10 May, 2016

Following complaints by the Lib Dem team and local residents, the Council and Police have both been in contact with the Barnes Hospital site manager about contractors parking on the South Park Road Estate. We have now been told that there is contractor parking on the Barnes Hospital site (this wasn’t there before). That means […]

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All-comers invited to charity netball tournament

by Lib Dem team on 9 May, 2016

Whether you’re an experienced netballer or you’ve never played before, you are invited to take part in a fun netball tournament in Reddish to raise money for Clic Sergent, the cancer charity for children and young people. Email ruby@sportforallcentres.co.uk for more information and to book your place. The event will be at the Sport for All […]

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Thank you to everyone who supported Keith and the Lib Dems in the local election in Cheadle and Gatley. Here’s the result (2015 figures in brackets for comparison). Keith Holloway – Lib Dem 2,037 – 42% (36%) Conservatives – 1536  – 31% (31%) Labour – 850 – 17% (20%) UKIP – 337 – 7% (8%) […]

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A year after the 2015 General Election the people of Cheadle constituency have had their first chance to give a verdict on our Conservative MP, Mary Robinson. Across the parliamentary constituency as a whole the Lib Dems got 38% of the vote with the Conservatives on just 31%, Labour on 13, UKIP 8 and the […]

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Politics can feel like a funny old business sometimes. On Thursday 5th May the Lib Dems won the most seats across Stockport, doing better than we have in several years, and yet Labour ended up as the largest party on the council. We had some thumping wins. Cheadle Hulme South – a close contest last […]

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Oddfellows in the Park is the new boutique hotel in the grounds of Bruntwood Park. It went through planning a while back, where a number of issues including parking were looked at. Their website is up and running. It gives a number of different opening dates on different parts of the site but rooms can […]

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Upgrade proposal for telephone exchange

by Lib Dem team on 5 May, 2016

We’ve received the following email: Proposed upgrade of existing telecommunications equipment for H3G and EE at Gatley Telephone Exchange, High Street, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 1BN Mono Consultants Limited act as agents for Arqiva who build, own and operate shared radio telecommunications and public broadcast infrastructure in the UK. The company owns and operates the UK’s […]

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Lib Dems secure free street parties for the Queen

by Lib Dem team on 30 April, 2016

An initiative by the local Lib Dems has seen the Council offer residents free street parties to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday in June. The Council has put all the information you need to organise your street party on one page – you can find it all here. “Street parties are a great opportunity for […]

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Thank you for South Park Road Estate litter pick

by Lib Dem team on 30 April, 2016

A small but enthusiastic group braved the rain on Saturday morning to pick up four bags of bottles and cans, six bags of general rubbish, two lamps and two traffic cones – clearing the area between the motorway slip road and the estate, plus the bank alongside the Kingsway Service Road. Thank you to those […]

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Overnight resurfacing of part of Manchester Road

by Lib Dem team on 29 April, 2016

The Lib Dem’s nine-year, £100m programme to repair all the bad roads and pavements across Stockport is working its way around the borough. As part of the programme, Stockport Council will be carrying out carriageway resurfacing on Manchester Road from Newlands Road to Mill Lane. This work will be carried out by the council’s Alliance […]

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