Hale Independent Issue 198

NOVEMBER 2026 4 NEWS IN BRIEF TWO roads in Sale have been confirmed for resurfacing as part of Trafford’s additional £5m investment in road repairs and improvements. The work is planned for Norris Road, Brooklands and Old Hall Road, Sale Moor. THERE’S something sweet to celebrate for Manchester Honey Company after the Sale-based honey business enjoyed double success at the 2026 Female Business Awards. Louise Trehearn, co-founder of Manchester Honey Company, took home the Founder’s Choice Award and was also named runner-up in the Best Product category at the national awards ceremony, held at the Victoria & Albert Marriott Hotel in Manchester. A NEW bar in Sale is seeking permission to sell alcohol daily until midnight. Ohana, located at Unit 1 Hereford Street, submitted an application to Trafford Council for a premises licence. If granted, the licence will allow the bar to sell alcohol from 10am to midnight, seven days a week, including public holidays. BRITISH lifestyle retailer FatFace has opened its first store in Altrincham, creating six new jobs as the ongoing redevelopment of the Stamford Quarter continues. ANOTHER School Street has been set up in Trafford, improving air quality and road safety at drop-off and pick-up times. Lime Tree Primary Academy on Budworth Road in Sale Moor has launched the initiative to operate morning and afternoon each school day, with help from staff and volunteers. Trafford Community Collective worked with the school to put arrange- ments in place, involving temporary barriers that can easily be moved in and out of the road. The School Street is the eighth in the borough, and the 10th school to benefit, with an overwhelming 94% of responses during consultation supporting the move. School Street volunteer Duncan Hampson, whose daughter attends nurs- ery at the school, said: “It got pretty jammed and it was chaotic with parents dropping off and picking up and turning in the road. In a morning it was usual to see 25 cars on the street. I put my name down to help as soon as the idea of a School Street was suggested.” Now a total of 10 Traf- ford schools and 4,580 children are now benefit- ing from School Streets number of children ben- efitting is around 4,580. Trafford Council’s Exec- utive Member for Climate Change, Cllr Barry Win- stanley, said: “We’re delighted to add another School Street to this fast-growing network in Trafford. Our aim is to keep children and families safe, encourage walking and wheeling to and from school, and help cleaner air with fewer traffic fumes.” Cllr Tom Ross, Leader of Trafford Council, added: “School Streets are a great initiative and a lot of effort goes in to getting them up and running and keeping them going so my thanks go to all involved. School Streets fit in with our Council objectives to offer children the best start in life, and to address cli- mate change.” GREEN councillors in Traf- ford have publicly distanced themselves from their national party’s controver- sial new policy on Zionism, warning that it could nega- tively affect Jewish commu- nities and undermine efforts to support Palestinians. In a strongly worded statement, seven Green councillors, includ- ing representatives of Altrincham, said they were “deeply saddened” by the decision to adopt the motion at the party’s national conference. The motion, entitled Zionism is Racism, was passed by 1,022 votes to 813 at the Green Party conference in Brighton. It formally establishes the Greens as an anti-Zionist party, defines Zionism as a form of rac- ism and supports the creation of a single democratic Palestinian state across historic Palestine, with Jerusalem as its capital. But Trafford’s Green council- lors have made clear they oppose aspects of the policy, particularly its position on Palestinian state- hood and its definition of Zionism. In a joint statement, they said: “Trafford Green Party’s council- lors are deeply saddened by the passing of the Zionism is Rac- ismmotion. “As Green Party councillors we are not obliged to support national party policies, and we want to make clear our opposition in this case.” The councillors said they were concerned the motion could have unintended consequences for Traf- ford’s Jewish population. “While we understand this was not the intention, we worry that this motion, espe- cially the way some aspects are worded, will impact on our Jew- ish communities. “We know they have real fears and are in need of support. As local councillors we will continue to do what we can to fight antisem- itismand work to make Trafford a safe and welcoming place for all.” They also challenged the motion’s support for a single Palestinian state, arguing that the future of the region should be determined by those who live there. “We believe it is not for us to make this call,” they said. The councillors added that Zionism had been interpreted in different ways by scholars over many years and argued that the motion’s attempt to define it was an oversimplification. They said their opposition to the motion did not diminish their long- standing support for Palestinians. The statement highlighted their campaigning against Israeli gov- ernment actions in Gaza, their scrutiny of council pension invest- ments and their support for boy- cott, divestment and sanctions. “We oppose the atrocities of the Netanyahu-led Israeli government and believe in dignity, freedom and self-determination for all,” they said. 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