Nick Statham LDR

30/05/2023

"We should be able to come home in the evening, enjoy our homes, our families and watch TV and have a restful night’s sleep.”

Proposals for two industrial units - standing at 12.5 and 10 metres tall respectively - at Kingsway Business Park, in Rochdale, were passed by a majority vote of the council’s planning committee.

16/03/2023

This came out of the blue - but the council won't look a gift horse in the mouth!

Disappointment has turned to delight after the government confirmed it would be funding a new facility in Marple, including a pool, library and play park.

23/01/2023

He's a man on a mission...

Nathaniel Yates, from Stockport, is a man on a mission.

23/11/2022

They are also calling for the current directors to step down.

Housing chief Coun Danny Meredith has written to the organisation saying he and council leader Neil Emmott want to help ‘deliver life-saving improvements’

18/10/2022

Planning chiefs will make a decision on Thursday...

Proposals for the 127-home development at the old Akzo Nobel site, near Hollingworth Lake, in Littleborough, will go before Rochdale council’s planning committee on Thursday night

14/10/2022

Labour held on despite a big swing to the Lib Dems.

"We are going to focus on working positively for the ward and doing whatever we can as a Labour team to make people’s lives better."

05/10/2022

Who gets your vote?

Voters will go to the polls next week following the death of long-serving councillor Sheila Bailey

03/10/2022

This is one green belt scheme that seems to have community backing...

Bank Top Farm, close to Hollingworth Lake, in Littleborough, has submitted plans for the new attraction.

30/09/2022

Money well spent?

The new Hub Alkrington, in Middleton, was launched in July as a ‘one-stop’ shop enabling adults to access a range of wellbeing and care services.

09/09/2022

How town halls across Greater Manchester are marking the passing of the Queen - and how you can pay your respects

Bells to toll for one hour starting at noon

15/08/2022

I went to Cheadle to find out what cuts to bus services could mean for people there.

The future of dozens of services across Greater Manchester appears to be uncertain as the government’s Covid recovery funding comes to an end.

04/08/2022

Sad news indeed.

"Sheila Bailey was a life force, an incredible woman, a formidable politician and a supportive friend."

27/07/2022

Buyers say they have been left 'in limbo'.

The dream of home ownership has become a nightmare for those who committed to buying a home at Melford Road, in Hazel Grove - and one with no clear end

20/07/2022

What do you think of the plans?

The proposal would see the upper floors of Grade II* listed Crimble Mill, in Heywood, converted into 33 flats,while the lower levels could be used for purposes ranging from shops, restaurants and museums to gyms, offices and exhibitions.

11/07/2022

It's been given the go-ahead.

Ambitious proposals to build a new 19,000 sq m employment site on the old Vauxhall Industrial Estate, in Stockport, have been signed off by planning chiefs.

23/06/2022

Not your usual council meeting!

Insp Shaun Flavell had been fielding questions from councillors at Woodley Civic Hall, in Stockport, when a figure was seen running past with a worker from the local Iceland supermarket in pursuit.

30/05/2022

"That key drop-off time when you are dropping off kids is when they have cut services down. It’s mad.”

Northern has cut the number of trains between New Mills and Manchester Piccadilly - a move campaigners say is causing ‘real issues’ for commuters in places such as Marple, Bredbury and Reddish.

27/05/2022

I went to ask voters in East Middleton how they feel about one of the new Middleton Independents Party councillors defecting to Labour. Fair to say that opinions varied...

Less than three weeks later, the fledgling party has been rocked by the defection to Labour of East Middleton councillor Dylan Williams.

20/05/2022

The full story of how the Lib Dems got back into power in Stockport after six years.

The party has taken over from Labour for the first time since 2016 - after the local elections left the council once again in no overall control

17/05/2022

It's going to be called 'Burger Beast'...

To be named ‘Burger Beast Takeaway’, it sits in the middle of a small parade of shops.

16/05/2022

"I believe the current time calls for a leadership that listens, truly puts Stockport first, that offers every group a seat at the table and gives all parties a clear voice in the running of our borough."

16/05/2022

Looks like it could all come down to a crunch annual council meeting on Thursday...

"I believe the current time calls for a leadership that listens, truly puts Stockport first, that offers every group a seat at the table and gives all parties a clear voice in the running of our borough."

13/05/2022

Deja vu, anyone?

Councillor Elise Wilson, Labour and town hall leader since 2018, has confirmed she will again stand for the top job at next week’s annual council meeting.

06/05/2022

Twenty-one council seats were up for grabs in wards Bramhall North, Bramhall South and Woodford, Bredbury and Woodley, Bredbury Green and Romiley, Brinnington and Central, Cheadle and Gatley, Cheadle Hulme North, Cheadle Hulme South, Davenport and Cale Green, Edgeley and Cheadle Heath, Hazel Grove,....

06/05/2022

Here's what went down at last night's Stockport council elections. Conservatives may want to look away now...

Twenty-one council seats were up for grabs in wards Bramhall North, Bramhall South and Woodford, Bredbury and Woodley, Bredbury Green and Romiley, Brinnington and Central, Cheadle and Gatley, Cheadle Hulme North, Cheadle Hulme South, Davenport and Cale Green, Edgeley and Cheadle Heath, Hazel Grove,....

03/05/2022

Only two days until this year's council elections! If you want to listen to what I had to say about the situation in Stockport, I'm on the latest Northern Agenda podcast from around 33 mins...

Do you know where your local war memorial is? If you do, the Imperial War Museums want to find out, too!A campaign has been launched to document every war memorial across the nation ahead of Rememb...

02/05/2022

"What we are trying to do is make the building intoxicatingly elegant once more."

Rochdale Town Hall is one of the most impressive buildings in the north

28/04/2022

This one could go down to the wire...

Something of a bellwether seat, victory here could well hold the key to who takes control of the town hall for the next year

27/04/2022

Have you decided yet?

The borough - under no overall control since 2011 - will undoubtedly be one to watch, with Labour and the Lib Dems again neck and neck in their battle to run the town hall.

21/04/2022

Would you like to see them make a comeback?

The year long pilot came to an end last month, with council chiefs opting not to extend the scheme by a further six months.