They’ve built lots of new houses opposite Tubs & Loo’s over the past year or so and now planning on building lots more on the land near to what used to be the Deaf School, so they will be at the back of those new houses. There’s no new infrastructure, proper irrigation natural drainage system etc let alone schools, doctors and such for these houses, yet they want to build more.
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Flooding in Stockport
- Thread starter manimanc
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Yes, the road was shut the Jet Park shuttles were having to divert through WHP all yesterday.Yes . That`s the Heald Green / Handforth junction just around the corner from me . It`s been flooded often in the past but not to that extent . The MAER was also closed between Styal Rd and the Airport earlier . Not sure on how the Bramhall junction faired as that`s liable to flooding too .
Who is responsible for dredging rivers?The Tories spent 13 years decreasing the real-terms funding for councils. This is the effect.
mexico1970
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They’ve built lots of new houses opposite Tubs & Loo’s over the past year or so and now planning on building lots more on the land near to what used to be the Deaf School, so they will be at the back of those new houses. There’s no new infrastructure, proper irrigation natural drainage system etc let alone schools, doctors and such for these houses, yet they want to build more.
The UK will look like Hong Kong is a few years, we are being sold out here with all of these new houses, we need new houses to house new people, solution is to bring even more people in.
Genius!
Town is trying its best to look like London/New York with all those skyscrapers.The UK will look like Hong Kong is a few years, we are being sold out here with all of these new houses, we need new houses to house new people, solution is to bring even more people in.
Genius!
mexico1970
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Town is trying its best to look like London/New York with all those skyscrapers.
I feel like an extra from Starsky And Hutch sometimes :)
Johnny Mars Bar
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Flooding has always happened, OK funding can and does help in some cases but it wont stop it. You can't just say "I blame the Tories" that's ridiculous mate.
Here are a few photos of sunny Stockport in monsoon season from yesteryear.
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Where did you find those photos and what year are they from?
Love that old photo of the town centre.
i know Peel Holdings are responsible for dredging the Manchester Ship Canal hence the lack of dredging taking place.Who is responsible for dredging rivers?
Johnny Mars Bar
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Another contributing factor that doesn’t get anywhere near as much attention as it should is moorland peat erosion.
The peat moors surrounding Manchester used to be covered in sphagnum moss which acts as a massive sponge and prevents water running off into the streams and rivers too quickly. Over the past decades this moss has died and we’ve suffered massive peat erosion with water just flowing straight into water courses meaning rivers further downstream overflow.
Over the past couple of years work has been done to restore some of the mosses but there’s a long way to go.
The restoration was funded by the EU I think, so of course that cash will have dried up now.
The peat moors surrounding Manchester used to be covered in sphagnum moss which acts as a massive sponge and prevents water running off into the streams and rivers too quickly. Over the past decades this moss has died and we’ve suffered massive peat erosion with water just flowing straight into water courses meaning rivers further downstream overflow.
Over the past couple of years work has been done to restore some of the mosses but there’s a long way to go.
The restoration was funded by the EU I think, so of course that cash will have dried up now.
mexico1970
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Where did you find those photos and what year are they from?
Love that old photo of the town centre.
From here mate.