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Trafford Council agrees to borrow £27m to finance work to replace Trafford's HQ.
Proposals to build flats - Is the scheme on Park Road a good scheme?
On the 22nd of October the Schools Adjudicator decided that Trafford had acted against the interests of children and the community in pursuing the closure of the two schools
Concern is mounting over Peel's proposal to build a 20mw power station, burning waste wood recovered from construction, furniture and other sources
Late license application for alcohol, dancing and entertainments at Victoria Warehouse (the warehouse with the Trafford Park Mural).
Hearing at 6:30pm 28th September Trafford Town Hall Chamber
Councillors Mike Cordingley and Laurence Walsh have lodged objections to the application as submitted together with 19 residents
September 20th marks the start of a four week targetting of dog fouling with the aim of reducing fouling by 25%
Trafford's News Release
Despite the thousands spent by Peel on publicity and celebrity videos, people power scored a brilliant victory with the rejection of the proposal to build a waste wood burning power station. Health fears rightfully proved decisive.
Gorse Hill councillor Laurence Walsh was on the committee and cited the thousands of residents who had written to committee members to express their concerns over current levels of pollution. He argued that these fears could not be ignored.
Both Dave Acton and Mike Cordingley spoke to the committee at the hearing expressing their belief that there was a genuine perception in the population that the plant would be harmful to health. That the presence of the M60 and the consequent harmful levels of Nitrous oxides meant that we could not allow further deterioration in air quality.
But the real heroes were the Breathe Clean Air Group whose representatives made incredibly well argued and impassioned speeches opposing the plant. They really won the day.
We hope that Peel will reflect on this decision and resist the temptation to appeal. It would be great if they could use their resources to begin the effort to improve air qualit. Since much of the pollution comes from the M60, let's work together to get Metrolink to the Trafford Centre. Let's make our local town centres vibrant again so we can shop local and lets support walking and cycling as alternatives to the car.
There's real scope for Peel to make a positive difference if they changed their ways.
Lostock College / Stretford High Closures
Collectively the scheme is referred to by Trafford Council as the Sports led regeneration of the Cricket Ground area. However, the overall scheme has little to do with sport, oweing more to municipal hubris.
The scheme's component parts are dealt with separately in these pages:
Details of your Labour Team for Gorse Hill on our contact page.
United don't make the best neighbours. The club could and should do more to address the negative side of living next door to such a massive club.
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Trains on a SundayWe have two stations on the Liverpool to Manchester line sited in our neighbourhoods. Neither of them is well served by the commuter trains that travel along the line. This could make a huge difference. |
Match day parking fiascoRead More
New motorway layout Gridlock for Trafford Park and Lostock?
