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Dave Acton gets top post at Fire Authority
Gorse Hill is on the map with new appointment for Dave David Acton is the new Chairman of Greater Manchester’s award-winning Fire and Rescue Authority. In leading the Authority, Councillor Acton is joined by Vice Chairman, Councillor Henry Cooper. The appointment was made at a meeting of the…
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Carbuncles?
Creativity amongst the Carbuncles Last week I took the chance whilst waiting for a meeting to look out over Media City from one of the best viewpoints – Quay West, our own temporary town hall. The officer I was meeting caught me staring out across the span of…
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Thoughts on the Riots
Unwanted echo of the 80s as riots return to our cities It’s been an awful week of violence and wanton destruction on our streets. I won’t have been the only one glued to 24 hr news late towards dawn on those four nights of chaos. I won’t have…
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Passageway from Barton Road to Cromford Avenue
I am disappointed in the deterioration of this passageway. I’ve reported it to the council and I’m demanding immediate action to rectify image: my own Mike Cordingley
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Weekly Update 25th July 2011
Monday Friends of Lostock Park Greenzone MeetingAwards night – Lostock College Tuesday Member Development Steering Group Thursday Metrolink Depot Visit Saturday Boundary Briefing Image by Károly Váltó from Pixabay
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Weekly Update 18th July 2011
Harmony in Trafford? Tuesday Meeting of Community Activists at Urmston LibraryPoorly attended and I left early before the drumming started. (don’t ask..) Wednesday Meeting of Full CouncilI asked a pre-notified question on staffing. At the beginning of the last financial year, Trafford had the equivalent of 3,175 full…