Local issues in Salford and Eccles

We're collecting local issues in Salford and Eccles. Some of these have been turned into questions to put to the candidates standing at the 2010 general election in the form of a questionnaire.

Issues are no longer being turned into questions, but we still want them! A good local issue will be about a problem of local relevance, possibly suggesting how something should have been/be done.

• Add issue for Salford and Eccles
• Should the council have been tougher with the Binman responsible for displaying a BNP leaflet in the window of his refuse lorry? (source) report abuse
• Should Salford Royal Hospital have a Midwife lead maternity unit (source) report abuse
• Should the council have provided smaller recycling bins by default? (source) report abuse
• Should Salford Council be funding the Salford Reds Rugby League Football club? (source) report abuse
• Is MediaCity alone going to be enough to regenerate Salford or does the council need to look to central government for additional funding to encourage regeneration? (source) report abuse
• GMPTE are failing to provide a coordinated transport strategy for Greater Manchester report abuse
• There should be more orbital bus routes in Greater Manchester report abuse
• The boundaries of Salford and west Eccles should better fit the geographical identity of the area report abuse
• There should be an elected mayor for Greater Manchester report abuse
• Citywest housing City gone west back to Salford housing report abuse
• the maternity unit in salford should not close (source) report abuse

Local questions for candidate questionnaire

These are the questions that have been made out of the local issues Demoracy Club volunteers have posted. They'll make up the 'local' section of a questionnaire that TheyWorkForYou is developing in conjunction with Demoracy Club. Below the question is the local issue it's derived from.

Do you agree that ... ?

• The boundaries of Salford and west Eccles should be reviewed to better fit the geographical identity of the area.
  Based on issue: The boundaries of Salford and west Eccles should better fit the geographical identity of the area
• There should be increased funding for more orbital bus routes in Greater Manchester.
  Based on issue: There should be more orbital bus routes in Greater Manchester
• The maternity unit in Salford should be protected from closure. (source)
  Based on issue: the maternity unit in salford should not close (source)
• MediaCity alone isn't going to do enough to regenerate Salford and we need to look to central government for additional funding to encourage regeneration. (source)
  Based on issue: Is MediaCity alone going to be enough to regenerate Salford or does the council need to look to central government for additional funding to encourage regeneration? (source)
• Salford Council should be funding the Salford Reds Rugby League Football club. (source)
  Based on issue: Should Salford Council be funding the Salford Reds Rugby League Football club? (source)
• There should be an elected mayor for Greater Manchester.
  Based on issue: There should be an elected mayor for Greater Manchester
• The council have provided smaller recycling bins by default and these should be replaced by larger bins. (source)
  Based on issue: Should the council have provided smaller recycling bins by default? (source)