Are you a lady? Do you like speaking? Do you feel nervous during a presentation or during a meeting? Do you want your point of view to be heard and to learn how to influence others? If you answer yes to at least two of these questions (especially the first one), then Stockport Ladies Speakers Club may be […]

 Stockport’s iconic Pure Radio, who helped launch the career of Blossoms,  is looking for new financial backers to keep it on the air. It also broadcasts live coverage of Stockport County’s matches and is a vital resource during their promoti0n push. Their parent charity Pure Innovations, has announced it’s looking for local organisations to step […]

On Saturday more than 800 people poured into Central Library on and the Hat Works Museum – mostly families keen to try the free activities on offer at this special half-term event. At Central Library, ‘The Glass Work’ digital art installation drew a crowd tweeting their photos which were magically turned into tunes and chimed […]

Stockport Liberal Democrats’ second attempt to protect Stockport’s greenbelt was blocked at last week’s meeting of the full Stockport Council when Labour and Conservative Councillors once more worked against it. The Lib Dems say that Stockport should leave the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework and instead the borough should work with local residents to develop a […]

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Last week Jon Twigge joined Councillors from other areas across Stockport and Cheshire for an update on the A6MARR road. The project team are making good progress all along the route including the new bridges. In Hazel Grove the work on the bridge at Macclesfield Road is not always obvious from the road but the […]

Last week I attended the opening event for the Firestarter Festival in Edinburgh, backed by the Scottish Government, a really inspiring event designed to start conversations and change policies to make public service organisations more effective, especially through collaboration. Throughout the week there 35 different events to be attended by hundreds of people from across […]

The latest advice on what can be recycled in your different coloured bins is available on the council’s website: https://www.stockport.gov.uk/about-your-bins Labour Council chiefs have finally formally dropped plans to only collect black bins once every three weeks. “As we expected, the public response was overwhelmingly against these plans,” said local campaigner Paul Ankers. “It was common […]

Ever since I first got involved in local politics here in Hazel Grove I have been aware that a relatively small number of drivers fail to abide by the speed limits. You don’t need to stand on some of the main roads here for too long to see that a few drivers travel well in […]

  Stagecoach are hosting another festive-themed charity drive in movies event, set to return on Sunday 27 November. For one day only, Hazel Grove Park & Ride will play host to three Christmas classics.  This is a non profit event, entrance is £10 per car per film with at least half of the proceeds going […]