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November 16, 2023
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By Mike Wallbank Long lost medals on display this Remembrance COMING HOME: The war medals of Pte Frederick Wallwork on display at St James’ Church.
St James’ Church historian Walt Reid was searching for a missing Territorial Army medal belonging to his father who was a friend of Freddie. The star is still missing but Walt has managed to find a replica to complete the set. He knew that Freddie had a grand - son called Derek who was a pupil at Stamford Boys School in the 1950s or 1960s. Following a spot of detective
work and an appeal through local Facebook groups for any relatives to come forward, he managed to con- tact Freddie’s granddaughter Doreen Powers. With the family’s permission, the medals were displayed at St James’on Remembrance Sunday. During the morning service church- warden Tina Howarth officially re - turned the medals to Doreen, who is planning to send them on to Derek,
her brother who emigrated to Aus- tralia 40 years ago and settled just outside Brisbane. Derek will wear the medals with pride on Anzac Day, the Australian remembrance day in April. Doreen, 70, admitted the news from Walt was a bolt out of the blue. Like many men of his generation who fought in the war, her grandfa- ther who died in 1972 ‘never spoke’ of his experiences.
Long lost medals awarded to an Ashton soldier more than a century ago will soon be the treasured pos- sessions of his grandson and family in Australia. Pte Frederick Wallwork who served in the First World War with the Manchester Regiment received the British War Medal, the Victory Medal and the Mons Star. The first two came to light when
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Secretary of State won’t call in Godley Green plan By Olivia Briggs
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Plans for the Godley Green Garden Village can go ahead after being giv- en the green light from the Secretary of State. It was confirmed this last week that Michael Gove would not be calling in the plans for further re- view. It means that outline planning per- mission will be granted in line with the planning committee decision and the development can move forward in line with the conditions laid out at the speakers panel meeting at the start of this month. In a letter received from the De- partment for Levelling Up, Hous- ing and Communities (DLUHC), it states that the Secretary of State has carefully considered the case against call-in policy and has decided not to call in the application being content that it should be determined by the local planning authority. This means that Tameside Council remains responsible for determining the application, including whether relevant policy and regulations are complied with. Tameside Council has proposed the new village development, locat- ed off the A560, is built in phases within the next 15 years. It would mean a total of 2,150 homes being built, with 143 being
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VILLAGE GREEN: An artist’s impression of how one element of the new development might look.
wide-ranging benefits for the whole borough. We are excited to be cre- ating a garden community and will continue to have people at the very heart of the development. The next stage in the development process is underway to find a master developer partner that can support us to deliver the vision for Godley Green.” However, Hyde Godley Conserv- ative Councillor Andrea Colbourne, who has campaigned against the plans, stated: I’m understandably disappointed to hear that the Depart- ment for Levelling Up has decided not to call in the application and has left the decision to build on the greenbelt up to the council. “The email from the department of levelling up states at the bottom “the decision (for not calling it in) has been made by officials on behalf
built each year and 15 per cent being ‘affordable’ housing. The plans include provision for shops, restaurants, indoor sport and recreation facilities, medical and health services, nurseries and offic - es which the council say will create 500 new jobs for residents. Councillor Gerald Cooney, Ex- ecutive Leader, Tameside Council said: “This is more welcome news that puts confidence by the Secre - tary of State in the sound decision making process at local authority level. The Local Planning Author- ity and Speaker’s Panel approval will now stand and plans for Godley Green will move ahead to provide much-needed homes for generations to come. “This is a pioneering develop- ment right here in Tameside that has
of the Secretary of State and signed on his behalf. Technically Michael Gove hasn’t seen it. I have written to Mr Gove asking his department to call it in. So the onus is on Tameside Council if it goes ahead.” The proposal has long been one of considerable controversy. After three rounds of consultation on the plan, it was revealed at the planning meeting earlier this month that the council had received 33 let- ters of support and 4,205 letters of objection. But at that speakers panel meet - ing following arguments for and against the proposal, the plans were passed on a vote of 9-1, the nine La- bour councillors voting for the plans while the one Conservative council- lor on the panel, Cllr Doreen Dickin - son, voted against the plans.
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