Andrew Gwynne MP has attacked the Government’s Budget, describing it as a budget for millionaires. He accused the Government of lacking any meaningful plan to stimulate growth and create jobs. Andrew also condemned George Osborne’s proposal to cut the 50p top rate of tax – cutting taxes for the richest 1% of earners.
Andrew Gwynne [...]
Labour has revealed the hidden cost of the Government’s wasteful NHS reorganisation in Stockport. New guidelines will force the local NHS to put aside £18,557,337 from their budget this year and next to pay for a costly NHS restructure that David Cameron repeatedly ruled out.
Cllr Andy Verdeille said:
“These shocking new figures show the [...]
Councillor Tom Grundy joined the Friends of Manchester Road Park on their Task Day. A good time was had by all as the sun shone all morning on Saturday 12 November whilst the Friends put 70 new plants and 3 sacks of bulbs in the borders.
Tom said, “Thanks to everyone who took part, the borders [...]
Members of the joint Brinnington and Reddish Ward Committee met in November to discuss how the Legacy of the late Frank Bramwell should be spent in Reddish Vale Country Park.
Members discussed the projects and approved the following funding subject to detailed quotes being received:
Improvements to the Visitor’s Centre – up to £10,000 [...]
A new guide plotting the history of Willow Grove Cemetery and the many stories of the people laid to rest there has been compiled by members of Friends of Stockport Cemeteries.
This excellent booklet gives an insight into the living conditions of the Reddish area pre-1900 when many deaths were attributed to poor sanitation [...]
Tom and Walter were delighted to accompany Andrew Gwynne MP when he opened an Art Bazaar in South Reddish.
The event was at the Art for Recovery in the Community Gallery on Greg St. Andrew praised to the work ARC does and spoke about the therapeutic value of art in assisting people in recovering from [...]
The constant hard work of BAAG ( Belmont Area Action Group) – ably supported by the three local Councillors and officers from the Councils of the Parks & Recreation Division – has now been rewarded with the latest improvements in Lloyd/Grafton Street Play Area.
The new Toddler Play Area now means that younger children [...]
Over the past few months South Reddish Councillors have been dealing with a range of anti-social activities. Most people think that such behaviour is caused by young people, but of course this is not always true.
The largest rise is in what we now call noise pollution and is mainly caused by neighbours annoying [...]
Despite what must have been the three wettest Saturdays ever in the run up to Christmas, Reddish Councillors would like to say a big thank you to all those who contributed to our Street collection in aid of St. Ann’s Hospice.
The contents of the collection boxes were taken to the Hospice in week [...]
Questioned in Council the Lib Dem Executive Council member responsible for leisure services said that he could not guarantee beyond the end of this year that libraries in Stockport would remain open.
Reddish has one of the oldest libraries in Stockport and it is heavily used by young and old alike.
South Reddish [...]
The FORSS ( Friends of Reddish South Station) campaign for a regular rail service through to Manchester Victoria continues at a pace.
To help promote their cause MCRUA (Mid Cheshire Rail Users Association) have agreed to stop their Spring special excursion train that will pick up and alight at Reddish South on its way [...]
The first instalment of the legacy of the late Frank Bramwell has been spent in South Reddish Park.
A canopy has been constructed on the pavilion to protect the bowlers in bad weather.
The Friends and Labour Councillors would like to pay tribute to Mr Bramwell and thank his family for their assistance in deciding [...]
Stockport Council is proposing to close Peel Moat Recreation Centre, many people in Heaton Chapel and South Reddish use Peel Moat, especially the sports Hall.
The new fitness centre in South Reddish does not have a sports hall. We believe the Lib Dems have underestimated its use by people and overestimated the costs of [...]
According to a recent report Stockport has the largest number of empty shops of any major shopping centre, a staggering 27.7% of shops are empty in the town centre.
Both the Tory led Government and the Lib Dem Council must take responsibility for this. By cutting Government spending too fast and too deep they [...]
Councillors Andy Verdeille, Tom Grundy and Walter Brett were among the 33 people to attend a meeting at St Thomas’s Church on 5th July to set up a Friends of Heaton Chapel Group, with several representatives from Northern Rail, Transport for Greater Manchester and Stockport Council also present.
Tom gave advice in a speech [...]
