Archive for October, 2007

Excellent Report Exposes Ridiculous Hope Decision

Published on October 25, 2007 in Council News. 0 Comments

 

Following the publication of the latest healthcare reports on hospitals in Greater Manchester, Walkden South Conservative Councillor Iain Lindley has written to the Manchester Evening News about the Labour Government’s closure of maternity and neo-natal services at Hope Hospital:

Dear Postbag,

I was delighted to read that Salford Royal Hospitals Trust has received an excellent report from the Healthcare Commission, and all the hard-working staff at Hope Hospital deserve a huge pat on the back for their hard work.

However, the report makes the recent decisions on maternity care across the region all the more baffling.

Like most local residents, I am angry that the Government has decided to remove much-needed and highly-regarded maternity and neo-natal services from Hope Hospital, and it is incomprehensible that significant service cuts are being made from the best-performing hospital in Greater Manchester.

I do not hold out much hope that the Government has the common sense to reverse the decision to deprive Hope Hospital of maternity services - it will be left to the next Conservative Government to provide the maternity and neo-natal care that local residents across Salford require and deserve.

Regards

Councillor Iain Lindley, Conservative Councillor for Walkden South Ward, Salford City Council

Let Children Be Children

Published on October 20, 2007 in Leader Comment. 1 Comment

Leader comment by Conservative Group Leader Cllr Karen Garrido - originally published by the Salford Advertiser. 

They say one week is a long time in politics - well a lot has happened in the last three weeks!

The Conservatives are now ahead of Labour in many opinion polls. What has caused this huge shift in popular opinion? The main reason I believe is because David Cameron has now started to set out some of the policies resulting from our policy reviews.

It was very apt that many of these policies were announced in the North West at the recent Conservative conference - we have has suffered more from problems with the Health Service, Education and the ever rising Council Tax than other areas.

I would like to share with you over the coming weeks some of these policies, rather than concentrate on what has gone wrong (I will leave that to the National Leaders). This week I would like to start with the initial findings of our Childhood Review.

Continue reading ‘Let Children Be Children’

High School Consultation - Have Your Say

Published on October 5, 2007 in Council News. 1 Comment

Salford City Council is currently undertaking a statutory consultation on the future of Roman Catholic secondary education in Salford. The proposals include the closure of St George’s RC High School in Walkden. St George’s is an excellent, oversubscribed school at the heart of the local community, and Salford Conservatives have consistently opposed the closure of the school.

The Council website has more details on the proposals and an online form for local residents to submit comments. Click here to access the information. If you’d prefer to write a letter, you can make representations to Ms K Mildenstein, Children’s Services Directorate, Salford City Council, Minerva House, Pendlebury Road, Swinton, M27 4EQ, or alternatively you can e-mail comments to bsf@salford.gov.uk.

Make sure you have your say!