Category: Community

  • Le Tour de Barton

    Le Tour de Barton

    A quick update on the Barton quarter of the ward

  • Visit to One Trafford

    Visit to One Trafford

    This morning, I went with a cross-party selection of Trafford Councillors to Tatton House in Baguley which is the main base for the mix of council and Amey staff that make up the Trafford Partnership. I really dislike the Amey contract – it places far too much control in the hands of a private company.…

  • Latest Stretford Consultation: heights, greenspace and parking

    Latest Stretford Consultation: heights, greenspace and parking

    Stretford town centre consultation. Caught somewhere between too much information and not enough, nevertheless still an exciting project.

  • Consultation to begin on Davyhulme’s “Active Neighbourhood”

    Consultation to begin on Davyhulme’s “Active Neighbourhood”

    On Monday 2nd October the consultation begins on Davyhulme’s Active Neighbourhood. The proposals limit north-south traffic cutting through roads like Wallingford and Guildford Roads. It focuses east-west traffic on Lostock Road, Winchester Road and Canterbury Road. Railway Road will no longer be a through road. Full list of closures – these will often effectively create…

  • Trafford’s Council is  weaker without Adele

    Trafford’s Council is weaker without Adele

    The Messenger is reporting that Adele New, Councillor for Bucklow St Martins (essentially Partington, Carrington and a neighbourhood of Sale) is to stand down with immediate effect. I want to pay tribute to the achievements that Adele strived for in her ward and Partington in particular. I’m tremendously sad to see Adele go. Partington is…

  • Trust me, I’m a politician. How can we regain the trust we’ve lost?

    Trust me, I’m a politician. How can we regain the trust we’ve lost?

    I picked up Anthony Seldon’s book at Stretford library. It was published just as the MPs’ expenses scandal was peaking so perhaps a little out of date, but it got me interested in the latest figures which are summarised below: Office of National Statistics – Trust in Government 2022 So, only 35% trust the national…