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 […]

Stockport Council is warning consumers to be on their guard following complaints from residents who have been approached by scam businesses. The Council were contacted by a resident who had been approached by a scam company claiming they had paid too much tax and asking for an upfront fee of £65 to get their Council […]

Transport for Greater Manchester have released their strategy to take us forward to 2040 and they are looking for comments. www.tfgm.com/2040/Pages/strategy/index.html It is a bold vision of a joined up transport system where people use public transport and walk and cycle much more.  But, we have some questions. While this may be wonderful for the city […]

The Active Citizens’ Fund has re-opened! Communities across Greater Manchester are invited to bid for a slice of £200,000 for projects that help to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour. By building stronger neighbourhoods, supporting volunteers, and helping our young people make good life choices, we can make safer places to live and reduce demand on police services. There is […]

Solutions SK, working on behalf of Stockport Council, will be undertaking drainage repairs and improvement works on the A6 in Hazel Grove, between the junctions with Spring Vale and Brook Street.  These works will take place between 8th August 2016 and 19th August 2016. There will be a nearside southbound lane closure between the hours of 9.00am […]

On Sunday morning Paddy Ashdown launched MoreUnited.uk, “a new movement setting out to change British politics. We’re going to transform the way politics is funded, giving a voice to the millions of open and tolerant people in Britain who feel the political system no longer works for them.  The idea is simple. We’ll use the power […]

The Council has launched two new websites recently – Healthy Stockport, see below, and a preview of the new council website at beta.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport Council has launched its brand new website, ‘Healthy Stockport’, the local health information source which provides advice and guidance on improving your health and well-being, and promotes healthy lifestyle changes and choices. The Healthy […]

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 […]

Contractors working on behalf of United Utilities will be undertaking works to replace a manhole frame and cover on London Road, Hazel Grove, at the junction with Commercial Road.  These works will require the use of a temporary lane closure on London Road and a banning of left and right turn from London Road into […]

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 […]