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1. Parents reeling over decision to axe two schools
Stockport Express, Wednesday 3 December 2008TWO of Stockport’s best performing primary schools are set to be axed by education chiefs at next Monday’s meeting of the executive.
2. £165m boost for relief road
Stockport Express, Wednesday 26 November 2008POLITICIANS and business leaders across Stockport have welcomed an announcement of plans to push ahead with part of the multi-million pound South East Manchester Multi Modal Strategy (SEMMMS)/A555 relief road project.
3. 'Charge will stretch NHS to the limit'
Stockport Express, Thursday 20 November 2008THE NHS will be placed under an ‘intolerable’ strain by the introduction of a congestion charge in Greater Manchester, according to the leader of Stockport Council.
4. ‘Crackers!’ That’s the verdict on convicted councillor’s new job
Stockport Express, Wednesday 19 November 2008THE Stockport councillor convicted of race abuse has been promoted to one of the top local authority committees in the borough.
5. Council cuts staff pay
Stockport Express, Wednesday 12 November 2008HUNDREDS of Town Hall staff face the prospect of a bleak Christmas and New Year, after officials announced plans to cut their pay by up to £2,000 a year.
6. Ballot to go ahead
Stockport Express, Wednesday 5 November 2008DESPITE the best efforts of Stockport Council to prevent the congestion charge referendum from going ahead, it has been overruled by a majority vote at the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) meeting last Friday (October 31).
7. Cheadle MP is fined for survey rule break
Stockport Express, Wednesday 29 October 2008CHEADLE MP Mark Hunter has been ordered to pay back £500 after wrongly using public cash to promote his party.
8. Funding branded ‘just a sweetener’
Stockport Express, Wednesday 29 October 2008THE Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) will decide this Friday what the borough will get in exchange for voting for congestion charging.
9. Congestion survey gets green light
Stockport Express, Wednesday 15 October 2008A PLAN to spend £45,000 of council taxpayers’ money on explaining what Stockport will and won’t get in return for accepting congestion charging, was nodded through by Stockport Council’s executive members on Monday (October 13).
10. Housing Minister slams council's housing
Stockport Express, Wednesday 24 September 2008A TOP Government minister has criticised Stockport Council for not providing enough family accommodation in the borough.