After many years of hoping, and a few years of development, the first phase of Stretford’s new town centre is finally open! While there’s still much work to be done on the fit-out of the units, there was a party atmosphere in the new Sir Tony Lloyd Square today for the official opening.
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A lot has happened since my last post on Kingsway, back in February 2024. At that time, I was checking out the newly installed sun loungers, which were receiving some attention in the media, due to another disingenuous campaign by Trafford Tories, who clearly don’t like money being spent outside their heartland in the south of the borough.
Continue reading “Back in Costa del Stretford at the completed Kingsway scheme”
Well, what a difference a year makes! Or more accurately the 10 months since my last post on the A56 back in February 2024, when I asked if it was the end for the A56 pop-up cycle lanes. At that point, there was no apparent progress on the replacement for the pop-up scheme, with the remaining cones disappearing regularly. Well, I’m pleased to say things are now looking significantly brighter.
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It all looked so promising back in 2020, when Trafford Council had big ambitions to section off a seven mile stretch of the A56 with cones, to provide safe space for cycling. Now here we are, almost four years on and it looks like what remains of the cones are disappearing week by week, with no signs of them being replaced or anything more permanent happening. Is it the end of the A56 pop-up cycle lanes?
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Following on from last month’s update, some more from the transformation of Kingsway, Stretford as the work continues.
Continue reading “More from Stretford-on-sea (Kingsway) – February 2024”
For anyone familiar with my older posts about Stretford may remember proposals for Kingsway, way way back in 2015. These were part of the public realm scheme put forward by the old Tory exec, that saw most of the subways filled at the junction with the A56, making an absolute pig’s ear of the junction and not much else.
Continue reading “Progress on Kingsway, Stretford – January 2024”
We’ve been waiting with some anticipation for news of the cycle route to RHS Garden Bridgewater opening. Given it’s relatively nearby, we wanted to be able to cycle there, rather than drive, so we’ve been waiting for the walking and cycling path from the Bridgewater Canal to be complete.
Continue reading “Cycling to RHS Garden Bridgewater (Part 1)”
With all the current discussion going on about the redevelopment of Stretford town centre, it’s good timing that I came across some old negatives of mine, including these shots of Stretford Arndale from the late 80s / early 90s. As you can probably guess, I’m not really sure of the exact date, but it was around that time.
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On 15 January 2021, Trafford Council and Bruntwood Works published the latest consultation for Stretford Town Centre and Stretford Mall, on the back of the recent fantastic news of £17.6m being awarded to the town from the government’s Future High Streets Fund.
This is the latest in a long line of masterplans and consultations for Stretford town centre, going back to the ill-fated UA92 proposals and the revised Stretford Masterplan and beyond.
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This is part 3 of A56 pop-up cycle lanes and beyond, looking at Trafford Council’s response to walking and cycling during the 2020 pandemic and what it means for the future.
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