Pop-up cycle lanes are 'not a magic bullet' says councillor as Manchester council comes under fire from campaigners

@OneTrafford @TraffordCouncil @SteveAdshead @OfficialTfGM pic.twitter.com/eUlWeVbTyZ — Nicola Sales (@nicolasales) July 11, 2020 A spokesperson for Trafford council said: “Trafford council is totally committed to the clean air plan for Greater Manchester and to a cleaner, greener, future for the borough and we recognise that cycling has an important part to play in this.“The clean air plan will cut air pollution across the borough and we look forward to it being implemented.”

Levenshulme and parts of Burnage could form Greater Manchester’s first fully filtered, active neighbourhood.Plans for the project included a 'cycle and walking link' in the area, blocking traffic access to roads by 'modal filters' that favoured cyclists and ‘school streets’ that restrict traffic during specific hours in order to be safer for families to walk.Formed by residents in the area and a dedicated project team, the Network received support from Manchester City Council and Transport for

Guardiola says every top-ten club that tried to get involved in Manchester City's hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) should be delighted with the decision.Eight clubs - so all bar the Blues themselves and Sheffield United - made a joint application to CAS before a date had been set asking that City be unable to delay the process in order to play in the Champions League next season.

M62 motorway were made to police earlier today. When officers arrived in the area, they pulled over a Ford Fiesta near junction 13 of the M60 in Worsley.

straight to your inbox Micah Richards disagrees with Raheem Sterling’s comments that next season has next season has already started for Manchester City. The England international made the comment prior to City’s game at Southampton last weekend, having beaten newly-crowned champions Liverpool 4-0 in their previous game.

herePosting on Twitter, Wigan Council said: "Each week, we will publish a Covid-19 tracker for the borough showing the latest info over the last 7 days."This week, we can confirm that Wigan Borough has the lowest rate of new cases in Greater Manchester and new cases continue to reduce each week."Our rates are now a the lowest since mid-March.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola dismissed any talk of transfers until the end of the season when Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi were mentioned in a press conference ahead of the Premier League match against Newcastle on Wednesday evening. Having finally been dethroned by Liverpool a fortnight ago, attention has turned to how Manchester City can improve to try and reclaim the Premier League title next season.

A trailblazing junction aimed at protecting cyclists from traffic while also improving overall road safety has opened in south Manchester.The ‘Cycle Optimised Protected Signals’ (CYCLOPS) junction at Royce Road in Hulme will allow cyclists to make to make a safe right turn while being protected from ongoing traffic.In addition, segregated cycle lanes have been created on Chorlton Road, running from Chester Road to Stretford Road.The junction marks the first part of a £13.4m cycling and walking

The removal of a small curved section of the freestanding wall marks the first step towards the £2 million regeneration of the Gardens and surrounding areas.

straight to your inbox Patrice Evra has hailed the difference shown by Anthony Martial since his time at Manchester United. The French striker has been in superb form since the Premier League’s return to action, and was the pick of the bunch as he hit a hat-trick in United’s last league outing against Sheffield United.

straight to your inboxAfter an ultimately successful FA Cup quarter-final tie, Manchester United’s attentions now turn back to Premier League action as they face a midweek trip to the south coast.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men take on Brighton and Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium on Tuesday evening as they look to close the gap on the top four in the league.United are in sixth place in the table, three points behind Wolves in fifth and five points adrift of fourth-placed Chelsea.Brighton will be

straight to your inboxAngelino has laughed off suggestions that Joao Cancelo has been a flop at Manchester City and suggested that he needs more regular game time to show his quality.Cancelo arrived from Juventus last summer for £60m, with Danilo going the other way for £34m in a deal that was related but not technically linked.

including an updated application relating to a long-disputed tower block on Shudehill, were green-lit by Joanne Roney under powers delegated to her by councillors during the early days of the pandemic.

Link-up playWatching the way Manchester United carved out chances against Sheffield United at Old Trafford it was hard to comprehend that this was the same side who had lacked creativity for so much of the season.United played with confidence, guile and ingenuity against the Blades, with the link-up play and combinations in the final third not only pleasing on the eye but also regularly finding space against a team who have been so impressive defensively this season.Time and again Sheffield

"The upset caused by that initial mistake has been compounded by officials arguing that they acted within the rules because they were using the data of the deceased children. In fact, they clearly wrote to the children's parents asking them to act.

Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards has shared his wish for Phil Foden and has sent a message to Pep Guardiola about the midfielder. Foden was one of eight changes for City in the Premier League clash against Burnley, where he scored for the second match in a row after coming off the bench to score against Arsenal last week.

Manchester council’s finance chief has been suspended by the Labour group after allegations were made against him.Councillor Carl Ollerhead was suspended by Labour’s chief whip yesterday after claims surfaced on social media about his past behaviour.Manchester council is now investigating the allegations and the matter has also been reported to the national Labour Party.It is understood Coun Ollerhead, who represents Moston and has also been serving as executive member for Finance and Human