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Your house may be on Google Earth

2010-03-11T11:31:11+00:00

I was on Google Earth today and was shocked to find almost every house in Alderley Edge has their photos on Google Earth.

In fact almost every house in Britian has been published!

Not sure if this a good thing or bad!

Great for house hunter, bad for security!

Cigarette Butts on Heyes Lane

2010-03-12T12:55:22+00:00

Has anyone else noticed the sheer amount of cigarette butts littering the streets of Alderley, specifically outside of Bridgeford House by the train station?

I have just returned from a business trip to India and I’m not exaggerating when I say the streets in the slums of Calcutta are cleaner (and no doubt more hygenic).

I for one find smoking to be a filthy habit in itself and the people who participate in it are usually selfish - this just confirms my belief. They obviously have no consideration for others or indeed for the state of the pathways of our village. Alderley is a great place to live and is regularly voted as one of the most attractive areas in the country - are we going to stand by and let it be ruined?

Does anyone know who we should direct our ire at? I am sure that with the weight of public opinion behind us we could track down and shame the perpertrators into stopping defacing our village.

Stolen car cover

2010-03-07T19:19:00+00:00

In the early hours of Saturday 6th March, someone pinched the car cover from our car which was packed just outside our house on Trafford Road.

The cover is not an object of great value or of great beauty, so I have come to the conclusion that this someone was having a bit of fun, would then have got bored with it and thrown it into someone’s garden.
Our search for the missing cover has so far been in vain so if anyone has found a great big lump of grey fabric, we would be most grateful to have it back (and so would our old car, who feels the cold).

You can email us at neilroberts868 at btinternet dot com.

Car parking charges across the borough

2010-03-09T19:46:04+00:00

Cheshire East Council have today released the following statement:

�In April 09, Cheshire East Council took on the responsibility for car parking control across the whole of the borough. Prior to this there were 3 different car parking control policies in place, with considerable differences across the area of Cheshire East.

A strategy is in place to address this, but to achieve commonality of control will take time.

The first stage of the strategy was to bring appropriate controls into Congleton which has now been achieved for both on and off street parking.

Also, the anomaly of Sunday charging in Crewe and Nantwich has now been addressed.

We are very aware that there are still differences across Cheshire East and we now wish to draw up a fair rationale for charging across all CEC pay and display car parks.

In doing this we do have to recognise that there will be an impact on the budget.

No representations were received during the extensive budget consultation with regard to a common charging policy. The budget for 10/11 has now been set, and cannot now be changed.

In order to determine the rationale to bring fair and consistent charges across the area once and for all, a thorough exercise must be undertaken to establish what these charges should be.

It is the intention of Cheshire East Cabinet that any revised charges will be discussed and consulted on as part of the budget setting process for 2011/2012 and we do not envisage any increase.

In forming the new Council and bringing together 4 different policies for all services across the area, many differences and anomalies have been identified other than that of parking control.

This council is committed to addressing all of these as soon as possible but clearly they cannot all be tackled at once.�

Rio Ferdinand on life outside football

2010-03-03T07:06:14+00:00

Stephen Moss, from The Guardian, visits Alderley Edge to interview Rio Ferdinand on on life outside football, the World Cup Wags and finding out he was England’s new captain from the TV news.
http://bit.ly/9bGnEP

Do you shop at the new supermarket?

2010-02-16T15:22:39+00:00

I for one was disappointed to see the recent opening of the new supermarket over the road from the Co-operative. I refuse to enter the place for fear of the impact on other local businesses. What do you think of the new store?

Bellamy beaten up outside Panacea

2010-02-13T23:06:31+00:00

According to the News Of The World Craig Bellamy was battered by a 6ft 2in Man United fan outside Panacea in Alderley Edge last Saturday night.

He was pictured yesterday with a black eye and cut face.

Read the NOTW article in full http://bit.ly/bgi0ab.

Winter Photos

2009-12-23T11:47:15+00:00

Jon Williams has kindly provided the attached photos taken in the snow this week.

If you have any good winter photos please add them to this forum thread or send to us at media at alderleyedge dot com.

Etiquette Wine Course

2010-01-09T15:40:21+00:00

Charlie Womersley from Grande Crew is going to be running a 6 week course designed specifically for those who enjoy wine (reckon that makes the target audience quite large). No previous knowledge is required.

The course will take place on Monday evenings at The Bubble Room. Start date to be confirmed.

See attached pdf for more information and contact details.

Government consult on hospital car parking charges

2010-01-04T22:28:38+00:00

The Government has opened a consultation process on proposals for Car Parking Charges at hospitals.

Responders are being asked to make their preferences known before 23 February 2010 on the following ideas:-

Free Parking for visitors to inpatients
Free parking for visitors to inpatients who have hospital stays of greater than (for example) 3 or more nights
Free parking for outpatients with, for example more than 3 appointments in a single course of treatment
A cap on daily parking for priority groups
No mandatory concessions but improved adherence to current guidance

Responses can be made online at:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Liveconsultations/DH_110557