Following the failure of the Tatton’s current owners to get their plans (for a convenience store and care home) approved, the site is up for sale. As before, the Lib Dem Council is working hard behind the scenes to get a positive outcome and I’ll report back when I’ve something firm to report.

Stockport Council is encouraging residents to take part in Walk to Work Week which takes place from the 26th April. The Active Stockport campaign has linked in with the national initiative as a way to encourage residents of all ages to fit in their recommended five times thirty minutes of exercise per week. The Council [...]

As a governor and parent at Gatley Primary, I’m very pleased indeed to be able to report that the school was last week rated as “outstanding” by Ofsted. I can’t do better than echo the words of Chair of Governors Stuart Foster (who deserves his fair share of the credit himself): I would like to [...]

As part of the Stockport Boost campaign the Mobile Advice Centre, known as the ‘Benefit Bus’, is back in Mersey Square in Stockport Town Centre on Monday 26th April to Friday 30th April, from 9.30pm to 3.30pm. This is the third year the benefits bus has been visiting Stockport. Over the last three years Stockport [...]

Stockport Domestic Abuse Court has gained national accreditation. It is one of 141 courts specialising in this area in England and Wales. The court was set up under the Safer Stockport Partnership to improve the support and care provided for victims of domestic abuse. It comprises representatives of Stockport Council, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) and [...]

Primary schools throughout Stockport are being urged to take steps to a healthier future by participating in the national Bike and Scoot Week campaign which runs from the 26th to the 30th April 2010. Bike and Scoot Week is a national campaign which links with the Council’s Active Stockport campaign highlighting the health benefits of [...]

The Council Plan, 2010-11 has been published on the Council website. The Council Plan sets out the strategic direction for the Council and provides the framework for the delivery of the Council’s key priorities and outcomes. The Council has aligned its priorities with those set out in Stockport’s Community Strategy – Stockport 2020. This decision [...]

Last night (Thursday 22nd April 2010) was Stockport’s last Full Council of the civic year.  It was the last for councillors Maureen Walsh (independent, formerly Con), Chris Blackburn (LD) and Derek Whitehead (Independent Ratepayers), all of whom are standing down.  Whether it’s the last for another 20 or so of us up for election in [...]

Update 20th June 2010: this planning application has now been withdrawn. Planning application DC/044096 has been received by the Council – to turn Abney Hall from offices into a school. The application can be viewed online, at Cheadle Library or at Hygarth House in Stockport. For those interested, this document on the Council website seems [...]

Over the last few months, the Lib Dems have been repeatedly attacked by Stockport Conservatives over the level of Council Tax. The Conservatives say it’s too high and want a tax freeze.  Fair enough – I’d like Council Tax to be lower too, but to do that you’ve got to say what you’ll cut. The [...]