Author: Mike Cordingley
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Local Shops – some TLC required
Our corner shops and local shopping parades are a vital part of our neighbourhood life and deserve to be cherished. What do we need to do to help them thrive?
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Swings and Roundabouts – May 2019
Weekly update Vandalism at Nansen Park. Quickly repaired and restored by One Trafford. Email complementing work sent to the team. BT Telephone Box at Lostock Circle reported as vandalised. Cleaned and repaired now. Good work by BT Publicised closure of Lostock Circle post office. Will chase if not resolved quickly Continued to try to pull…
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First week back
The election is over. Many thanks if you voted for me. I’m overwhelmed to have got 65% of the vote in Gorse Hill Ward which is humbling given the state of politics at the moment. The priority has to be to get the services that Trafford provides back up to scratch. There can be no…
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What to do about Stretford
Stretford town centre has hit the press again. In a league table of a thousand towns it’s been placed at number 999. It’s infuriating. Stretford Arndale is fifty years old this year. It feels to have been a slow decline for decades. For a brief period when it first opened Stretford would have been top…
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Councils do it better (but don’t short change us)
Councils in England say there has been a marked improvement in public health since they took over responsibility for delivering services nearly six years ago, despite budget cuts.The Local Government Association points to a fall in the number of smokers, fewer teenage pregnancies and a decrease in the suicide rate.But it warns progress could stop…
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Weekly Update 12th – 18th January
In which I get to cut a ribbon for the first time in my life and I opine on Brexit some more