Category: Environment

  • Addressing the broken housing market

    Addressing the broken housing market

    I chaired a good meeting last night looking at social housing within Trafford. It was a meeting I was quite keen to have. I think a lot of us had picked up on a perfect storm affecting people hoping to set up home in Trafford. Inflated house prices, a dysfunctional private rented sector and a…

  • Spring is the air – Councillor update

    Spring is the air – Councillor update

    A focus on litter and having a natter Days are getting longer and there’s a more upbeat feel to everything. We’ve had a couple of dry weekends and it’s great that so many are taking the opportunity to get outside. I’ve been out delivering party leaflets the last couple of Saturdays and I’ve made a…

  • Still no joy on Humphrey Park subway

    Still no joy on Humphrey Park subway

    Update – Making the subway at Humphrey Park Station accessible and safe at this important link between Lostock and Humphrey Park is a long-standing ambition.

  • Alleyway Blues

    Alleyway Blues

    The long haul to get an alleyway back to a position where it becomes a communal asset

  • Councillor Update July 2020

    Councillor Update July 2020

    Covid Trafford is experiencing the rise in positive cases of Covid seen across Greater Manchester. We don’t seem to be experiencing a corresponding rise in hospital admissions. The rise in positive tests seems to particularly focused on a younger segment of the population. The message continues to be vigilent and get tested if you have…

  • Climate Emergency Committee

    Climate Emergency Committee

    Meeting Monday 24th June Timely that we just met on the same day (Monday) that Andy Burnham was announcing radical improvements to Manchester’s public transport. It’s obvious we all have a stake in the our environment and no one wants to see our green and pleasant land turned to dust. It’s so good that we…