MARY BURNS AWARDS 2007

Welcome to the MARYS, the most glittering occasion in Salford’s community calendar. Here we honour the most deserving individuals and organisations in the city for their stupid statements, dodgy dealings and iffy activities over the past 12 months.

Please dress up in a monkey jacket or yer best frock while you read this and grab a glass of warm white wine. We would be grateful if you could applaud to yourself after each award is announced. Now, without further ado, let’s get on with the ceremony…

THE `WE’RE SO GREEN IT (REALLY IS) UNBELIEVABLE’ AWARD

Goes to…

Peel Holdings

There was only ever going to be one winner in this section…For trashing globally rare bogland on Chat Moss in search of peat profits…for employing hawks and falcons to drive out protected birdies on the Media City site…for the forthcoming Salford Forest Park (racetrack, hotel, `eco village’ and roads)…for the Port Salford freight terminal (lorries and roads)…For it’s vomit green track record, Peel Holdings richly deserves this Mary…