The proposal to convert Abney Hall into an independent school has been withdrawn by the applicants. As the site is privately owned by Bruntwood, and of course can continue to have offices there without any further permission required, it’s up to Bruntwood what they seek to do next. Your local councillors – in Cheadle & […]

(but locking up your daughters is strictly optional these days). A warning from Inspector Steve Gilbertson at today’s meeting with councillors.  Steve noted that there had been five burglaries in Gatley in the last two weeks of May (more than elsewhere in the area). All five involved cars being stolen from outside houses at night […]

The Editor of the Stockport Times, Paul Harrison, will be out and about on Thursday 1st July so we, his eager readers, can let him know what we want to see in the paper.  He’ll be visiting five locations, each with the local reporter responsible for covering that area. Brinnington Community Centre, 9am-10am with Jennifer […]

At next Tuesday’s Cheadle Area Committee, there’s a report on “commuted sums” – money allocated to parks and play areas. We’re being asked to commit a further £1,397.77 to a future project at Gatley play area. Other local parks and play areas that have received these commuted sums include: Brookfield Recretation Ground behind Chestnut Avenue, […]

The next Cheadle Area Committee will be held at Ladybridge Park Residents Club, Edenbridge Road, Cheadle Hulme starting at 6pm on Tuesday 22nd June 2010.  You can download the (unusually short at only 61 pages) agenda here. As always, the meeting is not only open to the public, but we really want more people to […]

From the Council: Borough residents have embraced Stockport Council’s new improved recycling collection service. Since the blue and brown bins were introduced over six months ago recycling rates have been boosted and are now over 40%. The Council would like to remind residents to place cardboard drinks cartons such as long life milk and fruit […]

From the Council: Stockport Council’s new civic building will be the first in the borough to meet the Changing Places requirements for fully accessible facilities. The Changing Places Consortium runs a campaign on behalf of people who cannot use standard accessible toilets, a figure which currently stands at 230,000 in the UK. This includes people […]

I see from the Council that the Co-operative Store is applying for a license to sell alcohol from 30 High Street, Cheadle, SK8 1AL. That’s the old Ethel Austin store between Boots and Costa, so I can only assume the Co-op are planning a convenience store at that location and are, sensibly, looking to get […]

From the Council: Stockport Council is to consider proposals to improve the provision of secondary school education across the borough. The proposals will affect schools in the east of Stockport, and will be considered by the Executive on 14th June. The Executive is being asked to consider the following: · Removing excessive capacity at Marple […]

Following a complaint from a local resident, I asked the Council’s Planning Enforcement team to check the appearance of an advertising hoarding on Cheadle High Street – on the side wall of Cheadle Deli by the old BT building. Hoardings like that need planning permission, and it’s in the conservation area. I had a look […]