Category: Local Issues

🚧 MINSHULL NEW ROAD – WE’VE GOT A DATE FOR THE FULL RESURFACING! Residents will know I’ve been on at Cheshire East Highways for a long time about the terrible state of Minshull New Road. I’ve reported the potholes, walked the road, taken photos, chased officers and kept raising it because quite frankly, the condition…

I’m pleased to share some positive news following the council’s Scrutiny Committee meeting on 28th July. I formally challenged the decision made back in January to introduce a 7 day booking system at Crewe Household Waste Recycling Centre, the tip at Pyms Lane.  The Scrutiny Committee is the process where councillors can review and challenge…

I’m delighted to share that the new football goal posts have now been installed on the grass field at Leighton Brook Park. This has been a project that has taken a while to get to completion, but one that was inspired and driven by local young people. Many told me they wanted somewhere to play…

Following the recent litter pick I led with Year 5 pupils from Leighton Academy, which is now in its fifth year, I’d like to say a huge thank you to the students from the school’s After School Club who have put together some brilliant designs to help spread an anti-littering message in Leighton Brook Park….

One of the issues residents raise with me most frequently is the condition of our roads. Whether it is potholes, poor surfaces or roads that seem to deteriorate faster than they can be repaired, I know how frustrating it is for those who have to use them every day. Unfortunately, getting highways to do anything…

For more than two years, I have been raising serious concerns about road safety on Minshull New Road, particularly around Leighton Academy and the routes used daily by children and parents walking to and from school. During that time, there have been repeated incidents involving vehicles leaving the carriageway and crossing the pavement, yet little…