Council will deal with the weeds

Cheshire East Council has confirmed that they will be spraying the weeds along the kerbs and pavements in the village.

Cllr Mary Maczkowiak raised the issue of the state of the pavements and streets at this week's Parish Council meeting.

She informed her fellow councillors that there has been no weed spraying at all by Cheshire East in the village this year, commenting "That's another thing that's lapsed. If you go down George Street the weeds are that bad that they are half way across the pavement."

Cllr Mike Williamson responded "They are supposed to weed in the spring. They did it last year definitely, it is disappointing if they haven't done it and it would be interesting to know why."

I contacted Cheshire East to ask if they were intending to carry out spraying in the village this year to deal with the weeds on the pavements and roadsides, and if so when.

Councillor David Topping, Cabinet member in charge of the environment, said: "Cheshire East Council's highways team will be carrying out two weed sprays in Alderley Edge this year along kerbs and parts of the footway.

"The chemicals used are contact sprays and, therefore, we have to judge very carefully when to apply them to ensure we get most value from application.

"We have held off to this point but are likely to commence over the next couple of weeks across the Borough."

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Alderley Edge Parish Council, Cheshire East Council, David Topping, Mary Maczkowiak