Saturday, 30 April 2011
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
26 new houses for Alder Street, Langworthy.
Great Places Housing Group has started work on new family homes each created from two Victorian terraces.
A total of 26 two-up two-down terraces are being transformed into 11 three-bedroom and two four bedroom family homes at Alder Street; a £2.8m development that will also include 17 new-build two, three and four-bedroom homes.
Great Places is working in partnership with architects MBLA and North West construction firm Southdale who are building the scheme which is located between the successful Fitzwarren Street development, which Great Places completed last year, and Urban Splash’s renowned Chimney Pot Park.
The idea behind Alder Street was to create a development that took the best aspects of the neighbouring schemes and combined it with a fresh and individual new style.
Great Places hopes to repeat the success of homes for shared ownership at Fitzwarren Street which were all reserved within a couple of weeks of the sales launch, despite the economic downturn.
A total of 10 homes will be made available for sale to first-time buyers through Great Places’ ownership division, Plumlife, and 20 will be for affordable rent.
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has invested £1.15m towards the development, which is being carried out in partnership with Salford City Council.
The transformed terraces, which will keep their ornate period details, are set to reach an Eco-Homes rating of ‘very good’.
The new homes, featuring design details such as contemporary, projecting stone effect window surrounds, will share a gated back alley in which neighbours can socilaise. They each have a parking space, and are set to meet the exemplary Code for Sustainable Homes level four.
Stephen Porter, chief executive of Great Places Housing Group, said: “We’ve been working in Seedley and Langworthy for many years, helping to make it a popular place to live, and we’re delighted to be back again at Alder Street.
“Chimney Pot Park has lots of single, professional people and couples and Fitzwarren Street has more families. We’re aiming for Alder Street to be a really diverse and exciting place to live that’s home to a real mix of all sorts of people.”
Deborah McLaughlin, executive director North West at the HCA, added: “Working alongside our partners, Great Places and Salford Council, our investment in this unique scheme will help to provide a great mix of houses, addressing a clear demand from local people looking for a home in the area.”
Cllr Peter Connor, Salford City Council's lead member for housing said: “This development is a key piece in delivering the overall regeneration of the Langworthy area and the innovative scheme design is complimentary to the quality developments of Chimney Pot Park and Fitzwarren Street. We are delighted Great Places is now able to start this scheme as it will have a really positive impact for local residents.”
Paul Moore, managing director at Southdale, said: “Southdale are pleased to be working in partnership with Great Places Housing Group by developing a range of much needed family housing within the City of Salford. The Alder Street scheme goes some way to helping us promote the Southdale brand across the North West as we continue to expand our presence within this region.”
Source: Homes and Communities Agency.
Thanks to Salford Online for story.
A total of 26 two-up two-down terraces are being transformed into 11 three-bedroom and two four bedroom family homes at Alder Street; a £2.8m development that will also include 17 new-build two, three and four-bedroom homes.
Great Places is working in partnership with architects MBLA and North West construction firm Southdale who are building the scheme which is located between the successful Fitzwarren Street development, which Great Places completed last year, and Urban Splash’s renowned Chimney Pot Park.
The idea behind Alder Street was to create a development that took the best aspects of the neighbouring schemes and combined it with a fresh and individual new style.
Great Places hopes to repeat the success of homes for shared ownership at Fitzwarren Street which were all reserved within a couple of weeks of the sales launch, despite the economic downturn.
A total of 10 homes will be made available for sale to first-time buyers through Great Places’ ownership division, Plumlife, and 20 will be for affordable rent.
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has invested £1.15m towards the development, which is being carried out in partnership with Salford City Council.
The transformed terraces, which will keep their ornate period details, are set to reach an Eco-Homes rating of ‘very good’.
The new homes, featuring design details such as contemporary, projecting stone effect window surrounds, will share a gated back alley in which neighbours can socilaise. They each have a parking space, and are set to meet the exemplary Code for Sustainable Homes level four.
Stephen Porter, chief executive of Great Places Housing Group, said: “We’ve been working in Seedley and Langworthy for many years, helping to make it a popular place to live, and we’re delighted to be back again at Alder Street.
“Chimney Pot Park has lots of single, professional people and couples and Fitzwarren Street has more families. We’re aiming for Alder Street to be a really diverse and exciting place to live that’s home to a real mix of all sorts of people.”
Deborah McLaughlin, executive director North West at the HCA, added: “Working alongside our partners, Great Places and Salford Council, our investment in this unique scheme will help to provide a great mix of houses, addressing a clear demand from local people looking for a home in the area.”
Cllr Peter Connor, Salford City Council's lead member for housing said: “This development is a key piece in delivering the overall regeneration of the Langworthy area and the innovative scheme design is complimentary to the quality developments of Chimney Pot Park and Fitzwarren Street. We are delighted Great Places is now able to start this scheme as it will have a really positive impact for local residents.”
Paul Moore, managing director at Southdale, said: “Southdale are pleased to be working in partnership with Great Places Housing Group by developing a range of much needed family housing within the City of Salford. The Alder Street scheme goes some way to helping us promote the Southdale brand across the North West as we continue to expand our presence within this region.”
Source: Homes and Communities Agency.
Thanks to Salford Online for story.
Monday, 25 April 2011
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
Labour NO2AV launch
The Labour Party NO2AV Campaign was launched today in Langworthy Ward, Salford. Ward Councillor John Warmisham and MP's Hazel Blears and Tony Lloyd were there to support it.
