Every now and again we like to report back on some of the issues we’ve been dealing with that might only affect one street or area. Here’s a selection from this week’s postbag, and thank you to all the residents who report issues to us. Commercial bin left on Wilmslow Road A commercial bin has […]

This is a story about the village of Heyhead (or Hey Head), what happened to it and what now remains. Here it is – the village of Heyhead. Long gone now, but you can see Woodhouse Farm and Shadowmoss nearby – both live on in Wythenshawe road and area names today. Heyhead had a church […]

The Lib Dem team have been working to get the netting restored on the Gatley station railway bridge. With no netting, pigeons gather under the bridge. The pigeon poo ends up on the toucan crossing – not great for anyone getting across the road. We assumed it would be Network Rail at fault, but no! […]

The Local Government Boundary Commission has launched a public consultation on where the ward boundaries should be in Stockport. Stockport has 21 wards, each with 3 councillors (making 63 in total). A boundary review is triggered when the wards get too big or too small. In Stockport, Cheadle & Gatley is too big so the […]

The Mayor of Stockport for 2021/22 will be Cllr Adrian Nottingham from Heald Green. Stockport has a Civic Mayor who does not hold decision-making power in the council, but chairs council meetings and represents the Borough at countless events through the year. The Mayor also nominates a charity to fundraise for during the year. The […]

Key crime report from the local police: Below are the four Key Crime Categories from last week’s recorded Crimes. 5 Residential Burglary, 1 Business and Community Burglary 10 Vehicle Offences and 0 Robbery. Vehicle offences Theft From Vehicle J3L1 – Heald Green FINNEY LANE               HEALD GREEN SK8 3QA Vehicle offences Theft From Vehicle J3L1 […]

From the Council: Please be advised that contractors working on behalf of SMBC will undertaking carriageway repair works on St Anns Road North, Heald Green, between the junctions of Buttermere Road and Brown Lane. These works are scheduled to take place on 6th June and will require the use a road closure. Alternative routes will […]

Despite losing the election and no longer being the largest group, Labour have clung on to power in at Stockport Town Hall thanks to the votes of the 8 Conservative Councillors. In recent years both Conservatives and Labour have said that the largest group on the council should run the administration, but they changed their […]

A number of post-Covid grants are available to local businesses, but time is running short. Find out more about these three grants here Find out about all the grants support available from the council here. 1. Stockport Economic Recovery Boost Grant This grant will be provided to businesses that have been successful in applying for […]

Following complaints from the Lib Dem about longer-than-usual queues at the Gatley lights junction, TfGM have investigated and confirmed there’s a problem with the traffic lights. TfGM say: The traffic signalled junctions in this area are controlled by SCOOT, which is an adaptive method of signal control that uses detectors within the carriageway to continually […]