Following our Streetlight campaign last Autumn, Stockport Council is in the process to install a complete set of LED lighting in Hazel Grove. Last Autumn, local campaigner Paul Ankers & Cllr Jon Twigge reported about 40 failing streetlights and there are similar numbers across Stockport. Paul said, “Our street lights are inadequate and an embarrassment. […]

Hazel Grove has just three community toilets in a scheme set up to mitigate against the loss of public facilities. The LibDem Team feel this is not enough for such a large district centre. Local Campaigner Paul Ankers said, “We need to make local businesses more inviting for local people. It would be good to […]

Your local Lib Dem Cllr Jon Twigge has secured a mobile speed camera dedicated to Hazel Grove, Offerton & Stepping Hill wards following local residents raising their concerns with him. Jon proposed a dedicated camera for Hazel Grove only, but local Conservative Councillors proposed the scheme be spread across three Council wards. However, Jon sees […]

The local community social network Streetlife has merged into a larger system called Nextdoor, that also allows people to communicate about local issues in your area. Nextdoor looks more focused with smaller community areas and some different features. If you want to keep in touch with neighbours about local issues you can join at www.nextdoor.co.uk.  The […]

The latest update on the Council website is now live. You can now report street light faults more easily and track where the repairs are up to.  Here is one I reported a couple of days ago:   To track your reports you need to first register for a My Account at: https://myaccount.stockport.gov.uk/Account/sign-up Once registered you […]

Hazel Grove Liberal Democrat Councillor Jon Twigge holds the latest of his regular surgeries this Saturday at Hazel Grove Library on Beech Ave. Jon will be available on a first come first served basis between 9:30am & 11.30am. Feel free to drop in. Waiting times are usually short.

On New Year’s Eve Stepping Hill Hospital posted to their official Twitter account warning people to stay away except for absolute emergencies.   At one point on New Year’s Eve there were 68 people waiting to be seen in the A&E department with people who were not critically ill having to wait many hours.  More typically […]

As part of the Councillors Digital Update meetings Cllr Jon Twigge suggested getting street light reporting upgraded on the new website early.  That work is almost complete and should be live in a few weeks.  The new system will show much more information than the current one with a history of what has happened for […]

The Beta version of the new Council Website has now gone live with new features and a new clear layout. Across the top of the home page is a search area that uses a new engine to help you find what you need much more easily and quickly – if you cannot find what you want then […]

In a dramatic Stockport Council meeting former Liberal Democrat MP Mark Hunter led the chamber into a vote on plans to save Stockport’s greenbelt. The Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF), currently up for public consultation, allocates greenbelt for 4000 new homes on our doorstep in High Lane. The A6 through Hazel Grove and High Lane […]