Councillor Paul Bellis, Conservative Councillor for Bramhall South contributes to the opinion pages this week and talks about the challenges faced by Bramhall over the last year. Despite the recession, Bramhall has also had considerable successes over the last year and is faring better than many other places.

Councillor Bellis says "Let's hope the change of decade will bring better prosperity to all. You can be assured that your local Councillors will be doing their level best to help. Hopefully, we can all show pride in our own villages and town by supporting them all year round." To read more, visit our Opinion Pages or click here.