Recent Blog Posts
East Lancashire Road (A580) Safety Improvements
on Feb 20, 2009 in Boothstown & Ellenbrook Walkden Worsley There have been a number of items in the local press recently about the safety of pedestrians crossing the A580 East Lancashire Road, after the tragic death of yet another teenager. I know that my Council colleagues in the Worsley and Boothstown &...
Friends Of Walkden Station AGM
on Mar 1, 2009 in Walkden Just a quick reminder that the Friends of Walkden Station AGM is this coming Wednesday (4th March). The meeting will be held at Walkden Royal British Legion on Wilfred Road and the fun and games start at 7pm. I’ve worked closely with FOWS since...
Stanley Road Planning Application
on Mar 3, 2009 in Walkden This evening I’ve been at an excellent meeting of the Friends of Walkden Station; it was great to see some new faces and I thought we had a very useful discussion with representatives from Northern Rail and GMPTE as well as Cllr Ian MacDonald,...
Bin Farce
on Mar 7, 2009 in Little Hulton Salford Walkden So as I have already mentioned, our new recycling bins have finally arrived - a year late - in Walkden and Little Hulton. The nice stickers on the top of the bins said that there would be a blue bin collection last week, so many local residents dutif...
St George’s Statutory Consultation - Just One Week Left!
on Mar 11, 2009 in Salford Walkden Local residents have just one more week to respond to the statutory consultation on the closure notice for St George’s RC High School. This consultation will be considered by the Labour Council Cabinet when they make their decision. They’...