Early this year the government abolished Education Maintenance Allowances (EMAs) for 16-19 year olds going to college.
EMAs provided £30 per week for young people from families with an income of less than £20,000 (and progressively less up to £30,000). The Lib Dem/Tory government replacement is a big cut in the money available nationally [...]
Denton & Reddish MP, Andrew Gwynne has been appointed a Shadow Health Minister in the recent Labour Shadow Front bench reshuffle. He was contacted over the weekend Labour Leader Ed Miliband to take up the role. Among Andrew’s main duties will be to scrutinise the Tory led Government’s Health Policy, and specifically bring parliamentary pressure [...]
The Friends of Reddish South Station are going at full steam to achieve their ultimate goal of regular through service to Victoria Station.
With the forthcoming service franchises due in 2013, the group have produced their own excellent DVD putting in clear terms the positive gains for the service both locally and throughout the [...]
The Council decided in February to cut its school crossing patrols to save £100,000 subject to safety audits before final decisions would be made.
By the end of June there had been no consultation with parents, schools or local councillors. One primary school found out that it would no longer have a school crossing patrol [...]
The Belmont Area Action Group were delighted when they learned that they were awarded £49,718 from the Big Lotterry’s Community Spaces Forum. Their application to install a new Toddlers Play Area on the Lloyd/Grafton Play Area was backed up with supporting letters from all three local Councillors and Andrew Gwynne MP. Its hoped that work [...]
On July 26th Reddish Councillors joined the Poets Corner Action Group and other members of the public to protest at the proposed closure of the front desk at Reddish Police Station. We believe this service provides a vital service to the people of Reddish. Cllr Andy Verdeille said “I believe that is important [...]
With the savage cuts to council services, Youth Services is one area that has been hit so hard that it’s left a huge gap in service provision.
The Reddish Vale Community Group two years ago realised that many youngest in the area were deprived of using the Reddish Vale Community Centre due to lack of [...]
South Reddish Councillor and Leader of Stockport’s opposition Labour Group, Andy Verdeille, has hit out against the latest round of savage cuts imposed by Stockport MBC’s LibDem leaders.
Speaking to Labour Party members and councillors in Reddish he said, “We are witnessing yet again an alarming range of cuts aimed at the vulnerable in our [...]
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Denton and Reddish MP, Andrew Gwynne has slammed the Minister for Disabled People for refusing to agree to participate in the Low Review into the DLA mobility cut to people in residential care homes.
The Low Review, led by Lord Low of Dalston CBE, has been launched by leading UK disability charities Mencap and Leonard [...]
Denton and Reddish MP, Andrew Gwynne, has called on the Government to act fast to protect 500,000 women hit by plans to accelerate the state pension age increase – before it is too late.
Andrew says: “I’m calling on the Government to change their plans now to protect the women in Denton and Reddish who [...]
Councillors from North and South Reddish will be joining the Poet’s Corner Action Group [PCAG] in a protest against the closure of the public counter at Reddish police station.
PCAG and their supporters will be at the station between 4.30pm – 5.30pm on Tuesday 26 July.
Meet at Reddish Police Station, Campbell Street, Reddish SK5 6XD.
The Belmont Area Action Group [BAAG] has been awarded £49,718 by the Big Lottery’s Community Spaces Forum, managed by Groundwork UK.
The money is to be spent on a young children’s play area and will complement the recently installed older children’s play area, funded by the Playbuilder Scheme.
BAAG was initially formed about 10 years [...]
As reported recently, the LibDem controlled Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council [SMBC] have decided to cut many school crossing patrols across the borough.
Jim, the local Road Crossing Patrolman for the junction of Gorton Road and Longford Road in Reddish, was told on 11 July that his services were [...]
As you will now be aware the Tory/Lib Dem Coalition are now pressing on with their health reforms following a so-called “Listening Exercise”.
The Government claims that they have answered the concerns of the public and health professionals, however we know they have not.
This Saturday 16 July is your opportunity to help make the [...]
Meeting of the members of Reddish Labour Party, held on Friday 24 June at Stockport Labour Club
Our most recent branch meeting was a very interesting one. Along with hearing from North and South Reddish Councillors, we were delighted to be joined by Phil Arnold who spoke [...]
Reddish is to lose almost half of its school crossing patrols following Stockport Council cuts to the service across the borough.
