Does your road need sweeping?

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Councillor Craig Browne has confirmed that Cheshire East Highways will be coming to do a road sweep in the village next week and he is inviting residents to identify any roads which need to be cleared of leaves.

He said "At this time of year, fallen leaves are an issue and I have reported: Wilton Crescent, Aldford Place, Eaton Drive, Chorley Hall Lane, Heyes Lane, Mottram Road, Trafford Road, Oakfield Road and Davey Lane.

"If you live in Alderley Edge and your road needs sweeping, please let me know so I can get it added to the schedule."

If you wish to identify a particular road within Alderley Edge please email Councillor Browne or use the comment box below.

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Comments

Here's what readers have had to say so far. Why not add your thoughts below.

Duncan Herald
Friday 18th November 2016 at 5:33 pm
Horseshoe Lane please.
Dina Robinson
Saturday 19th November 2016 at 7:07 am
The " Cinder " path (from Davey Lane railway bridge down to station car park)
Craig Browne
Monday 21st November 2016 at 3:42 pm
Thanks to everyone for your comments and emails. By way of an update, I can confirm that the following streets have now also been added to the schedule:

Macclesfield Road, Underwood Road, Woodbrook Road, Beechfield Road, Congleton Road, Lynton Lane, Elmfield Road, Horseshoe Lane, Wilmslow Road, Brook Lane, Moss Lane, Moss Road, Marlborough Road.

I am also pleased to confirm that the gully emptying team are due to come to Alderley Edge to clear out all blocked drains, over a five day period from Monday 28th November.

Kind regards,
Craig
Fiona Doorbar
Monday 21st November 2016 at 6:07 pm
Maybe if the green bin collection was not cut short (first wk of Dec) ....which has increased the amount of folk simply blowing their leaf debris into the public highways..... the council might not have to foot so much of a large bill sending out street cleaning operatives?!
Craig.....please consider pushing back the green bin period ending and keep the weeks of non collection the same but push the return date of collection into Spring?? Your residents need a couple more weeks collection to enable us to clear up from our leafy roads and residences....
Adrian Scott
Tuesday 22nd November 2016 at 5:53 pm
Couldn't agree more with Fiona. Having said that friends accross the Borough are curious why do Alderley Edge get this treatment when other areas are totally ignored ? How about Craig ???
Lindsay Wilson
Tuesday 22nd November 2016 at 6:32 pm
Stevens St please as I have just broken my wrist and it is tricky to walk up there.
Ian Cook
Tuesday 22nd November 2016 at 11:14 pm
Bradford Lane Nether Alderley would be a help if they are in the area???
Charlie Gaughan
Wednesday 23rd November 2016 at 11:52 am
Where to begin is this a one off or is it going to be a regular thing and I don't mean twice a year every rd in Alderley along with every footpath please
Helen Williams
Thursday 24th November 2016 at 11:12 am
Dingle avenue please
Craig Browne
Thursday 24th November 2016 at 12:04 pm
Hi Helen,

As Dingle Avenue is within the Wilmslow West & Chorley Ward, rather than Alderley Edge Ward, I'm afraid you will need to take this up with your local Councillor.

Your Cheshire East Council representatives for Wilmslow West & Chorley Ward are Cllrs Ellie Brooks & Gary Barton.

Kind regards,
Craig
Roy West
Monday 28th November 2016 at 1:07 pm
Can we please look at the road direction signs in the village as well, because some of them are so covered in green algae that you can hardly read them. What an impression we give to visitors!!
David Hadfield
Monday 28th November 2016 at 6:28 pm
I really don't understand why we are asked to identify which roads needs sweeping ?
Surely, as a responsible Council, they should make sure ALL the roads in the village and surrounding areas are swept and kept free of leaves ?
Otherwise, they are not doing their duty and are not carrying out tasks that we pay for ?
Jon Williams
Monday 28th November 2016 at 8:10 pm
Well said David and myself and others should not have to report (many times) hedges that prevent a safe walk on a main road footpath and a tarmac footpath covered in grass
Alan Brough
Monday 28th November 2016 at 10:13 pm
David Hadfield makes a good point. It should be part of the routine maintenance plan of CE Council to sweep leaves and debris from all roads and pavements.

If they don't carry out the work there is a very real slip hazard (particularly for older people) made worse as the leaves freeze.

Additionally, the leaves find their way into drains, cause blockage and then flooding.

The cost of not carrying out the work is likely to be far greater than getting on with it..
Pete Taylor
Tuesday 29th November 2016 at 7:20 am
Ever since CEC "outsourced" our Highways department to the current private contractor it has been next to impossible to get them to come out and unblock drains and gullies which have filled up with leaves. They say that it is not a priority.
I suppose if you save a million pounds a year, then there are many things which will be left undone: http://bit.ly/2ge0diL This contract has just been extended for a further two years.

As usual CEC are going the opposite way to many councils, who are finding the "outsourcing model" to have failed and who are now taking services back in house and saving money! Liverpool say that they have saved a million pounds a year since doing so; what a curious co-incidence in savings!
Duncan Herald
Tuesday 29th November 2016 at 10:35 am
Hi Roy,
C.E. announced, oh some 2 or 3 years back, that it was to start a program of cleaning road signs. Either they've not gone ahead with that or A.E. has dropped a long way down the list of places to be so cleaned?
I agree with you that the state of the signs is a disgrace to the village.

Despite Craig's effort, C.E. have decided not to sweep Horseshoe Lane, because it is an unadopted road. Also C.E. will not provide and install light bulbs in the Lane's street lights.
CCC and MBC did those jobs, in the 'good old days'.

Should you consider that a lack of action re. unadopted roads is pf little importance, may I suggest that you consider Rev. Niemoller's poem on the general subject ?