Category: Local

  • Two Trusts have stepped forward to takeover Trafford Healthcare Trust

    Press Release from Trafford Healthcare Trust Foundation trusts bid to acquire Trafford Healthcare Two neighbouring NHS foundation hospitals have bid to acquire Trafford Healthcare NHS Trust, which announced last December that it was seeking to become part of a larger organisation. The Trust took the decision because, although it is performing extremely well clinically and…

  • Weekly Update 6th June 2011

    A Conundrum in the Park We three Gorse Hill Councillors along with our Longford and Stretford colleagues descended upon Stretford High School on Monday night as a consultation on new sports facilities got underway. This was not an easy meeting. The ongoing saga of the giant Tesco casts a mega-shadow over any proposal. As part…

  • Weekly Update 23rd May 2011

    Planning – don’t you just despair? part two Last week I was criticising the craven compliance towards officers and the politically blessed that meant our planning system in this country still owed more to medieval petitions from commoners to the Dukes and Duchesses than it did an objective place shaping mechanism. This week we were…

  • Weekly Update 14th March 2011

    Local Issues predominate Monday The week started with attendance at Lostock Tenants and Residents Association. The state of roads predominated with Selby Road in particular drawing attention. The Humphrey Park station approach was also criticised as overgrown, unkempt with subway becoming increasingly smelly and forbidding. And dog poo is an increasing issue. We also discussed…

  • Tesco Verdict continued

    We have now seen the full ruling.  Here it is. Derwent v Trafford

  • Tesco Planning verdict

    Application for Judicial Review from Derwent Holdings (owners of White City) rejected Tesco gets the go ahead from the High Court. We’re still awaiting the details of the ruling but it seems clear that the controversial super sized Tesco Megastore planned for Gorse Hill is going ahead. All the press attention and there’s plenty of…