Category: Environment
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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 Over 1,100 streets, covering 111 miles, are included in the scheme aimed at making streets safer 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…
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Alley success
Get Growing! – Barton Alleys Get Fresh Look for the New Year Could it be done here? Over 200 households backing onto 9 alleyways in Barton, Salford are receiving an exciting green makeover thanks to a project supported by the Big Lottery Fund that has been running in the area over recent months. Groundwork MSSTT…
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Incinerator Verdict
Very disappointed that the High Court has confirmed the decision of the Planning Inspectorate allowing the incinerator to go ahead at Barton. I'm disappointed but not totally surprised. The legal grounds presented in argument always seemed shaky at best and centred around the sustainability of a wood waste supply. There is a finite supply of…
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Floods – You don’t need a Weatherman…
When Cameron is this desparate, you know the Tories want to deflect the sunlight. Cameron's yard-dogs have been blaming everyone during the floods. They've been smearing and leaking about the Environment Agency; they've been pointing the fingers at Councils, even Conservative run Councils; and they've been desparately dredging for reasons to blame anyone. The Tories…