Our Pass is a new bus pass for 16-18 year olds which offers free bus travel across the city region. The scheme goes live soon and there is a consultation survey before that too. The main things to know are: A survey has been launched asking young people what opportunities they want from the pass. […]

Cllr Paul Ankers quizzes senior officer on A555 issues Cllr Paul Ankers is calling for public consultations on the impacts of the implementation of the new A555 road. There were good sessions in the Civic Hall prior to completion but the Council feel they are doing enough. Click on the link above to see the […]

The Greater Manchester Plan for the next twenty years can potentially have a big impact on the lives of villages and towns like Hazel Grove & High Lane. The headline for Hazel Grove is that not a blade of our greenbelt land will be lost and we will get improved transport with tram-train coming to […]

Following the recent resurfacing of the bottom of Torkington Road where it meets the A6 a sharp eyed resident spotted that the white lines for the lanes had not been repainted in the right place. Several years ago, a great deal of effort went into getting the council, and even a government department, to agree […]

The A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road is nearly finished and you a chance to explore it for yourself before it opens to traffic! On Sunday 7th October, a day of community sporting activities for all the family will be taking place on the new road, giving you a chance to come along and join […]

    The A6 to M60 road is part of the SEMMMS strategy Goyt Valley SOS recently uncovered a letter from the department for transport (DfT) declining to fund the next stage of the A6 to M60 road scheme at the moment. The scheme includes the Hazel Grove A6 bypass. I strongly support Goyt Valley […]

The Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF) has again been delayed. The latest cause is mainly that new official population estimates show slightly slower growth than previously expected. The new date for the report to be published is October this year. What is most interesting about this is that even a relatively small reduction in demand […]

New LibDem Councillor Paul Ankers has pledged to support Chris Boardman’s ‘Made To Move’ scheme that aims to deliver better walking & cycling options in Greater Manchester. Cllr Paul Ankers commented, “We need to get more people out of cars, but it can be a scary prospect being a pedestrian or cyclist in Greater Manchester – […]

TfGM will be reporting a number of proposals to change subsidised bus services to the July 6th Committee meeting. The proposed major changes are to service 372 (Stockport – Woodsmoor – Stepping Hill – Torkington – Hazel Grove). The proposal is to maintain an hourly service on the busiest section of service 372 (between Stockport, […]

GREATER Manchester’s first Cycling and Walking Commissioner has called for £1.5 billion to help realise his vision of transforming the city region into a world class region for cycling and walking. Last year Mayor of Greater Manchester appointed Chris Boardman to say how GM can deliver a step change in the numbers of people walking […]