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Weekly Update September 11th to 17th
Thursday 11th Sept I walked to Salford Royal Hosp for an out-patient appointment on my broken shoulder. Still not the easiest hospital to reach from Stretford. Could have used Metrolink, but a single ticket prohibitive and by the time I’d walked to Stretford Met, changed at Cornbrook, and…
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People need to understand power
If people don’t wake up, they get left out. Disengagement means someone else takes the decisions. But who has the ideas? Why, you do of course! Worthwhile video. We’re being actively disengaged all the time. Never forget that consultations are about managing engagement rather than seeking it out.
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20 mph zones come of age in Manchester
More than 1,000 streets in Manchester become 20mph zones From the Manchester Evening News A third of Manchester’s roads have become twenty mile an hour zones. Over 1,100 streets, covering 111 miles, are included in the scheme aimed at making streets safer. The 20mph limit could eventually be…
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Rhyan Wilson
Such sad news that we have lost a young man on a night out in Urmston that ended so violently and tragically. My thoughts go out to the family of Rhyan. I can only imagine the suffering they are going through now. The police are keeping the councillors updated…
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Gorgeous
This post has caused me 40 minutes messing. It’s such a nice photo. It sort of sums up what Gorse Hill is about. I didn’t take the photo. All can I can say is the Gorgeous Gorse Hill movement is taking off and if you’ve not become part…
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It’s not really about Alex Salmond is it?
I caught bits of the Scottish Independence televised debate. It looked to me that Alistair Darling edged the contest. I like Alistair, he’s a good labour man. He’s an honest man and it’s easy to see why he was chosen to lead the together campaign. I just happen…