The BBC have rang me Tonight, they would like me to go on the Breakfast Show in the Morning, to comment on the forthcoming partial closure of GT Ancoats Street. I will not be doing so.

However if any member on here would wish to go, please contact us I will put your name forward.


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Here is the Proposal:

A major overhaul of one of Manchester's busiest city centre roads is underway and will involve spending £250,000 on trees, the Manchester Evening News can reveal.

Manchester council wants to turn Great Ancoats Street, on the edge of the Northern Quarter, into a 'European-style' boulevard with new and improved pedestrian crossings.

The plan is deliver twelve wider crossings with red chippings footways along a half-mile stretch of the inner ring-road, starting from Oldham Road at the junction of Marshall Street/Cornell Street and continuing until the Metrolink stop on Pollard Street.

Along the route, the council intends to plant up to 70 trees including maple and honeysuckle that it is hoped will live for up to 100 years.

Around £250,000 is being spent from money collected through a 'section 106' agreement with one of the developers to have built apartments on Great Ancoats Street.

Councillor Jon-Connor Lyons said the idea is for visitors to experience 'a European-style welcome to Manchester'.

"The work will be a bit of a headache," he conceded.

"But I think the result will be really nice."

In a leaflet being distributed in the area, the council says the aim is to make the area 'a natural extension' of Manchester city centre.

The works begin this month and will continue into 2020.

It is understood council officials intend for the most intensive work to take place in the evening, finishing at midnight, to cause as little impact as possible on commuter traffic.

Great Ancoats Street is one of the most-used in Manchester city centre, with an average of 37,200 journeys on a typical weekday.

The pedestrian crossings are used more than 15,000 times every 12 hours.

However, it is also one of the most dangerous, with a high number of road accidents.

Earlier this year we reported on a motorbike rider left with horrific injuries after a hit-and-run incident on the road.

The council says road resurfacing works using new materials will reduce noise from traffic by 40 per cent.

Landscaping works will also involve the planting of trees, new pavements, improved street furniture and making signage clearer and simpler to understand.

The first stage, taking place between June and November 2019, will involve cabling and piping installations for utilities and telecoms companies beneath the road and footway surfaces.

The council says this will 'make sure the work has the lowest impact possible on traffic flow.'

The second, and main part of the work, will start in January 2020 to avoid impacting the busy Christmas period.

The roadworks are the latest stage of the Manchester and Salford Inner Relief Route scheme which led to Regent Road being partially closed.

Outlining the plans, Manchester council said: "In recent years, the surrounding areas of the Northern Quarter and Ancoats/New Islington have undergone major transformations.

"As the city centre is expanding, Great Ancoats Street is not benefiting from the same exciting developments to housing and businesses as its neighbours. There are also a high number of road accidents along the route.

"The area is a prime location for residential and commercial development opportunities, and a plan of work has been put together to help the area realise its potential."

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MESSAGE FROM MANCHESTER LICENSING

taxis.noreply@manchester.gov.uk
   
15:08 (2 hours ago)  


Dear Hackney Licence holder,

We are holding a Hackney Trade Briefing on Monday 24 June at 5pm - 7pm to provide details of the GM Minimum Licensing Standards proposals, followed by a Q & A session. Councillor Ludford, (Chair), and Councillor Grimshaw
(Deputy Chair) of the Licensing and Appeals Committee will be in attendance, as well as Exec Member, Councillor Akbar.

As this is a significant piece of work, with potential wide ranging impacts for the trade and the industry within GM, we want to engage with as many of the trade as possible prior to formal consultation in the Summer, however we are unable to hold a fully open meeting and have to limit places both due to the venue and to allow a meaningful session.

How to register your interest in attending:

If you are a member of a recognised Trade Association or group - then please speak to your Trade Rep to register your interest in attending before Weds 19 June 2019.
Trade Associations will be allowed up to 15 Members to attend.


If you are not a member of a Trade Association or Group - and you would like to attend the meeting, then please email

taxi.licensing@manchester.gov.uk

and put 'Trade Briefing Interest' in the subject heading to register your interest by Wednesday 19 June 2019.

Limited places will be allocated on a first come; first served basis.

**Please do not register your interest directly with the Unit if you are a member of a group, speak to your rep instead.

Those allocated a place, will receive a further email with instructions.

We cannot guarantee being able to allow anyone into the venue that hasn't registered, so please do not attend if you have not been allocated a place.

Kind regards

Danielle