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Weekly Update 9 November
Trying to influence….. Emails seem to the preferred method of contacting a councillor these days. I received probably 300 emails last week. Many were relating to the Bio Mass plant at Barton but also dealt with complaints on match day litter clear-up, anti social behaviour, improving transport, housing…
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Lighter Later – Coming home in winter daylight
It’s an issue I’ve been passionate about for as long as I can remember. For no good reason every late October / early November we’re suddenly faced with the evening rush hour in the dark. The extra hour in bed for one Sunday morning in the year is…
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Weekly Update 2nd November 2010
Impact of Cuts The details of the Government’s Comprehensive Spending review are still coming but we’re getting a clearer picture of the areas of impact on the council. Rather than list them all, I’ve picked out three high profile issues. The cuts to the council The 28% cuts…
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Stretford High School and Lostock College Saved
Great News The School Adjudicator has ruled that the school closures should not go ahead. Clearly there’s going to be some rushing around at Trafford Council to enable the cricket ground to get its hands on the receipt from the land sale. As it stands, Stretford High will…
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Tescos / Cricket Ground finally gets planning approval
The news that the Govt has given the go-ahead for plannning consent to be granted after a short impasse is intriguing. The original intervention from the government suggested that issues raised by Derwent Holdings and their legal team were being taken seriously. Derwent are the owners of the…
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Community Policing Update from Insp Sutcliffe Stretford Neigbourhood Policing Team
(emailed update from Insp Sutcliffe from Stretford’s Neighbourhood Team – passed on for information) Dear All We are working with you to identify and tackle the issues that matter to you the most. You told us drug dealing was an issue in and around the Lostock area of…