The shopping parade at the corner of Lane End Road and Burnage Lane has seen major improvements to the pavements with new trees, bollards and street furniture also installed.

John Leech MP has blasted Labour MPs for siding with phone company giants rather than residents over the power of communities to stop inappropriate phone masts. There are fewer restrictions on planning applications for phone masts, making it difficult for planning permission to be refused.The Liberal Democrats in Parliament moved an amendment to the Planning Bill which would have meant applications for phone masts would have required full planning permission like applications for new buildings. But Labour MPs, including all three Manchester Labour MPs who voted, voted against the call and Conservative MPs did not bother voting at all. John Leech MP said after the vote:“Manchester’s Labour MPs had the opportunity to side with local communities or with giant phone companies,” said John Leech MP “It is extremely disappointing so see that they have decided to back powerful multinational companies rather than the people they are supposed to represent. “The change the Liberal Democrats proposed in the House of Commons would have given residents a fighting chance to stop inappropriately sited phone masts but Labour decided to block it. They should be ashamed of themselves.”

Focus readers will know of the devastating fire that destroyed the building site on the corner of Burnage Lane and Lane End Road last month. There was no security on the site, despite Lib Dem MP and your local Lib Dem Councillors raising the fact that kids were getting onto the site every night, putting themselves and nearby residents at risk. Councillor John Cameron said: “We warned the authorities that the site was not secure weeks before the fire and yet no security was put on at night or at the weekends. Now that this terrible fire has taken place, they must act to ensure that the site is secure from now on.” Pic - The Lib Dems warned that the site was not secure.

A number of mature trees on plot of land behind Burnage Lane have been felled by the land owner. Shawbrook Meadow was an area of Woodland which was a habitat for bats, woodpeckers and other birds. John Cameron and the Lib Dems are working with local residents, Council Officers and the Forestry Commission to try and get the owner to replant trees on the site to replace the destroyed habitat. John said: “Shawbrook Meadow was one of the last small pieces of woodland left in the area. It is terrible that this habitat for wildlife has been lost. We will explore every possible means of getting new trees planted here.”

Cllr John Cameron has been working with John Leech MP to ensure that Tesco honour their commitment to build a new medical centre for our community. John says: “We have met with the doctors and have held a series of meetings with planning officers to ensure that Tesco are not left off the hook, and build the new medical centre, as promised.”

Liberal Democrat Councillor for Burnage, John Cameron, is calling on Manchester City Council to encourage residents to reduce their household waste by requiring all new houses built in the city to come equipped with a home composter.