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Whalley Range Labour - Lancashire Independant College on College Road

Whalley Range Neighbourhood Investment Fund 2024 Update

Aftab Razaq, Afzal Khan MP, Angeliki Stogia, Bano, Councillors, Labour Party, Local facilities, Manchester council /

At the recent Whalley Range Ward meeting, Councillor Aftab Razaq gave and update on the current Neighbourhood Investment Fund (NIF) concerning the Ward. The Neighbourhood Investment Fund (NIF) is available to communities to make their neighbourhoods better places to live. Manchester City Council are supporting local people by encouraging groups to apply. £20,000 of NIF is available to every area (ward) in […]

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Whalley Range Labour - Alexander Park Pavillion Cafe - Coffee Crank

Pavillion Cafe Alexandra park – update from Councillor Aftab Razaq

Aftab Razaq, Afzal Khan MP, Angeliki Stogia, Bano, Community events, Councillors, Labour Party, Local facilities, Manchester council /

At the recent Whalley Range Labour Ward meeting, Councillor Aftab Razaq kindly provided an update regarding the future of the Pavillion Cafe in Alexandra Park. Aftab serves on the Environment, Climate Change and Neighborhood Scrutiny Committee and has been keeping close tabs on developments with finding a new tenant for the cafe. We’ll keep you

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Whalley Range Labour - Celebrating Manchester Caribbean Carnival 2022

Celebrating 50 years of Alex Park Carnival!

Angeliki Stogia, Community events, Local facilities /

The Caribbean Carnival has been a regular fixture in the Moss Side and Whalley Range calendar since 1972. To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary this year, the Alexandra Park Heritage Group are holding a special event in Chorlton Lodge (by the park entrance from Claremont Road) at 2pm on Sunday 11 September. Whalley Range Labour councillor

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Whalley Range Labour - Manchester Caribbean Carnival Crowd 2022

Caribbean Carnival Back in Alex Park This Weekend!

Angeliki Stogia, Community events, Manchester council /

It’s been fifty years since the first Manchester Caribbean Carnival took place, and this weekend will see the full two-day event returning to Alexandra Park after a hiatus caused by the Covid pandemic. Whalley Range Labour councillor Angeliki Stogia has this message: “A great many Whalley Range and Moss Side residents have family roots in

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Whalley Range Labour - Alexander Park Pavillion Cafe - Coffee Crank

Alexandra Park Pavilion Cafe – Councillors’ Update

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Many people have been surprised and saddened by the news that Coffee Cranks, who currently operate the cafe facility in the Alex Park pavilion building, have decided to close when their current lease terminates at the end of this month. The three Whalley Range Labour councillors (Angeliki Stogia, Muqaddasah Bano and Aftab Razaq) have made

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encouraging active travel to school

Angeliki Stogia, Climate change, Community events, Health, Manchester council, Transport /

The increase in car journeys to and from school over recent years is harmful to the environment, raises the risk of accidents, and damages the health of schoolchildren, parents and public alike. But the reasons why more parents are choosing to drive their children on the school run are complex – shortage of time, longer

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Aftab Razak Wins For Labour In Whalley Range Election

Aftab wins Whalley Range for Labour!

Councillors, Election 2022, Manchester council, Voting and registration /

The Labour Party candidate Aftab Razaq has won another four year term as one of three Manchester City Councillors representing the ward of Whalley Range. The full result of the election (on a turnout of 30%) was: MCGUINESS, Andrew Liberal Democrat Party 174 POTTER, Laura Green Party 721 RAZAQ, Aftab Labour Party 2,318 SHAHID, M

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