On Friday (16th May) Navendu Mishra the Labour MP for Stockport, secured a debate in the House of Commons on the future of Stockport Railway Stations and the others across the borough. The government are investing a substantial amount of money into the station, but we want to see this […]
Year: 2025
Flytipping Powers
Thank Navendu Mishra for continuing to fight for all of Stockport. The current policy of the council is not good enough, but these new powers remove some of those barriers and excuses to prosecute those who treat our area with such disdain.
More in common
In a world in which we are once again increasingly focusing on the differences between people, it is important to remind ourselves that we are one species, one humanity. As the late Jo Cox said in her maiden speech to parliament we are far more united and have far more […]
Doorstep surgery
Another sunny Saturday and another doorstep surgery. Today we spoke to residents of Broadway, Moreton Lane, Hillcrest, Marple Road and the various walks and avenues. Residents raised issues such as speeding, roadworks, road safety, pedestrian crossings and parking. Lack of affordable housing was also raised a number of times, along […]
VE Day 80 years on
On May 8th 1945 residents across Manor Celebrated Victory in Europe Day. After 6 years of war it was time to celebrate. Across Stockport today we will be celebrating this important day and remembering those ordinary men and women who did extraordinary things to secure the end of the fascist […]
Stockport Live Well
Councillors Wardlaw, Wild and I attended the Central Neighbourhood Live Well Network this morning. There were representatives of the NHS, local GPs, GMP, Stockport Homes, Stockport Council and a number of other organisations and charities. We had really useful sessions on how we can promote the services we have here […]
Offerton High School Site – Update
Yesterday evening we met with council officers to discuss the old Offerton High. Whilst there is agreement for the buildings to be taken down it we are pushing to accelerate this process. However the most important thing is the reminder that unoccupied buildings are unsafe, not only is there a […]
Manor Spring Clean
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 4th week of the Manor Spring Clean litter pick. Today we concentrated on the area along Hall Street between the coop and Victoria Park. Litter picking is only a small part of the solution to the littering and flytipping issues we […]
Manor Spring Clean Continues
We did not let the wind get in our way this evening as we continued the Manor Spring Clean. We concentrated in and around the play area and collected 4 bags of cans, bottle and crisps packets. We are out near the coop next week 6pm Wednesday so do join […]
Sue Glithero reselected by Labour
Congratulations to Councillor Sue Glithero, Manor Ward for being selected by our local Labour Party Branch as our candidate for the 2026 local elections. Sue stands up for our residents every day and she is a fantastic colleague, I am looking forward to more years of working together.