Another serious accident at the dangerous Linley Road/Linley Lane junction has prompted concerned residents to set up a petition to get traffic lights installed as a matter of urgency.
Following numerous crashes and a fatality 17 years ago residents have been campaigning for safety measures such as a speed limit reduction or traffic lights at this accident hot spot. [Read more…]
Cheshire East are consulting on the introduction of charges for new and replacement bins to save £360,000 a year.
The council say this is because they have been experiencing a high level of bin supply requests with over 20,000 new or replacement bins supplied in the last two years, and this level of demand is placing an unsustainable pressure on the budget and needs to be addressed as they can no longer afford to provide all of the replacement containers free of charge.
The proposed charges will be agreed on an annual basis and is likely to be in the order of: [Read more…]
Signs are going up to remind people of Cheshire East Council’s new beefed-up powers to crack down on dog fouling and dog control – to help keep parks, nature reserves and open spaces pleasant for all.
It follows overwhelming public support for tougher controls put forward by the council during its recent borough-wide consultation. [Read more…]
April’s Cinema will be ‘Finding Your Feet’ to be shown on Monday 16th April, with ‘Coco’ being shown as part of family week at 10am on Friday 13th April.
Finding Your Feet is a romantic comedy-drama staring Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie and Joanna Lumley. [Read more…]
Dementia Awareness Week
Monday 21 May – Sunday 27 May is Dementia Awareness Week This is the week when everyone is asked to do something, however small, to help make a difference to people living with dementia.
Alsager Partnership will be launching a new activity session for people experiencing dementia and their carers during this week. [Read more…]
Alsager Rotary, Inner Wheel and Tangent Clubs are running the much-loved Alsager Animal Safari and need local businesses and residents to help make the event a success.
The event will run from the 26th May-17th June to coincide with the run up to carnival. Individuals, families and local businesses can enter by collecting a form with a minimum donation of £4, from local businesses displaying an Animal Safari poster. The same businesses will also have forms available for those hunting for displays. [Read more…]
The future of Biddulph Library will be decided after a three month long consultation by Staffordshire County Council.
The consultation is over the best way forward for Staffordshire’s libraries in an effort to save a further £1.3 million by 2021. People will be asked to comment on options for each of the remaining 20 libraries, specifically: [Read more…]
On Saturday 3rd February, from 11am until 3pm at the Alsager Civic, Alsager Partnership will be showcasing an exhibition ALL ABOUT HEALTH & WELLBEING.
The day itself promises to be jam-packed with information delivered by almost 30 health, wellbeing and fitness providers that will help you discover how you can make your family’s lives healthier, improve your general wellbeing and explore ways to be more active. [Read more…]
From 15th January a small charge for the disposal of rubble was introduced at Cheshire East Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) including the Hassall Road site in Alsager.
Cheshire East Council say “We have a statutory duty to accept household waste, free of charge but waste created from home improvements, repairs and alterations to your home or domestic property is not classed as household waste and therefore we have no legal duty to accept it.
“We have introduced the charging scheme to allow you to continue to dispose of materials for which you may otherwise need to hire a skip or source another outlet. Our alternative option is to refuse to accept any rubble at the HWRCs .” [Read more…]
Alsager residents will have the opportunity to influence the future direction of the town through a major Household Survey designed to capture views on a wide range of issues.
Every household in Alsager is receiving a flyer informing them about the Survey and where to access it online or obtain printed copies. [Read more…]