Surface dressing complete ✅
Part of our 2026/27 Highways improvement programme is now finished, with around 15 roads done.
First batch includes: Ash Grove, Broadway, Church Brow & Church Road 👍
Helping protect roads, improve safety & prevent potholes.
🌿 Love Flixton Gardens?
Come along to the Friends AGM!
📍 Flixton House
📅 27 May
⏰ 6–7pm
Meet the team, get involved, and see how you can support your local park, whether through volunteering, events or ideas. No experience needed, just enthusiasm! 💚
Surface dressing update
Phase 1 ✅ complete
Phase 2 (final layer) now underway.
We’ve been working on roads including Ash Grove, Church Rd, Flixton Rd, Hallcroft, Moss Vale Rd, Pollard Sq, Southgate & The Gorse👍
Want to see how it works? Watch here: ▶️youtu.be/zYJDH34vg0s
Winter, wrapped up.❄️33 gritting runs, 1,235 tonnes of salt spread and 15,744 miles covered, keeping Trafford moving through the colder months.
Plenty of work behind the scenes, and planning already looking ahead to next season. Read more: trafford.gov.uk/news/2026/wi…
Our 2026/27 surface dressing programme starts today. Works are getting underway on: The Gorse, Ash Grove, Church Brow, Swan Row. Surface dressing helps protect roads, prevent potholes and improve skid resistance.
▶️ Watch how the process works: youtu.be/zYJDH34vg0s
Great to be back at Altrincham College for Amey's STEM Challenge. Year 8 & 9 students took on a hands‑on bridge‑building project, supported by the industry's finest, developing skills in design, project management and construction. Proud to inspire girls to consider STEM careers
Great to be at St John’s Centre, Old Trafford, meeting residents and sharing information about careers, skills support and pathways into work with Amey and our partners.
Thanks to everyone who came along 👏
4 days to go until @Marathon_Mcr day ! 🏃♀️🏃♂️
While runners finish their training, we’ve been out since Monday preparing the routes across Trafford.
On the day, we’ll be at the water stations with bins and litter pickers ready to recycle bottles and gels.
We’re hosting Amey’s Journey to Work in Trafford!
📅 Thursday 16 April
🕙 10 am – 12 pm
📍 St John’s Centre, St John’s Rd, Old Trafford, M16 7GX
Join us for careers support, skills guidance and pathways into work.
Watch video to learn more 👉vimeo.com/1084195910
Our latest Community Newsletter is out now!
You can read it on the council's webpage, and printed copies are also available in libraries across Trafford.
Catch up on local updates, community projects, upcoming events and more. Let us know what you think!
trafford.gov.uk/communities-…
Garden waste subscriptions for 2026/27 are now open.
The annual fee is frozen at £45 online or £50 when paying over the phone and includes weekly collections from 1 June 2026.
Find out more: ow.ly/kGPv50YwpaX
3 more neighbourhood roads have been improved as part of the ongoing patching programme.
Works have been completed on:
· Frome Ave
· Higher Rd
· Bowers Ave
Patching repairs worn sections before they turn into bigger problems keeps local roads safe and reduces future disruption
More patching works finished across Trafford 🚧
Parkway, Bradfield Road, Bowfell Road, Hayeswater Road. Timely repairs help extend the life of the road surface and keep the network in good condition
🌙 Eid Mubarak! Make your feast go further 🍽️
🥙 Meat → wraps/tacos
🍛 Curries → freeze
🍚 Rice → reuse
🥕 Veg → soups
Save money & cut waste ♻️
Use your kitchen caddy/green bin for what you can’t use
More tips 👇
lovefoodhatewaste.com/blog/m…
Today we were at the @TraffordCouncil Jobs, Training and Volunteering Fair at Stretford Public Hall 😊
We spoke with residents about the roles, apprenticeships and training options we offer, and how we can support their next step.
Explore vacancies: careers.amey.co.uk/ 💼
Fresh works in Old Trafford & Urmston.
Chorlton Road (2Bold Street junction & Ayres Road junction), Canterbury Road & Northumberland Road all patched.
Better drainage, improved grip and smoother flow for everyday traffic. More Phase 2 updates soon.