Monday, 18 April 2011
WHY VOTE NO
Why Vote NoAV makes elections unfair
AV breaks the principle of one person one choice, because supporters of fringe parties, such as the BNP and UKIP, end up having their vote counted several times while supporters of mainstream parties only have their vote counted once. Under AV the candidate that comes in third place can end up winning. Talented Labour MPs could be evicted in favour of mediocre compromise candidates. The Liberal Democrats hope to win many more seats through being everybody's second choice. Voters themselves should decide who the best candidate is, not the voting system.
AV is a politician's fix
AV is a politician's fix, taking power away from voters and allowing the Liberal Democrats to choose the government after each election. The only vote that really counts under AV is Nick Clegg's. Our current tried and tested voting system delivers clear outcomes and everyone's vote is equal. Where is the democracy in allowing the party that comes third to decide whether Labour go into government or not?
AV is complicated and expensive
Only three countries use the complicated system - Australia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea - and Australia has compulsory voting to make sure people turn up. AV would also be expensive, requiring councils to spend more time and money on vote counting, which would increase your council tax.
This referendum is a choice between a voting system that gives everyone an equal say, and delivers clear outcomes, and a complicated, expensive and unfair political fix. Defend one person, one vote
Vote NO to AV on 5 May 2011
NOtoAV is a campaign that has support from members of several political parties. More than a hundred Labour MPs oppose AV. The campaign is backed by Lord Prescott, Margaret Beckett, members of the shadow cabinet and leading trade unions
AV breaks the principle of one person one choice, because supporters of fringe parties, such as the BNP and UKIP, end up having their vote counted several times while supporters of mainstream parties only have their vote counted once. Under AV the candidate that comes in third place can end up winning. Talented Labour MPs could be evicted in favour of mediocre compromise candidates. The Liberal Democrats hope to win many more seats through being everybody's second choice. Voters themselves should decide who the best candidate is, not the voting system.
AV is a politician's fix
AV is a politician's fix, taking power away from voters and allowing the Liberal Democrats to choose the government after each election. The only vote that really counts under AV is Nick Clegg's. Our current tried and tested voting system delivers clear outcomes and everyone's vote is equal. Where is the democracy in allowing the party that comes third to decide whether Labour go into government or not?
AV is complicated and expensive
Only three countries use the complicated system - Australia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea - and Australia has compulsory voting to make sure people turn up. AV would also be expensive, requiring councils to spend more time and money on vote counting, which would increase your council tax.
This referendum is a choice between a voting system that gives everyone an equal say, and delivers clear outcomes, and a complicated, expensive and unfair political fix. Defend one person, one vote
Vote NO to AV on 5 May 2011
NOtoAV is a campaign that has support from members of several political parties. More than a hundred Labour MPs oppose AV. The campaign is backed by Lord Prescott, Margaret Beckett, members of the shadow cabinet and leading trade unions
Sunday, 10 April 2011
Cold-hearted Tories freeze out elderly
Salford’s Older People’s Champion has spoken out against the latest Tory-led Government plans to cut winter fuel payments the elderly.
Speaking at Salford Forum of Older People today, Cllr John Ferguson, said a decision to cut the winter fuel allowance showed the Government was “as cold-hearted as the homes of many old people will be this winter”.
He added: “In Salford the Council has had to make £42 million cuts and we made a deliberate decision to protect the most vulnerable. We have maintained our standards of care for the elderly when others have reduced them.
“But this Government has cold-heartedly cut the winter fuel allowance and done so cynically in the small print of the Budget.”
The Conservatives and their Lib Dem allies both promised that they would not reduce the winter fuel allowance and Cllr Ferguson condemned “another broken promise from this Government”.
Despite soaring fuel prices and last year’s bitterly cold winter, the Tory-led Government has announced that the elderly will have their winter fuel allowance slashed by £50 for the over 60s and £100 for the over 80s.
Cllr Ferguson later said: “So much for Cameron and Clegg’s General Election pledge that the payments would stay in place. Nick Clegg, after the Budget, even tried to claim on local radio that winter fuel payments were ‘rising’.
"Nick Clegg needs to come clean with pensioners in Salford and correct his mistaken claim that winter fuel payments are rising. He must finally admit that this December they will be £100 lower for the over 80s and £50 lower for those aged 65-80.”
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
Call for Tory Councillor to resign.
Salford Labour chiefs have demanded the resignation of Tory planning spokesperson Cllr Iain Lindley for ‘scaremongering ‘ about non-existent plans for an ‘incinerator’.
The call comes in a letter from planning lead member Cllr Derek Antrobus to Tory leader Cllr Karen Garrido.
In the letter he says: “Cllr Lindley is persisting in circulating a leaflet which claims the council is planning for incinerators at two industrial estates in Walkden.
“He knows from statements I made at the last meeting of the City Council, based on the impartial advice of officers, that this is untrue.
“There are no plans for an incinerator and the policy adopted by the Council says that those estates are inappropriate for incineration.”
Tracy Kelly, Labour’s candidate in Walkden South, said: “I have complained to Cllr Antrobus about this leaflet. It is totally untrue in its claim that there’s a plan for incinerators”.
“People are really angry about this scaremongering. The Tories don’t want a ‘Big Society’ but a ‘Frightened Society’ - It’s time they were stopped from misleading people.”
Cllr Antrobus said: “My main concern is with the unnecessary fear that Cllr Lindley is causing. It’s not about the election. The Tories used the same tactic in a recent by-election and their vote fell by 23%.
“But many vulnerable people will be scared by the messages Cllr Lindley is putting out and that is why I’m calling on Tory leader Cllr Mrs Garrido to sack him.”
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