Dear All, It’s February already and it only seems a couple of weeks ago that we were in the middle of the Christmas festivities!!!! January has been and gone and with it, a little bit of a mixed bag in relation to crime within the area. The vast…

I’ve received the latest quarterly performance from Trafford’s police team. The performance from the Stretford team is particularly striking. Well done to Andy Sutcliffe and all the men and women who’ve made a real difference. Commentary: We have reduced crime in all areas compared to last year, resulting…

I’ve received the following advice from the Stretford Neighbourhood Police Team in response to recent burglaries in the Barton Road area of Stretford. Dear resident, I am writing to inform you that your neighbourhood has recently been targeted by burglars. We are working to tackle this by increasing…

Budget under fire Monday Met with Theresa Grant and Ian Duncan to discuss the budget for Transformation and Resources. I’m particularly concerned about: Tuesday I wasn’t able to make it to Trafford Healthcare Trust Board. I attended a school governors committee meeting.I also withdrew my objection to the…

I watched last night’s programme from Andrew Neil with interest and would recommend it. The former editor of Rupert Murdoch’s Sunday Times newspaper looked at the increasingly narrow social spectrum from which our MPs are drawn. He exposed the similar route to parliament taken by David and Ed…