Stockport LibDem Councillors Jon Twigge & Mark Hunter have criticised Stockport Council’s barmy plan to increase black bin collections from 2 to 3 weekly. Cllr Mark Hunter said, “There are no guarantees here; no guarantees of savings or increased recycling. This is a big gamble to change a system that has been lauded nationally.” Jon […]

Stockport Liberal Democrats have continued their campaign against cuts to our Health Service by tabling a motion to be debated at the meeting of the Full Council next week. Cllr Iain Roberts, Leader of Stockport Liberal Democrats, said: “Having raised the issue of increases to staff car parking charges, the wider cuts to hospital services and, most […]

Just days after Stepping Hill Hospital closed one ward and announced the loss of up to 400 staff the NHS hit the news nationally as this story from the BBC illustrates: NHS cuts ‘planned across England‘ Were the announced cuts from Stepping Hill rushed through before this hit the news and does this mean we face […]

The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has responded to the publication of the Government’s long-awaited Childhood Obesity Strategy, which has now been downgraded to a plan. RSPH has welcomed a number of elements of the plan, including the introduction of a sugar levy, a target for primary school children to undertake an hour of […]

The increase in staff parking charges was just the first step in Stepping Hill’s programme to save money.  The hospital has a £40 million funding deficit, is closing a ward and losing over 400 staff to plug the gap. We’ve launched SOS Stepping Hill – a campaign calling on the government to sort out the […]

A campaign against big increases to the cost of staff parking permits at Stepping Hill hospital has gathered more than 500 signatures in just a few days.   The campaign by Stockport Liberal Democrats began after information was received from a member of staff that the hospital were planning to triple staff parking fees. The […]

Stockport Receives Funding to Help Transform Health and Social Care Stockport is one of two areas in Greater Manchester (GM) at the forefront of health and social care transformation, which will be accelerated by a new funding announcement. The borough has been successful in securing £19 million over three years to fund the health and […]

(Inspiring thoughts from Seth Godin)   There’s a space between where you are now and where you want to be, ought to be, are capable of being. A gap between your reality and your possibility. Imagine that space as a gulf or a chasm and you’ll become paralyzed, stuck in the current situation. And refuse to […]

Stockport Liberal Democrats are demanding Stepping Hill hospital scrap proposals to double the cost of staff parking permits. Under the scheme being considered by the hospital, some nurses would see the permit price increase from almost £300 to closer to £600 a year, a 90% increase. Staff facing this sort of increase would have the choice of either paying […]

The Start Well vision will ensure every child grows up in a nurturing environment, with access to public service support helping youngsters to fulfil their potential as they move into primary and secondary education. The primary objective of the plan is to increase the number of children in Greater Manchester who are ‘school ready’ by […]