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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…
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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…
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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
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Weekly update 5th – 11th Jan
Weekly update focusing on Labour’s approach to community funding and a new station floated for White City.
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Weekly Update 8th December 2018
Tuesday Back from a family wedding in Edinburgh; I’m absolutely blown away by the bus services there. Every bus stop I used had real-time information. The buses were frequent and direct – it was about 20 minutes into town for £1.70. They seemed to be used by all…
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Weekly Update 1st December
Saturday Gorgeous Gorse Hill Christmas Fayre in the morning, minding the plant sale table. Fabulous group and delighted to be a part of. Campaigning in the afternoon with Andrew Gwynne MP in Sale Monday Executive Briefing – Updates on a variety of issues including: Clean Air Proposed use…