From today, buses are running every 30 minutes through the Withington Road shopping district (terminating in the city centre and Chorlton bus station), following a successful campaign by the Withington Road First Steps project. Whalley Range councillors Aftab Razaq and Angeliki Stogia joined others this morning to see the new service get underway. Angeliki says […]
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Whalley Range Labour is proud to host an event in support of refugee education, with all funds raised going to the charity Help Refugees. It’s from 7pm to 10pm on Saturday 3rd December at the Carlton Club, 113 Carlton Road, Whalley Range M16 8BE; admission is £5 for non-members and free for Labour Party members
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As most readers (hopefully!) know, Jeremy Corbyn was comfortably re-elected as leader at this year’s national Party Conference in Liverpool. However a lot of other matters were discussed, debated and voted on – Whalley Range Labour member Gerry Collier attended, and as usual has prepared a really detailed report which you can read online on
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A landlord has been fined £108,000 and ordered to pay the Council’s costs after being found guilty of breaking a number of safety rules and other requirements at properties in Whalley Range, following an investigation by Manchester City Council’s Housing Enforcement and Compliance Team. They discovered a catalogue of breaches of management regulations at five
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Whalley Range councillors Mary Watson and Angeliki Stogia joined other local women at Manley Park Play Centre in Whalley Range on 22 September for a special discussion event to launch the new group #DIVAMANC and campaign for “a woman’s eye view of Greater Manchester devoluton”. Eve Holt, who lives in Whalley Range and helped organise
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Eligible Labour Party members and supporters have until noon on Wednesday 21st to cast their ballots in the leadership election between Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith. Councillor Aftab Razaq has decided to vote for the current leader. “I haven’t always agreed with Jeremy Corbyn’s politics or his style of leadership” says Aftab, “but I was
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For all Whalley Range Labour members and supporters – there will be a chance to meet up with others, get to know people and have a chat about what\’s going on, at this year’s summer garden party. It’s on Saturday 20th August from 4pm to 9pm at Rick and Alison’s house at 125 College Road
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Whalley Range Labour are delighted to welcome to our ward the three potential party candidates for Mayor of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority on Thursday 28th of July from 6.15pm for a social event and hustings at the Carlton Club, 113 Carlton Rd, Manchester M16 8BE. Admission is free to all members but space is
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Shortly after the referendum vote three weeks ago, Whalley Range Labour councillor Angeliki Stogia wrote a short article describing her reaction to the result which you can read in full here: The outcome of Thursday’s referendum is an almighty blow to Britain’s Northern cities. As the first elected mainland European member of Manchester City Council,
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The EU Referendum is being held this Thursday 23rd June. A vote to Remain a member of the EU (the first option on the ballot paper) is a vote for keeping Manchester a strong European city. Four things to remember:
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