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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The EU Referendum will be held on Thursday 23rd June. Whalley Range Labour Party are strongly supporting the Labour IN campaign, and urge all supporters to vote Remain. Postal votes have already been delivered, and postal voters can complete and return their ballot papers straight away. If you’re eligible but not yet registered to vote,
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Thursday 5th May is polling day in the Manchester local elections – please support the Labour Party. A vote for Angeliki is a vote for the Councillor team of Mary Watson, Aftab Razaq and Angeliki Stogia. Four things to remember:
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“I am very proud to be a Labour Councillor for Whalley Range ward. I have had the privilege to work hard on behalf of this beautiful, leafy area and our vibrant and mixed community for the last four years. After study in Manchester, and then involvement in work with sustainability, social mobility and the effects
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The postal votes for the 2016 local elections have now been issued. If you’re a postal voter, you don’t have to wait until election day – in fact it’s best to complete and return the voting pack as soon as possible, so that you are sure not to forget. Just follow the instructions carefully, and
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At a public meeting on Sunday 10 April, Whalley Range Labour Party formally launched the campaign to re-elect Angeliki Stogia as Councillor on Thursday 5 May. Angeliki and Sir Gerald Kaufman spoke, supported by Mary Watson and Aftab Razaq, and there were questions from the floor on topics such as homelessness, Council democracy, fracking, and
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We are holding a Quiz and Social night on Saturday 27th February, starting at 7.30pm (quiz starts at 8pm). The venue is St Margaret’s Social Centre, Brantingham Rd, M21 0TT. All are very welcome, members and non-members alike, to have some fun while raising a bit of money for the branch election funds. You can
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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 resident Kate Macdonald, who lives on Brantingham Road, is running in this year’s Greater Manchester Marathon (tomorrow), followed by the London Marathon on 26 April. She often trains in Alexandra Park, where the sports facilities received a welcome revamp in the recent £5 million restoration (which was partly funded by Manchester City Council).
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Following consultation, Manchester City Council are implementing new 20mph speed limits on many residential roads in our area. One of the most frequent complaints made by residents in Whalley Range and Chorlton is about cars that are driven too fast on our streets. Visiting and speaking to people recently on roads such as York Avenue,
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