Manchester Evening News
UK · 18 mins ago
Their biggest worry was once escaped cows, now it's huge developments on their doorstep
Their biggest worry was once escaped cows but now their fields are being lost to ever-expanding industrial development.Residents living in Dairyhouse Lane, in Broadheath, said that when they first moved to the area, they were surrounded by farmland. Cattle would get out into the road and they would have to put them back, a woman who has lived there almost 60 years said.But warehouses have sprung up around their peaceful community and more could be built in the coming years.Click here for the latest on Greater Manchester's politics in our newsletterA large greenspace off the winding country road has been included in the draft Trafford local plan as a potential development site. Trafford council believes it could be suitable for 12,000sqm of industrial and warehousing floorspace.The town ha
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