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Ethan Davies

Manchester

Local Democracy Reporter of the year 2024 🏆 Journalist covering Manchester council and the Greater Manchester mayor. Own views.

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  • This is why they’re digging up Chapel Street

    1 day ago | salford.media | Ethan Davies

    This is how Chapel Street will look when ‘nightmare’ roadworks are complete in a year. In the first week of the Chapel Street roadworks, widespread congestion has been reported in the area, with those stuck claiming it’s taking ‘two hours’ to navigate the A6 at rush hour.

  • I run a garage on Chapel Street in Salford and these year-long roadworks are killing my business

    1 day ago | manchesterworld.uk | Ethan Davies

    Standing beside his Chapel Street restaurant, Mourad Mohsiine gazed at a traffic jam. The queue was moving at a snail’s pace. It was like this on Monday afternoon, and every midweek hometime rush hour last week. And the 42-year-old believes his Moroccan eatery Fez Tajine is ‘suffering’ because of it. “This is the first week and we’ve already seen signs of it affecting the business,” he explained. “We rely on passing trade and people coming from different places.

  • Does this commuter have a solution to the Salford roadworks chaos?

    1 day ago | ilovemanchester.com | Ethan Davies

    A lady who works on Chapel Street thinks she has a suggestion of how to clear Salford's Traffic woes.

  • Roadworks ‘killing business’ on Chapel Street

    2 days ago | salford.media | Ethan Davies

    Standing beside his Chapel Street restaurant, Mourad Mohsiine gazed at a traffic jam on Tuesday (May 13). The queue was moving at a snail’s pace. It was like this on Monday afternoon, and every midweek home time rush hour last week. And the 42-year-old believes his Moroccan eatery Fez Tajine is ‘suffering’ because of it. “This is the first week and we’ve already seen signs of it affecting the business,” he explained. “We rely on passing trade and people coming from different places.

  • Watch: Gridlocked buses, cyclists and cars - I tested Salford's Chapel Street roadworks and filmed the chaos

    2 days ago | manchesterworld.uk | Ethan Davies

    Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! now36 minutes to go just 352 yards. That pretty much sums up my journey when I took up the painstaking task of trying to drive through city centre roadworks at rush hour on Tuesday morning (May 13). The scheme to install bike lanes, more room for pedestrians, and space for buses has led to Chapel Street being closed westbound in Salford, with motorists being rerouted around the Trinity Way ring road.

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Ethan Davies
Ethan Davies @EthanDaviesMEN
15 May 25

Well I never - video was taken a few mins before posting, I'm told, so looks like people were completely avoiding it in early rush hour. Fingers crossed it's not too bad now

Walk Ride GM
Walk Ride GM @WalkRideGM

Thank you @MENnewsdesk for getting the word out about the road closure to transform Chapel Street. It looks like people are finally getting the message and making alternative plans. https://t.co/l5DPf9iMbp

Ethan Davies
Ethan Davies @EthanDaviesMEN
13 May 25

I've had a fun morning. https://t.co/O0Y3QyEykg

Ethan Davies
Ethan Davies @EthanDaviesMEN
12 May 25

RT @jennacampbell93: The Campfield market halls will enter a new chapter in their nearly 150-year-long history this summer as they reopen a…