Canal27ways: it’s about politics and place
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Exciting New Quayside Destination
Read more: Exciting New Quayside DestinationThis could be amazing.
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Labour’s Runners 4 next MP
Read more: Labour’s Runners 4 next MPWe have a longlist for Labour’s replacement to stand for parliament when Kate Green’s term ends. It looks a quality field This will be the third selection since the constituency was created and we can already say that once again there’s been no parachute in of a favourite candidate and no stitching up to prevent…
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Stretford Town Centre – Consultation
Read more: Stretford Town Centre – ConsultationCurrently, Chester Road and Kingsway sever the Mall from the rest of Stretford and create dangerous, uncomfortable crossings for residents and high levels of pollution and noise. Stretford Town Centre Consultation – Accessibility My thoughts on the Accessibility of the Town Centre Too limited in scale. The plan assumes that people only walk to the…
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Couple of pieces of Casework
Read more: Couple of pieces of CaseworkThis week has brought a couple of pieces of casework that have not resulted in complete resolution (though have managed to get a couple of potholes fixed) but still worth the work in pursuing further. Potholes in Lostock There’s a lot of potholes in Norwich Road at its junction with Moss Vale Road. They’re not…
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Scrutiny under the microscope
Read more: Scrutiny under the microscopeBig Agenda for Last Executive Meeting before Election Scrutiny looking to improve its Outcomes When the Cabinet System was adopted by Trafford, there was a clear expectation that Scrutiny would be an influential and effective means of holding the Executive Members of Cabinet to account for the important decisions whilst allowing the routine day to…
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Hotels coming and going, excitement over Old Trafford and Stretford moving forward.
Read more: Hotels coming and going, excitement over Old Trafford and Stretford moving forward.A busy time for planning applications, both new applications and older ones being resolved: Trafford Park Hotel This is a new application for the Hotel which is oldest heritage asset in Trafford Park. It’s been allowed to deteriorate for some time though in recent years attempts have been made by what has been a procession…
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