You may remember we co-hosted a series of articles in April about Active Longdendale (AL), the pet project of Councillor for Longdendale, Scam (sorry, Sean) Parker-Perry.We helped to put this shady 'organisation' under the spotlight, and this was followed in May by a response in the form of an article in the Reporter Group Newspapers ...

It's official - the Public Inquiry (PI) for the Longdendale Bypass is soon to be a record breaker. The previous record was held by the (second) PI into the M6 Toll Road in 1994, which lasted 17 months - our PI has now been underway for nearly 18 months, and by the time we reach 26th November, of the 547 days since commencement, the PI will only have undertaken 15 sitting days, less than 3% of the ...

... with Chaumont.Dukinfield is twinned with Champagnole.Denton is twinned with Montigny-le-Bretonneux.Droylsden is twinned with Villemomble.Mossley is twinned with Hem.Stalybridge is twinned with Armentieres.Longdendale is twinned with Ruppichteroth.but there is no mention of Hyde and Colmar.According to Wikipedia Colmaris a town and commune in the Haut-Rhin département of Alsace, France. It was ...

... , i thought "much fancied" Claire Francis would have been on the list. But i am told that they have plans for her in Longdendale, for when CLLR Oldham finally releases his firm grip on the Council.I hear she has a special bond with a certain Longdendale CLLR anyway. It looks like the Conservatives will take their first seat in StMichaels, and we expect a fight, no doubt ...

... Oldham, 74, will take time off later this year to undergo surgery for bladder cancer. He announced the news at a recent meeting of the Labour Group. Councillor Oldham, who represents Longdendale ward, has been head of the council since 1980, making him the longest-serving council leader in British history. He was awarded a CBE in 2000 for his services to local government. Speaking to the ...