From the Council: Stockport Music Service showcased a very successful week of five summer concerts at the prestigious Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. All the pupils involved had a great experience on their respective nights. The Stockport Council service celebrated the achievements of its young musicians, aged between five and 21 years and [...]

From the Council: People of all ages can explore the world of books and learning with Stockport Council’s week long ‘Reading Comes Alive’ celebrations between 31st July- 6th August. A series of lively and informative free events will be taking place throughout the week in Merseyway Shopping Centre precinct, including: · Saturday 31st July 10am-4pm [...]

From the Council: Stockport has been awarded nine Green Flag Awards and one Green Pennant Award for 2010-11, in recognition of the high standard of its parks and open spaces. Three parks were entered for the first time and all were successful: Diamond Jubilee Park, North Reddish Park and Shaw Health Park. The following parks [...]

There was an armed robbery at Cheadle Post Office this morning (Thursday 29th July) at 9.30am. The robbers stole a security van with money, dumped it on Bruntwood Park and crossed the park on foot to another vehicle. No-one was injured in the robbery.  If you have any information that might help the police, please [...]

Gatley Carrs – the village’s hidden gem of a nature reserve – has received a Green Pennant award. Mark Hunter, Pam King, Mayor Hazel Lees and I went along for the award ceremony and somehow managed to dodge the rain. Congratulations to everyone at the Gatley Carrs Conservation Group who’s hard work has turned this [...]

Stockport Council’s Corporate Resource, Management & Governance Scrutiny (CRMG) Committee met last night.  Its job is to keep an eye on how the council operates internally – the “back office” side of things. As a new item, we discussed the Council’s use of RIPA, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. RIPA provides a framework [...]

The Cheadle Muslim Association Fun Day last Sunday passed off without the pouring rain we had yesterday, and was the best attended I can remember. The event, at the mosque in Heald Green, is for the whole community and is well attended by muslims and non-muslims alike. Attractions on Sunday included stalls selling everything from [...]

From the Council: Children at Orrishmere Primary School in Cheadle Hulme won first prize in the Stockport Young Entrepreneurs competition for the second year running. The children ran a company called ‘The Money Tree’ which gave out micro loans of £2 and challenged pupils to make as much money as they could. Children gave half [...]

Going around Gatley and Cheadle this morning, I spotted a few of the green comms boxes with graffiti daubed on them in white paint. I’ve reported ones on Peckforton Close, Clifton Drive and Springfield Road, which should (on past peformance) be cleaned pretty quickly. If you spot any more, please report them. Just email streetscene@stockport.gov.uk [...]

For some time, every council has opened up its accounts – down the the last receipt and invoice – for any member of the public to inspect. This happens for one month a year and your opportunity to view Stockport’s finances in detail ends next Friday, 30th July. From the Council: A notice has now [...]