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 Making a Fist of it |
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A leading local charity has been forced to make urgent changes to a new Seymour Park sculpture celebrating the abolition of slavery following complaints that the work was offensive. |
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Residents said the piece – which depicts a large black clenched fist – was too aggressive to represent such a sensitive isue, and inappropriate in an area blighted by gun and gang crime. |
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All bright on the Eastern Front |
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A new partnership is forming, promising a bright new future for the Eastern edge of the area. But what exactly will this Future Plan deliver? |
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The Future Planning Partnership is made up of Trafford Council, Trafford Housing Trust and Old Trafford Neighbourhood Management, who have come together in recognition of the many social and economic issues faced by residents in Old Trafford’s most under-developed areas, including Shrewsbury Street, the Tamworth, Hullard and Rivers Estates, and areas around Lucy Street and City Road. | |
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Pop legend helps to make a safer Old Trafford |
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Like many of us of a certain age, I was brought up inspired by the Madchester band Inspiral Carpets. Now the former lead singer Tom Hingley has another string to his bow. |
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- he is tackling crime in the Old Trafford community where he lives. It’s a real boost that this well-known face shows interest in community issues like crime. | |
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Gimme Shelter
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Shelter has branched out. Not only does it tackle homelessness and give housing advice, it also specialises in help with community care issues. |
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The charity covers problems that you, or someone you care for, might face relating to health, accommodation and care needs. Shelter believes everyone should have a home.
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Action for a Sustainable Old Trafford!
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Trafford Council has awarded environmental charity Action for Sustainable Living funding totalling £47,000. |
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The money will be spent on tackling transport emissions and fuel poverty by developing school projects and increasing the number of local project managers.
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The strange mystery of the tuna fish phantom.
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There have been fishy goings-on in Seymour Park for the past six months. Every morning, as regular as clockwork, between the hours of 6am and 6.30am, someone has been leaving out an open tin of tuna fish! |
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Local resident Eileen McDonnell contacted OTN after her Golden Retriever was cut on the mouth. “A full tin of tuna is left out each day. It is a hazard to dogs, cats and wildlife respectively,” Eileen explained. “The jagged edges cut tongues and lips and injure the animals”
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OTFC Goes from Strength to Strength
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It is a remarkable achievement by any standard, but all the more so considering the club was only formed in 1995. |
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In the past 5 years, the club has leaped from League F to the Premier.
“There are clubs in this league that haven’t achieved as much in the last 50 years as we have in the past five,” says John Bailes, ......
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 A school to have faith in? |
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There have always been faith schools in Old Trafford, but is the opening of a new Islamic School for girls good news for community cohesion in Old Trafford? Haleema Shabir investigates. |
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How do you feel about a Muslim girl’s school in our community? Does it bring people together or create more division? Is it good for the students or does it put them at a disadvantage? |
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The Writing's On the Wall |
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Stephen Raw’s latest creation towers high above Old Trafford. Sheila Simpson meets the artist behind the script in the crypt. |
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Last month, my involvement as a peace activist and a casual conversation about the role of the artist in the political arena led me to the discovery of the tower of St John’s Church, Ayres Road and its eye-catching image, then to an encounter with Stephen Raw, its creator. Enthused by this urban beacon, I very much wanted to meet the artist and explore further the Peace Tower project, ..... |
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Footloose and Fancy Free |
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OTN visits Footlights, the dance, drama and singing class keeping Old Trafford’s youngsters on their toes. |
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As any parent will tell you, children can act up from time to time. Well, thanks to an inspiring dance and drama club on Shrewsbury Street, they can act their hearts out too. |
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It's all in your mind! |
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Living with mental health problems can be hard enough without our friends and families saying the wrong things. |
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My name is Irene. I am 62 years of age. I was diagnosed with cancer some years ago. I had it at least four times. I had it on my arm - it started in the muscle, but then I had to have the bone scraped. I now have a scar from my elbow to my shoulder, ..... |
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