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Stockport Exchange -work continues

by Malcolm Allan on 18 February, 2016

The area that is often called “Grand Central” just by the station in Stockport is undergoing a major development. The next phase has started recently and and will bring some temporary disruption to access when a section of the road bringing traffic to the front of the station will be closed to traffic. This began […]

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The future of Stockport Market

by Geoff Abell on 16 February, 2016

Deputy leader of Stockport, Cllr Iain Roberts, says, “There have been claims that the Council aims to end market trading in Stockport’s wonderful historic market hall. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Council’s goal is to restore a thriving, bustling, economically successful market to the market hall, making it once again the beating […]

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Stockport is Top – official!!!

by Malcolm Allan on 9 February, 2016

Stockport has just been named one of the greenest councils in the UK. Residents across the Borough have helped to recycle over 60% of household waste putting Stockport in the top 2% in the whole of England and Wales. To add to this achievement, the recycling avoided £12m of disposal costs. Overall Stockport was 7th […]

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Marple and Stockport Schools shine!

by Geoff Abell on 26 January, 2016

Primary schools across Stockport at Key Stage 2 (the old “Juniors” level) are now the second best in Greater Manchester. And Ludworth Primary (pictured) came top in 2015 Performance Tables (as published on the Dept. for Education website) with a very remarkable 100% of pupils achieving Level 4 and 100% making “expected progress” in the […]

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Stockport NHS Trust – we need your help!

by Malcolm Allan on 17 January, 2016

The Care Quality Commission* is carrying out a routine inspection of the services at Stepping Hill and at other Trust locations in Stockport from 19-22 January.  The last inspection was in 2013. As part of this inspection the Commission is seeking feedback from users of the services. This can be given via a link which […]

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Stockport-wide road improvements for early 2016

by Geoff Abell on 3 January, 2016

Please see below details of various roadworks across the Borough in the first few months of 2016.  These relate to works by utilities companies along with work on the A6MARR (click on the map above to see the route more clearly), the Woodford development, the Town Centre Access Package (TCAP) and the regeneration scheme for […]

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Proposed 2016-2017 SMBC Budget

by Geoff Abell on 19 October, 2015

Councils have a legal duty to have a balanced budget and to spend only what they can afford.  As the Council Tax has not increased for many years, and the money we receive from central government continues to drop, the 2016-2017 budget will see the annual biggest drop in spending yet: a whopping £21 million. […]

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Stockport Magistrates Court

by Geoff Abell on 17 September, 2015

Stockport Lib Dems strongly oppose plans to shut a number of magistrates courts, including Stockport’s Cllr Keith Holloway who has branded the government action “criminal”. Closing courts will mean further distances and longer queues for residents. Marple Lib Dems believe these cuts are false economies. Please sign the petition on the latest Keeping in Touch […]

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