Councillors learned today that the following four out of nine patrols currently in operation in Reddish are to be axed:
Manchester Road / All Saints in Heaton Norris Reddish Road / Birkdale Road [...]
In light of the recent fire in which homes on Lyndale Avenue in Reddish had to be evacuated, we’d like to draw your attention to the free, home fire safety check available from the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service [GMFRS].
Click here for some good, potentially life-saving advice [...]
Armed Forces Day this Saturday gives us all a chance to stand up and pay tribute to our Armed Forces, past and present. And to mark the occasion this year there will be a special commemorative event on Saturday 25 June in Victoria Park [Denton] from 1pm-4pm.
Denton & Reddish MP, [...]
In Parliament, Denton & Reddish MP, Andrew Gwynne has voted against the Government’s plan to accelerate the state pension age for women. Their policy means that 500,000 women will have to wait for more than a year longer before receiving the state pension, leaving many women aged 56 and 57 feeling robbed.
300,000 women [...]
South Reddish Councillor, Walter Brett, says: “Thank you to everyone who voted for me. To get such a large majority is very humbling. It is a great privilege to represent the area I was brought up in. I will do my utmost to represent everyone in Reddish South Ward and fight for the facilities and [...]
After many complaints from local residents and Labour Councillors, the carriageway on Central Drive was resurfaced in the Spring.
The footpath on Halesden Roadd, Heaton Chapel between Downham Roadd and Manchester Road will also be resurfaced in the Autumn.
Labour Councillors have asked for the speed tables on Rupert Street to be [...]
There are several Fun Days being planned in the parks of Reddish so please going along and support them if you can!
Saturday 20 August – Unity Park
Sunday 4 September – South Reddish Park
Sunday 11 September –
Spotlight on the Lloyd Street/Grafton Street play area. The good is the newly installed picnic area which looks really nice and which we hope will be well used.
The bad is the recently laid out area which is used for football. The surface is very uneven [...]
On Saturday May 7th about 40 people boarded a special train at Reddish South, the train was bound for Newcastle with stops at Darlington and Durham en route.
The Friends of Reddish South Station had persuaded the organisers of the special to stop at Reddish South to highlight their campaign for a regular service [...]
In a parliamentary debate Denton & Reddish MP, Andrew Gwynne, raised a number of concerns about the financial dealings of the Reddish Business Incubator. Some of the ongoing problems with the scheme include business rents on the incubator units not being collected, serious structural financial problems with the project [...]
The next Reddish Labour Party branch meeting is on Friday 24 June 2011 at 7pm at Stockport Labour Club [2 Lloyd Street, Stockport SK4 1QP. Tel 0161 480 5190].
Following a lively debate at our last meeting, branch secretary Chris Hill has invited guest speaker Phil Arnold to further discuss the merits of the [...]
Labour support in Reddish North is usually steadfast but the results of the recent local elections exceeded both Councillors David Wilson and and Paul Moss’s expectations with a higher voter turnout and a majority of over 1,700 each with over 2,400 votes being cast for Labour!
This was not just a vote against [...]
The long awaited and much anticipated ReddFest – the first ever Arts and Craft festival for Reddish – took place on Saturday 11 June and the result was an overwhelming success.
Local people from Reddish and beyond flocked to Houldsworth Square to enjoy the entertainment, and to appreciate the talents of locally based artists. [...]
Councillors have long campaigned for the reduction of speed limits to 20mph – especially along Windmill Lane and incorporating all side streets pn nearby roads also.
Thankfully this has now been conceded by the Council. Furthermore in response to expressed public concerns over how traffic access will be managed in respect of the [...]
With North Reddish Junior and Infant schools now on the verge of closure, Stockport Council have made available a Draft Planning Brief focussing on the need for not only continuation of proper conservation but also possible uses of the of the 1907 Grade 2 listed building.
We are [...]
Our own area condition walkabouts have highlighted a significant amount of street name signs that are damaged, worn or faded, or simply missing.
Is your own street sign among them? If so please let us know ASAP. Also [...]
Sporadic but persistent dog fouling continues to blight our locality and outrage residents and responsible dog owners alike!
We have asked SMBC Dog Wardens for extra patrols and we have now produced our own local A4 poster to discourage the minority of anti-social dog owners who continue to refuse to clear up their own [...]
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