Stockport Photographic Society (SPS) will unveil its annual exhibition at Stockport Art Gallery on Saturday 27th March. SPS was founded in1890 by an enthusiast and is one of the oldest photographic societies in the country. The society has always played an important part in contributing to Stockport’s photographic archive. SPS provides opportunities for professionals and [...]

Stockport residents are being encouraged to come along to Brinnington Lantern Parade on Saturday 27th March. Giant clocks will star in this year’s lantern procession, and the parade will take a slightly different route this year past the newly created ‘Lantern Close’. Everyone is welcome to join this family event. People will be meeting on [...]

Borough residents looking for events which will stimulate those creative juices during the Easter holidays should come along to one of Stockport’s many visitor attractions. There’s plenty going on for all the family to enjoy in Stockport over Easter. Below are some of the activities taking place:- · Make a Pompom Chick on Tuesday 30th [...]

This is a planning application to be decided by councillors at the Cheadle Area Committee next Tuesday. I “called it up” for councillors to consider. Here’s what the application says (there’s more information in the paperwork): DESCRIPTION OF DEVELOPMENT Proposal relates to a retrospective change of use from a shop with first floor flat to [...]

Stockport and Trafford Councils last week celebrated the launch of a Strategic Alliance of Streetscene Services to maintain and improve roads within the boroughs. Launched on the 9th March, as part of the Stockport Boost campaign, the partnership aims to streamline services and offer further value for money for residents. To achieve the aims, ten [...]

Coming to Cheadle Area Committee next Tuesday is a proposal Pam King and I have been working on for a little while – to use our local budget to remove some of the tree stumps that are currently obstructing and damaging the pavements. These come from trees planted decades ago, when presumably no-one realised what [...]

Stockport residents are being encouraged to play their part in improving the quality of public service provided by police in Stockport. As part of the Stockport Boost campaign, a volunteer recruitment scheme is now appealing for volunteers to help out with administrative tasks. Vacancies currently exist at Stockport, Cheadle Heath, Reddish and Hazel Grove police [...]

Proposals for three new sets of double yellow lines in Cheadle are coming to Cheadle Area Committee next Tuesday evening for approval. They are all in response to requests from local residents, and items I’ve been working with Traffic Officers at the Council for a while. Grange Park Road Where Grange Park Road meets Wilmslow [...]

A new phase of the Stockport Boost campaign is being launched this month and will show how the Council helps local residents with over 600 value-for-money services. Over the next few months the Council will be letting residents know about the broad range of services they provide and how they can get in touch to [...]

Over 100 local businesses had the opportunity to pitch for work from Stockport’s public sector organisations at the Council’s third Meet the Buyer event. The event, organised as part of the Stockport Boost campaign proved popular with over 270 one-to-one appointments taking place, allowing local businesses to sell their goods and services to public sector [...]