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July 29, 2021

Three year delay in response to pothole concern

Community leaders are calling for more action and less automated emails when it comes to highways issues. Cheadle councillor Ray Wood has received such an automated email for an enquiry regarding a pothole in Charles Street, which he made over three years ago.

Have you seen Jerry?

An appeal has been made for any information relating to a missing bird. Jerry, a Jackdaw, has become “part of the family” for Cheadle resident Gary Bentley, who helped the bird after it was found in Tean Road Recreation Grounds as a fledgling who had presumably become separated from its mother.

All change set for parking charges

Community leaders in Cheadle have aired concern over proposals to change car parking charges in the town. Staffordshire Moorlands District Council (SMDC) has commissioned consultants Parking Matters to draw up a Parking Strategy Draft Recommendations report which covers all the car parks which are under the remit of the district council – these include Tape Street and Well Street car parks in Cheadle.

Man remains in critical condition after fire at petrol station

A man who was seriously injured at a petrol station fire in the Moorlands remains in a critical condition in hospital. The incident happened on Tuesday (July 27) afternoon at the petrol station in Brookhouses, Cheadle.

Man seriously injured at petrol station fire

A man has been seriously injured at a fire in a petrol station in the Moorlands. The incident happened today (Tuesday, July 27) at around 5pm at the petrol station in Brookhouses, Cheadle.

Landslide site finally made safe after 22 months

An area in a Moorlands town where a landslide happened has finally been made safe – almost two years after the incident. We reported in 2019 about the collapse of a wall and parking area in Prince George Street in Cheadle which resulted in three shops along the adjacent High Street being closed temporarily.

“Town can’t take any more houses”

Concern has been raised over proposals for another housing development in a Moorlands town. The news of the proposed 250 dwelling development by Bloor Homes at land east of Froghall Road in Cheadle comes as work continues on several other developments across the town which are erecting hundreds of homes in the town.

Hedges causing pedestrians to walk on busy highway

Concern has been raised regarding an overgrown hedge which is obstructing the use of a pavement along a busy road in the Moorlands. The concerns have been raised regarding the pavement which goes along the A522 between Cheadle and Tean.

“Rest assured that I am supportive of local residents”

A community leader has stated that he is in support of residents concerns that their street remains temporarily closed. The statement from Staffordshire County Councillor Mark Deaville comes after many residents of Prince George Street in Cheadle have raised concern that their street is to continue to be temporarily closed, potentially for a further 18 months, while the wait continues for repairs to a collapsed wall after a landslide back in September 2019.

Local film-maker looking for actors and crew

An East Staffordshire film-maker is on the look out for actors, supporting artists and crew members for his latest project. The trailer of David Denny’s new small screen series of ‘Atomic’ has been filmed in the Moorlands and the main series is set to be filmed in East Staffordshire.

Two discount food stores set sights on Cheadle

Community leaders and residents have given the thumbs up to the news that discount food chain Aldi has set their sights on opening a store in Cheadle. Last week, we reported that Aldi had confirmed that Cheadle was one of the areas it is looking at as part of it’s plans for further expansion across the nation.

Discount food chain sets sights on Cheadle

A discount food chain has confirmed that it has its eyes set on opening a store in Cheadle. Aldi has announced it is on the lookout for ten new store locations in Staffordshire – including in the Moorlands town of Cheadle.

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