Gorse Hill is a thriving Manchester neighbourhood in the borough of Trafford, giving its name to the Gorse Hill Ward alongside neighbourhoods of Lostock, Trafford Park and parts of Stretford. This site serves as an archive of news (political and local) for the main Gorse Hill Labour website. Latest Posts
A bid by Gary Neville to build a supporters' club opposite Old Trafford has been hit with a planning objection - by Manchester United.
The former Reds captain wants to create a ten-storey 139-bedroom hotel and leisure complex on Sir Matt Busby Way and has applied for planning permission.
But in a stinging five-page objection United have called on council bosses to throw out the proposals and say the club will 'continue to oppose and object to the scheme'.
Read more at: Manchester Evening News
Salford council and developers Peel Holdings want a new ‘town centre’ to be built next to the BBC’s MediaCityUK headquarters. But planning chiefs in Trafford - just metres away on the other side of the Bridgewater Canal - will oppose the idea.
They fear it will suck money out of the borough and want more assurances that it does not pose a threat.
In astonishing scenes Richard Soper, from bus company First, was told by traffic commissioner Beverley Bell that the firm is failing badly - and warned that unreliable services would be taken off the road. Mr Soper and other directors at First were hauled before Ms Bell after transport officials found up to 26 per cent of buses turn up late or early.
First Bus operate the 22 service into Stretford on the Bolton - Stockport Route and also the 53 service over Trafford Road Bridge.
Manchester’s Crown Court has been told that drivers - known as petrol heads - who get a buzz from driving at speed at night, have been drawn to an area off Barton Dock Road in Trafford Park where they frequently compete against each other on a long, straight stretch of highway running through the industrial estate.
Police found up to 50 vehicles and a large crowd of people gathered, when they responded to complaints about activities on Brightgate Way last June. One of the cars shot in front, and the driver of the other appeared to lose control, spinning through 180 degrees before eventually coming to a stop.
Massive Cuts to Adult Social Care are proposed by Trafford's Tories in their consultation. Portrayed as efficiencies, these are targetting the most vulnerable.
Read about the proposals