Thousands of books to remain at Stockport Central Library despite new £14m hub opening next year
Thousands of books are to remain at Stockport Central Library despite a new £14m ‘learning and discovery hub’ being due to open next year.The council’s previous Labour administration signed off on moving the service from its long-time home on the A6 to ‘Stockroom’ - a state-of-the-art facility at Merseyway.
READ MORE:Historic Greater Manchester pub could soon be pulling pints again if new plans get go-ahead The proposed move from Central Library had been highly controversial, with 7,000 people signing a petition against the move and the Tories and Lib Dems - then in opposition - fighting to have it overturned. Despite assurances that the building would remain open to the public - as an adult education centre, with the possibility of some modest library offer being retained - the decision was ‘called in’ by opposition groups and debated again at full council.
But Coun David Meller - former cabinet member for regeneration who was the same driving force behind Stockroom - could barely contain his fury over the Lib Dems adopting a seemingly very similar scheme to the Labour proposal they had long opposed. Coun Baynham did not apologise, but thanked officers for their support since she took on her cabinet role.
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