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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Angeliki Stogia (our candidate in the local election) and Sir Gerald Kaufman MP will be at Manley Park Play Centre on Sunday 10th April from 4pm to 5.30pm, to meet Whalley Range members and residents, talk about Angeliki’s campaign and to answer any questions. There will be some simple refreshments available, and admission is free.
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The local election for Manchester City Council is being held this year on Thursday 5 May and the Whalley Range Labour candidate will be Angeliki Stogia. She says “I’m really pleased to have been selected again, and hope to build on the four years of experience I have gained since being elected in 2012 and
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Cllr Mary Watson and Angeliki help out in a ‘litter pick’ organised by Friends of Alexandra ParkIn her role as Assistant Executive Member for Culture and Leisure, Whalley Range Councillor Angeliki Stogia is helping promote a new Manchester City Council consultation on the future development of all the city’s parks and green spaces over the
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The recent storms and heavy rainfall in northern England have continued to cause problems, and the local roads and drains are no exception. Whalley Range councillor Angeliki Stogia has been putting pressure on the Council’s Highways department to do more to resolve longstanding problems (such as blocked and damaged drains flooding the cycleways on Upper
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Speeding cars and anti-social driving continue to be a problem on some streets in Whalley Range and Chorlton. Councillor Angeliki Stogia has been talking to local community organisations about setting up a Community Speedwatch scheme. This is a new initiative where active members of the community join together with the support of the police to
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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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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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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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