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.
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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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Aftab says “I’m really grateful to all my supporters for this tremendous victory. Angeliki, Mary and I will continue to work hard for all the residents of Whalley Range”. Sir Gerald Kaufman also won for Labour in Manchester Gorton constituency with an increased majority – see this page for all the Manchester election results. Labour
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As you probably know, elections are being held on Thursday 7 May. If you live in Whalley Range ward and are eligible, you will have two votes, for the Local and for the General Elections. Please use both your votes for Labour – for Aftab RAZAQ in the local election for Councillor, and for Gerald
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“I want to make a difference…” That is what I wrote back in 2011 when I first introduced myself as the Labour candidate for Councillor in Whalley Range ward. And it’s as true now as it was then. I have a Pakistani heritage but have long lived in this area, with all five of my
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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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