Whalley Range Labour councillors will be supporting this ‘Community Together’ event organised by Whalley Range Community Forum, to be held this Saturday 13th February from 12noon to 3pm at JNR8. This community event is an opportunity to spread the message that we will not tolerate anyone in our community being victimised because of hostility or […]
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On 18 November, Whalley Range councillor Mary Watson introduced a motion in the City Council to formally adopt the Older People’s Charter in our city. It has been drafted by the Age-Friendly Manchester board which includes representatives from Whalley Range and Chorlton. Mary – seen here with fellow Whalley Range councillor Angeliki Stogia at an
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The referendum on whether the UK should remain in or leave the European Union may be held as soon as July 2016. Whalley Range have joined with Chorlton and Chorlton Park Labour Party branches to organise a debate about the issues, to be held on Thursday 21 January, 7pm, at the Hough End Centre. Our
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Whalley Range Labour Party are holding a Voter Registration drive this weekend. We are hoping to identify local residents who may not yet have registered to vote, and encourage and help them to do so. There are four meeting times, at 11am and 3pm on Saturday (24th) and Sunday (25th) and the meeting place is
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Under the system of Individual Electoral Registration (see below), each person of voting age is responsible for making sure that they are on the electoral register. We’ve prepared a quick Question and Answer sheet, with links and information to help people register to vote here in Manchester. Why not forward a link to this page
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Manchester was the proud host of another Sky Ride cycling event early in August, with much of the city centre closed to cars and other traffic to allow cyclists of all ages and abilities a fun, free and safe day out and about on the city’s streets. Amongst those taking part was Whalley Range councillor
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As part of the Manchester City Council Clean City project, 40 of the city’s parks – including Chorlton Park, seen here on the right – are to benefit from £1.5m funding coming out of the profits from the Greater Manchester local authorities’ stake in the Manchester Airport group. The Manchester Evening News covered the story,
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Recently there have been changes to speed limits on many local roads, and new information released on the Council’s recycling programme. The Whalley Range Labour councillors (Angeliki, Mary and Aftab) want to find out what local residents in Whalley Range (and east Chorlton) think about these changes, and how they feel about their local area.
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Whalley Range councillor Angeliki Stogia was invited back onto Radio Manchester on 13 July to talk to Sam Walker about the provisional deal struck between the Greek and EU negotiators, and the grave concerns it raises for ordinary Greek people and for future relations between European countries. You can listen to a recording of the
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Whalley Range Labour councillor Angeliki Stogia was on Radio Manchester this morning, talking to Alison Butterworth. Angeliki has lived in Manchester and the UK since she was a teenager, but she was born and raised in Greece and is in regular contact with her family and many friends there as the current crisis there unfolds.
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