Blogs Posts on "Salford"

Labour Plan To Bulldoze Barton Moss Green Belt by Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary on Nov 16, 2009I’ve talked in some length on this site already about Labour’s daft proposals to build 1000 houses on greenfield land at Burgess Farm in Walkden. This evening I’ve been discussing with my Conservative Council colleagues the equall...

Housing Targets Should Not Be Imposed On Communities by Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary on Nov 15, 2009There’s an excellent article by Harriett Baldwin on the Blue Blog about the Government’s ludicrous imposition of housing targets on local communities. Harriett is the Prospective Conservative MP for West Worcestershire but her comments a...

Salford Core Strategy Consultation Events by Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary on Nov 14, 2009The draft Core Strategy is now available online on the Council website. The Council are running a series of consultation drop-in events which are listed on the site, but for your convenience here is a list of the events within the Worsley & Eccle...

Christie Challenge Quiz by Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary on Nov 9, 2009I’m told that the Advertiser are organising a charity quiz night in aid of their Christie Challenge campaign – a thoroughly worthwhile cause. Hopefully it will be on a night I can attend, and I’m already plotting who to include on m...

St George’s Is Staying Open! by Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary on Nov 6, 2009I’ve just spoken to Mr Harte at St George’s, who has given me the wonderful news that the Schools Adjudicator has ruled in favour of the school – St George’s is staying open! This is fantastic, fabulous, amazing news. I’...

A Welcome Decision On St George’s by Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary on Nov 6, 2009I am delighted with the decision of the Schools Adjudicator to keep St George’s open. As a local Councillor I have consistently argued that it is a successful and excellent school at the heart of the local community, and there is no reasonable...

I’m Backing The Christie Challenge by Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary on Nov 5, 2009Like many local people, I’ve had close family receive treatment at The Christie and I know the huge positive benefits of having world-class cancer care on our doorstep. I’m delighted that Christie is coming to Salford and I’m really...

Remembrance Sunday Services by Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary on Oct 27, 2009I’ve been sent a list of Remembrance Sunday parades across Salford, which I thought I’d share for anyone who wishes to attend. Salford Cenotaph – Assembly is 10.30am at Albion Place, The Crescent. Service commences at 10.45am. Pleas...

Hazel Blears’ Advertiser Column by Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary on Oct 23, 2009I haven’t yet received this week’s Advertiser, but a resident rang me up yesterday to complain that Hazel Blears has been given a monthly column. I will refrain from commenting on the column itself until I’ve actually read it, but o...

The North-South Divide: Life Expectancy by Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary on Oct 22, 2009David Ottewell has an extremely interesting post on our life-expectancy rates and the difference between the north and the south. He has produced a useful bar chart showing (on one hand) Salford and Manchester and (on the other) Kensington and Chelse...