Council still not dealt with problem trees.The council refuse to accept that there is a problem with overgrown trees on High Bank. The council say the trees will shed branches naturally and dont need any cutting back.
If this is what light gusty winds can do, I hope that the council acknowledge the problem faced by local residents before we get any strong winds.
Builders raise roof at Tesco.The new 60,000 square feet Tesco building in Gorton is on target and is due to open later this year.
Tesco have now started to recruit in the local area.
The company handling Tesco press releases are now aware of Gortonnews and will be offering releases soon..
Police Constable Mick Regan
Gorton News wishes police constable Mick Regan a speedy recovery. PC Regan has worked in Gorton and is well respected by the local community; he was assaulted in Manchester city centre during the UEFA cup final disturbances.
Safe for Now
The good news is…
The Gorton News website is safe for another year and thanks to Gorton Community Association, it may now even be possible to re-launch the newsletter as Gorton Community Association have allowed Gorton News the use of a room in the community centre on Highmead Streeet.
The Newsletter has always been a community project run for the community by volunteers from the community and it will hopefully remain a Community asset. To get the newsletter off the ground will require a lot of hard work and help, so if you are interested in volunteering or advertising, please drop me a line.
Like Gorton the website will keep on evolving. It has been given a makeover and now has a sports section added, so if you have a local team and want your fixtures and results displaying, this is the place to have them on show.
I recently attended a speedway meeting at Belle Vue. This was the first time I had ever attended a speedway race and I left the Belle Vue Stadium wondering why don't more people support this sport. Belle Vue Aces are probably the most famous speedway team in the world and this year they are celebrating their 80th year. If you need a reason to go and give them your support, they are probably one of the only original bits of Gorton's heritage left. You can brush up on the rule of speedway as well as check out fixtures and results in our new Sports section.
Roy Bridgewood
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