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>> Schools Secretary visits Reddish Vale - Top marks for Labour's r
Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, the Rt Hon Ed Balls MP, with (from left) Reddish South Labour campaigner and Reddish Vale governor Andy Verdeille, Cllr ...

>> Too many Lib Dem Councillors spoil the broth!
Over the last two weeks, many young people and their families have celebrated the results that they have achieved in their GCSEs. For some there may have been disappointment but for most sixteen ye...

>> A better approach is needed
 Over the past couple of weeks a number of areas in Stockport have seen sites invaded by large numbers of travellers.  This month has seen sites appear inPortwood, Reddish, Heaton Chapel, ...

>> Traffic Problems need a solution!
As mycolleague Sheila Bailey argued powerfully last week none of the opponents of Congestion Charging in Stockport and elsewhere have come up with any alternative solution. Talk to me about ostriches ...

>> Proud of Labour's record on the NHS
Hardly a week goes by without some kind of statement from Andrew Lansley the OppositionHealth spokesman onthe state of the NHS, as he sees it. The quotes usually contain the words “chaos” “cuts...

>> Recycling – Stockport needs to make improvements!
Over the last few months I have received many observations from residents about Stockport’s recycling ranging from concerns about the effectiveness of the collections through to a strong demand f...

>> Ten Years On
For political parties May is equivalent to a New Year after the heady days of electioneering and jubilation/disappointment at the results of the council elections. May brings a period of recovery, ...

>> Labour Councillors Hail Network Rail Rethink
Reddish Labour Councillors have welcomed the news that Network Rail is to drop its proposals to close Denton and Reddish South railway stations. Network Rail had originally planned the closure of the...

>> Labour Budget offers lower council tax with improved service
On Thursday 1st March Stockport Labour put forward a budget that provided the resources to offer Stockport’s taxpayers value for money whilst delivering high quality local services.   The L...

>> Lib Dem cuts leave parks in real danger
Stockport Labour Leader, Councillor Peter Scott, has today slammed the ruling Liberal Democrat Group for throwing the security of Stockport’s parks intoquestion.  The row has erupted after the ...

>> POOR DRAINS TURN ROADS INTO PONDS
Stockport MBC should declare 2007 as the ‘Year of the Pond’ and add to its ‘Cleaner, Greener….’ mantra the aim of making Stockport ‘Drier’. &l...

>> Labour Councillors fight to save Reddish South Station
Reddish Councillors, Walter Brett, Tom Grundy and Joan Kidd have welcomed the decision of Stockport Council to finally back the proposals put forward by the Labour Group and Local MP Andrew Gwynn...

>> The Tinkerers
Just before Xmas a report came out headed “Refuse Collection (Sacks and Wheeled Bins)” and like others I thought that the Council was at long last going to start introducing wheelie bins. ...

>> WE MUST UNITE TO MAKE STOCKPORT A BETTER PLACE
Last week the Government published its mid-term policy review. It wasn’t just looking at what had been achieved in the last nine years, but more importantly what are the challenges facing Govern...

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