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Alley success
Get Growing! – Barton Alleys Get Fresh Look for the New Year Could it be done here? Over 200 households backing onto 9 alleyways in Barton, Salford are receiving an exciting green makeover thanks to a project supported by the Big Lottery Fund that has been running in…
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The wheels on the bus are green.
I was very pleased to attend the launch of the green buses on the 256 route a little while back. This is a welcome change to the service. These green buses switch to electric running in cruise. It’s an important route to Stagecoach carrying a million passenger journeys.…
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Incinerator gets go ahead from High Court
It’s very disappointing that the High Court has confirmed the decision of the Planning Inspectorate allowing the incinerator to go ahead at Barton. I’m disappointed, but not totally surprised. The legal grounds presented in argument always seemed shaky at best and centred around the sustainability of a wood…
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Could the streets once again be alive with the sound of children playing?
Lovely story from the TelegraphIn 2011, a group of parents in Bristol, concerned about their children’s health and their lack of outside play, decided to use legislation designed for street parties to apply to have their street closed to cars. Later that year, Bristol City Council introduced a…
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Would you give a freezing child your coat?
Freezing Johannes is left freezing at a bus stop. How many will help this child?
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Allowing our Cities to thrive
” Our cities offer people the biggest range of economic opportunities. They are home to the most productive parts of the economy and they are places where new ideas are generated, businesses are started and expanded, wages are higher and people’s ambitions can be fulfilled. Our 64 biggest…