Henbury High School Site (Oct 07)Once Henbury High School has been demolished, the site has planning permission for approximately 130 houses to be built towards the western end, with the remainder being open space, sports pitches, a children’s play area, and changing facilities. Wimpey have bought the site and say they are planning to start work in November. The Borough will be responsible for the community facilities and we shall ensure they consult with local residents on their development, which should be in parallel with the house building.
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Letter to Macclesfield Express January 2008
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New Macclesfield Train Timetable Will Result In Poorer Birmingham Service – Warns County Councillor
Changes to Macclesfield’s train service to Birmingham will result in a poorer service and overcrowding on trains – says Macclesfield’s Broken Cross County Councillor David Freear.
The new timetable published in December will see a reduction in the number of trains stopping at Macclesfield station from two per hour down to one.
“This is a ridiculous situation which is to the detriment of Macclesfield” said County Councillor Freear who also raised the issue at Council.
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Victoria Road (Jan 08)An island refuge for pedestrians has now been installed near the junction with Pavilion Way to help with crossing Victoria Road. This is in response to calls from local residents.
The Cricket Club developer will be required to put in a further pedestrian crossing of Victoria Road, either zebra or light controlled, as part of that scheme.
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Hospital development: the Blue Zone (Oct 07)
As part of plans to develop further facilities at the Hospital, Macclesfield Hospital Trust are planning to sell off 3 hectares (approximately 7 acres) of land and buildings they have identified as surplus. What they are calling the Blue Zone is to the east of the main hospital building and bounded by the end of Victoria Road, the length of Prestbury Road by the main park entrance, and round onto Cumberland Street. Buildings on the site are largely historic ones to be preserved and put to new uses, or more modern system built ones, to be demolished to make way for new building.
A Draft Planning Brief has been issued by the Trust in conjunction with the Borough Council indicating smaller houses and apartments as the most likely uses, with a hotel, community uses and a small element of offices as possibilities. Road access to the site is likely to be onto the Cumberland Street roundabout.
This is not a planning application: that would come later from the developer. The Trust hopes this stage would be during 2008.
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The hospital are planning to launch a new Travel Plan in November 2007 in an effort to get staff to abandon their cars. The effect of this and the new development on the Blue Zone will be examined carefully to guard against additional on-street parking problems.
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“Belong” Kennedy Avenue (Oct 07). . after all the disruption caused by building work, is open at last. The recent retrospective planning permission requires improvements to vehicle turning space in the site and some work to minimise noise for neighbours.
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The Whitfields Parking Restrictions (Oct 07)Following complaints about parking overflowing from the hospital as far as The Whitfields, informal surveys indicated that residents would be in favour of single yellow line parking restrictions. This would prevent parking from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the Local Joint Highways Committee have agreed to advertise these restrictions to apply to The Whitfields, Bittern Grove and Royal Meadows. This will give the opportunity for any objections to be raised prior to a final decision on the restrictions.
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Time For A Strong County Region ‘Speaking For All Cheshire’s People’- Says County Personnel ChiefWhitehall’s green light to create Multi Area Agreements among authorities in Greater Manchester and Merseyside merely highlights the need for a strong County Region speaking for all the people of Cheshire.
Macclesfield County Councillor David Freear, Executive Member for Personnel, voiced his fears for Cheshire following the Government announcement making way for country-wide city sub-regions.
“We recognise the thinking behind the city regions but there is a danger that encouragement of economic growth centred on cities ignores the really outstanding performance and potential of Cheshire businesses, and the contribution of our rural and semi-rural communities“he said.
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Chester Has Enough Surplus School Places For Dale Barracks ChildrenChester’s schools have more than enough surplus places if 250 children come with their families to the Dale Barracks next year – says Lead Member for Children’s Services David Rowlands.
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County Council Transport Plan Investment – Making A Real Difference In CheshireIn the last 12 months Cheshire County Council has spent more than £88 million on transport services and highway improvements. This included £17 million secured from the Government as part of the Local Transport Plan process.
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New-Look Dial A Ride Service For Chester, Ellesmere Port And Neston Proves A Hit ‘PlusBus’ – the new name for Dial A Ride services in the Chester, Ellesmere Port and Neston areas, hits the streets this Monday (October 1).
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Final Phase Of Macclesfield’s Flowerpot Junction Improvement Work begins on Monday (October 1) on the final phase of work on the Flowerpot junction in Macclesfield.
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New-Look Dial A Ride Service For Chester, Ellesmere Port And Neston Takes To The Road ‘PlusBus’ – the new name for Dial A Ride services in the Chester, Ellesmere Port and Neston areas, hits the streets this Monday (October 1).
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Birthday Party For A 100 Year Old Takes Place In MacclesfieldA special celebration has taken place to mark the 100th birthday of Doris Souter from Macclesfield.
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Important Charter Presented to County Council MembersCheshire County Council has been awarded an important Charter by the North West Employer’s Organisation for Member Learning and Development.
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County And District Councils Can Work Together For Future Of Cheshire - Claims County LeaderCounty and District councils can work together to improve the future of local government in Cheshire, claimed County Council leader, Paul Findlow today (Thursday).
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