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Low cost council does well
TRAFFORD council is a low cost and well performing council, delivering value for money services - according to external inspectors. The Audit Commission's annual assessment found Trafford was performing consistently well on its use of resources. It has
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We're old but not daft
TRAFFORD Housing Trust's chief executive Matthew Gardiner states that the five sheltered housing schemes throughout Trafford should be brought up to scratch eg no shared bathrooms etc. Well as a Vale Court, Bowdon, resident I can assure him that every
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Is timing a Tory ploy?
LAST week, Tory councillor Alex Williams gave a very rosy picture of Trafford council's environmental performance, disagreeing with Liberal Democrat activist Ian Chappell's charge of complacency. Unfortunately for Councillor Williams, in a nationwide
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Taxing solution
MY thanks to Conservative MP Graham Brady who recently confirmed that the Tories are looking at green taxes, which would replace other tax measures. This of course follows Liberal Democrat policy, where we propose an income tax cut of 2p in the pound
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Messenger signs up for cancer campaign
A SALE cancer sufferer has made a difference by urging the Government to face up to future challenges posed by the disease. Nicola Edbury, aged 33, was diagnosed with breast cancer in May of this year. The HR manager, who works at One Advice Group financial
