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Salford City Council
Election results for 2019
- Elected in 2019
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- 15
- 50
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- Elected in 2019
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- Elected in 2019
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About this council
| Type | Metropolitan District Council |
|---|---|
| Seats up for election | 20 out of 60 |
| Boundary change | No |
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Anchorage Gateway wants to build a 31-storey block at Salford Quays featuring 290 apartments.
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The work was blamed for Manchester United missing the kick-off of a Champions League game last year.
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Ben Wallsworth, who was decorated in World War Two, helped transform derelict dockland in Salford.
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The new throw lines were installed because vandals kept throwing life rings into the water.
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Salford City Council will not continue with a 2016 order which prohibits foul and abusive language.
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Motorists could face delays along a key Salford road during road works proposed for this summer.
Read morePlans for 23-storey city tower block approved
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Plans for a 23-storey residential tower block in Salford have been approved by councillors despite a lack of affordable housing in the proposal.
Developers Silverlane have been given the green light to demolish parts of Vicarage Grove to build 272 apartments in three interlinked buildings, of four, six and 23 storeys, in Eccles.
Labour ward councillor Michael Wheeler said the additional homes in the centre would bring "immeasurable benefits" to the town centre and help drive down anti-social behaviour.
Conservative councillor Bob Clarke described the design as "appalling" and a "blot" on the landscape and was among those concerned about there being no affordable housing.
The application was approved with conditions that would allow the appearance to be softened.
'Magnificent' trees vandalised in Salford
Two sycamore trees which have been in Salford for 50 years have been vandalised and will need to be removed, the city council says.
The trees near the A580 in Worsley were discovered with a ring around each tree removed right down to the bare wood, using a process known as girdling.
As a result, both trees will die as they cannot draw up water or food because of the breach in the bark.
Councillor David Lancaster said the authority would now have to use "scarce public money" to remove them.
Appealing for witnesses to the work being done, he said the matter had been reported to police.
He added:
It looks as if a chainsaw was used and it would have taken 15 to 20 minutes of work to do this.
Whoever is responsible has deliberately set out to kill these two magnificent trees – this is not just a random bit of vandalism.