Daily Archives: July 2, 2009

Jul 2 2009

SALFORD CITY REDS STADIUM SETBACK

 

Star Date: 30th June 2009
A Salford Star Exclusive

REDS ROCKED BY FURTHER STADIUM SETBACK

Salford City Reds new state of the art stadium has received yet another huge blow as Salford City College was refused development funding by the Learning and Skills Council yesterday…

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Jul 2 2009

One short gem from Cllr warmishams Blog Vol 14

  • some level of sanity in relation to ID cards at last!
  • Why did he not voice his opinion over the cards when this issue was raised? I can have respect for people who have the courage to make statements like this when it would make a difference.This was one more of Blairs gems which stunk…
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    LOTTERY REJECTS BUILE HILL PARK Salford council as not seen the report? perhaps they sould read the Star

     

    We await the report from the HLF, on the specific detail as to why the decision has been taken.
     
    We understand that this detail will be received from our case officer, who is on leave this week. 
     
    As soon as we are in receipt of the detail, it will be shared with all Councillors.? Somethings going wrong somewhere…..
     

    A Salford Star Exclusive

    Star date: July 2nd 2009

    WILKINSON’S HOTEL DESTROYS FUNDING FOR BUILE HILL PARK

    The restoration of Buile Hill Park received a major blow today when the Heritage Lottery Fund rejected Salford Council’s £3million application on the grounds that “a hotel within a park would impact on its character”…

    Now, according to official figures, the Buile Hill rebuff has cost the Council almost £73,000.

    After a long and bitter battle between the community and Salford Council, the Heritage Lottery Fund has finally sided with the community and rejected the Council’s bid for a £3million `Parks for People’ grant.

    At the centre of the fight was John Wilkinson’s plan to install a four star 93 bedroom hotel within Buile Hill Park’s listed mansion building, formerly owned by the people of Salford. Against local public opinion, Wilkinson was given planning permission for the hotel. And Salford Council submitted the bid to restore the park with the hotel at its centre.

    Critics argued that the restoration would merely enhance the hotel from which the public would be excluded, and letters and petitions were sent to the Lottery urging it to reject the Council’s funding application. Now the Lottery has accepted the arguments put forward by critics, including Claremont Community Association.

    “Whilst we recognised the historical importance of Buile Hill Park to both the local community and Salford, we had concerns about how the development of a hotel within the park would impact on its character” says Sara Hilton, Head of Heritage Lottery Fund North West “There is a high level of competition for our money and unfortunately we were unable to support this particular application.”

    Lib Dem Councillor Mary Ferrer, who led the opposition to the hotel, is pleased that the community’s arguments were taken on board.

    “I am actually glad that somebody has listened to what the people of Salford wanted” she says “We didn’t want a hotel in a park, but because the Council wouldn’t listen to other options we have now lost the Lottery bid. If we would have worked together we wouldn’t be in the situation we are in today.”

    Now it’s hoped that Wilkinson will back away from the project and the mansion will be given back to the people of Salford as a community resource.

    Meanwhile, in a report to the Lead Member For Environment, dated 30th March 2009, Salford Council estimated that it would cost £72,685 in fees and surveys if the bid failed…

    as Media City, the number of people requiring high quality hotels will expand…’
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    SALFORD CITY REDS STADIUM SETBACK

    Star Date: 30th June 2009
    A Salford Star Exclusive

    REDS ROCKED BY FURTHER STADIUM SETBACK

    Salford City Reds new state of the art stadium has received yet another huge blow as Salford City College was refused development funding by the Learning and Skills Council yesterday…

    SWINTON LIBRARY COMES ALIVE

    READING MINDS

    Never mind the books, you can borrow a real Salford person with a story to tell at Swinton Library this Monday 29th June between 2pm and 9pm as part of UNISON’s unique Living Library event…

    HAZEL MUST GO! contd…

    PUBLIC MEEETING

    The first public meeting of the Hazel Must Go! Campaign is to be held on

    Thursday 16th July, 7pm
    Pendleton Bowling Club, 13 Eccles Old Road, Salford M6 7DE (    map)

    There will be a few speakers but mainly it’s to discuss what’s going to happen next in the Hazel Must Go! campaign.

    Everyone in Salford is welcome to attend.

    More info can be found here

    HAZEL MUST GO: THE VIDEO

    `YOU TUBE IF YOU WANT TO…’

    Here’s Chasing Hazel – the video of the Hazel Must Go! protest by Daniel Sims and Amna Kaleem.

    It includes footage of Hazel Blears slinking out of the Civic Centre and the Salford Youth Council attempting their citizen’s arrest…

    See related articles here

    and here

    and here

    HAZEL BLEARS DOESN’T MEET NIGEL PIVARO

    Nigel Pivaro’s Take On The Day The Media Pack Arrived In Salford

    …The scribes of Canary Wharf calculate that their readers don’t want to know about the nuts and bolts of deprivation and enforced poverty of some unlucky Salford lass…What is sexy is the dethroning of an ex cabinet ice queen who feathered her nest too liberally, got caught out and had the brass neck to instigate an abortive coup on the eve of the election…
    		 
     
    SALFORD STAR WINS PLAIN ENGLISH AWARD!!!

    The Salford Star has won the Plain English Campaign’s Best Regional Newspaper Award 2008

    The prestigious award was presented by Rory Bremner at a special ceremony in London.

    The judges said:
    “The Salford Star campaigns in the best traditions of a regional paper working to protect the interests of its local community.
    ”It’s presented in a magazine style which makes it easy to read. It uses good headlines and narrative with interesting articles aimed at the people of Salford.
    		 


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