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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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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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.
Speeding, recycling and your Local area Read More »
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
Greece / EU deal – more comment from Angeliki Read More »
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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