Paul Ankers reported and had removed a lot of flytipping on Lochmaddy Close & Kyle Court recently. There was a significant amount of wood dumped. Sadly, that area suffers from a lot of flytipping. If you are aware of any issues like this in the future, email Paul Ankers at [email protected]

It won’t come as a surprise to many here in Hazel Grove that our retailers are experiencing some difficulties. Stockport Council is preparing a new local plan at the moment – you can find out more about this at https://www.stockport.gov.uk/localplan.  The purpose of the local plan is to make Stockport and the surrounding areas as […]

The Liberal Democrat Group on Stockport Council welcome the first Pride festival which will be taking place in the Market Place from 10am to 4pm this Sunday 30th July. There will be a main stage at Castle Yard with acts including two former participants in the X-Factor and a line-up of local performers along with […]

Local residents on Cooke St have called for an increase in the number of residential permit parking spaces on the street to accommodate the increased number of residents with permits wishing to park. Local Councillors on the Stepping Hill area Committee, including local LibDem Jon Twigge, will hear the petition on Tuesday evening (5th June). […]

Election related calls to the council increased before the Mayoral Election, have remained exceptionally high ever since and have further increased in the last couple of weeks. Unfortunately this means that some calls including Council Tax and Benefits are not all getting answered at the moment. They are doing all we can to increase capacity […]

Hazel Grove Schools face savage cuts under Tory plans to divert funds from areas like Greater Manchester to the leafy shires. Torkington Primary is one of the worst to suffer in the area. £1 in every £8 will be slashed from its budget meaning a loss of $448 per pupil or the funding for 3 […]

Tory cuts are set to hit hard in the home town of our Conservative MP. Over £50k will be slashed from the budget of our local catholic school. The government funding formula is being revamped, but it is to hide cuts of over £2Bn. Most of the cuts are falling on the shoulders of urban […]

Stockport schools are set to lose £15M by 2019 and Hazel Grove schools will suffer too. Hazel Grove Primary is set to lose £140,825. This is £429 per pupil. It could mean the loss of four teachers. Hazel Grove LibDem Paul Ankers said, “Tory plans to improve funding to rural schools is political, take money […]

The BBC Radio 4 Today programme highlighted this morning the particular problem in recruitment in Stockport Council,  managed by the Labour party, based on a report by Independent Age which pointed out  2 out of 3 care homes in the North West of England are inadequate or require improvement. Another report, by the charity Skills for […]

A year after the new Labour administration ‘saved’ Stockport Market, Council figures show the market is in serious decline. A report to the Council’s Scrutiny Co-Ordination Committee forecasts a fall in visitors by 9% over the last financial year. The Labour group squashed a consultation into the market’s future, but have show no sign of […]