Stockport Art Gallery is holding a cake-making competition – you’ve got until 29th November to register.  Call 474 4453 or email stockport.artgallery@stockport.gov.uk for more information. There are two categories: a cake inspired by a creative masterpiece, judged on its looks; and “You are what you eat” which is about creating a great healthy cake. Cakes [...]

Stockport has lots of events as part of the UK’s first inter-faith week.  Find full details on the website. Events include Cricket and football training at Cheadle Muslim Association Free celebration event at the Hat Works, Weds 18th Nov, 5-9pm (including free refreshments. Open days and events across Stocport.

Yesterday evening, I attended my first Scrutiny Committee meeting at Stockport Council (and my third Council meeting of the day, but that’s another story). This was the Health Scrutiny Committee and I was there as a substitute for a regular member who couldn’t make it. We were there to specifically look at how the different [...]

Yesterday was the latest Neigbourhood Policing Team (NPT) meeting, where councillors, Council officers and police get together to go through the issues.  We’re in Stockport West, covering (roughly) Cheadle, Gatley, Cheadle Hulme, Heald Green, Bramhall, Davenport and Cale Green. Among the issues I raised are: South Park Road Estate – both the need for improved [...]

One of the joys of Autumn is the leaves falling from the trees.  Who didn’t enjoy, as a child, walking through the piles of golden leaves? Unfortunately, the piles of leaves are fine for a few days and then have a habit of turning to slippery mush, so the Council puts a lot of effort [...]

Here are a few things this week that I’ve achieved: The Council’s Pothole Moles have been out and about, so more of the tens of potholes I’ve been reporting are now repaired. The streetlight overlooking the car park on Gatley Hill is now working again. Work is in progress to remove the tree stumps on [...]

I attended a walkabout for Oakside Close in Cheadle yesterday – and very interesting it was too. The idea is for people from Stockport Homes (who manage the blocks) to go round with local residents and, in this case, me to see what needs to be done. I’ve been visiting this area on a regular [...]

Having done some thinking about a cycle route to get from the Kingsway/Gatley Road junction to Parrs Wood, I got on my bike yesterday and gave it a go. This is a first pass at coming up with something reasonably easy and safe that isn’t too expensive. I’ve knocked up a Google map of the [...]

I wrote a little while back about the delay in Brian Millard’s traffic survey on the South Park Road Estate. Good news – a registration plate survey was conducted today, slighter sooner than planned (moved forwards because of the imminent SEMMMS surveys). I went down to take a look and they have people stationed on [...]

As part of my work on getting grids, gullies and flooding sorted, I’ve been working with Pam King and Council officers to identify the ones in need of sorting out. Although every grid is checked at least once a year, they may not be cleaned.  If, for example, a vehicle is parked over it when [...]