Author: Mike Cordingley

  • Planning Committee

    Planning Committee

    An insight into my work on planning committee

  • Stormy February

    Stormy February

    Weekly update dominated by Hotels and High Schools and ending with a storm.

  • January done, Brexit done

    January done, Brexit done

    A shorter update this week. Quite a bit of casework but two events dominate everything else. Holocaust Memorial Day and Brexit. We stand together Trafford’s Holocaust event was on Wednesday. Incredibly well attended, the event grows every year. The theme this year was Stand Together. The event told the story of Sam Walshaw, born in…

  • Just don’t ask me to run

    Just don’t ask me to run

    Pulled a calf tendon at Parkrun on Saturday so I can’t run even for a bus. Thankfully the bike remains the best way of getting round and whether the calf is redundant on those pedals or it’s specific tendons, I don’t know, but I’m thankful I can get around. I actually had access to the…

  • Stand Together

    Stand Together

    Three students, this time from Hungary, Pakistan and Spain. Each encountering their own rejections; and each overcoming hurdles and excelling.

  • Trafford Park Hotel Resurrection

    Trafford Park Hotel Resurrection

    A trip to the Trafford Park Hotel ahead of a planning application that aims to bring the Hotel back into use.