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Social care funding equivalent to 176,000 places for over-65s is about to be cut. In what world is this the right response to Covid?

Social care funding equivalent to 176,000 places for over-65s is about to be cut. In what world is this the right response to Covid? by Joanne Harding, Executive Member for Adult Social Care at Trafford Council Being appointed Executive Member for Adult Social Care at Trafford Council was one of…

George Floyd to be remembered in Trafford as town hall is bathed in purple light

Trafford Town Hall will be bathed in purple light this evening, in a gesture of solidarity with George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter campaign, council leader Andrew Western has said. The unarmed black security guard died in Minneapolis, United States, after being forcibly held down by police officers, last…

Trafford’s Labour leader unveils bold plans to support safer and greener borough-wide travel

Trafford Council’s Labour leader has unveiled bold plans to provide cycling space along one of the borough’s main roads, in wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Cllr Andrew Western, who is also Green City Lead at Greater Manchester Combined Authority, has approved blueprints for a potentially seven-mile stretch of the A56…

35,928 in the North West could lose care this year ‘if government breaks funding promise’

NEW analysis reveals crippling cuts that will be forced on key frontline services including adult social care in the North West if the government continues to back-track on their pledge to support councils in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. Local authorities are by far the largest funder of adult…

Government ‘fails’ Trafford residents when it comes to promises on law and order

Central government is ‘failing’ Trafford residents by not providing sufficient funds to pay for adequate policing, according to a local Labour politician. Cllr Mike Freeman, Executive member for Public Safety, Governance and Reform, said the extra £41m pledged by the PM Boris Johnson, to pay for new officers and infrastructure, when…

Trafford gears towards greener future

Trafford Labour has laid out its plans to invest millions into developing a cleaner, greener and safer environment. Cllr Stephen Adshead, Executive member for Environment and Air Quality, described various schemes in the pipeline as ‘innovative and forward thinking’. Speaking during Wednesday’s Budget meeting Cllr Adshead, who represents Stretford ward,…

Labour deliver ‘no cuts’ budget for second year

Trafford Labour has, once again, delivered a robust budget that protects frontline services, jobs and the environment despite austerity being ‘far from over’. Cllr Tom Ross, Executive member for Finance and Investment, had been tasked with balancing a £175m budget while closing a gap of £18.5m, almost £5m more than…

Labour back plans to stamp out harmful engine-idling outside school gates

Plans to take action against drivers who leave their engines running outside schools have been backed by Trafford’s Labour administration. The aim of the radical initiative is to reduce harmful levels of air pollution present outside school gates across the borough. Cllr Stephen Adshead, Executive member for Environment, who is…