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Labour’s New Budget: What it means for Whalley Range residents

1 Comment / Angeliki Stogia, Health, Housing, Labour Party, Manchester council, National politics, Transport /

Labour’s new budget, delivered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, outlines significant support for Manchester and Whalley Range residents, addressing the cost of living crisis, upgrading local infrastructure, and strengthening education and healthcare services. This budget is the first from Labour in nearly fifteen years, signalling a renewed focus on investment, job creation, […]

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Whalley Range Labour - Cromwell Avenue Community Street Event

Active Streets Event Brings Community Together

Leave a Comment / Angeliki Stogia, Bano, Bins and recycling, Climate change, Community events, Councillors, Health, Housing, Labour Party, Local facilities, Manchester council, Recycling /

On the 8th of August, Councillor Angeliki Stogia and Councillor Muqaddasah Bano visited an Active Street event on Cromwell Avenue in Whalley Range. The initiative was organised by Whalley Range Youth Opportunities, MCR Active, and Mosscare St Vincents Housing. The event was bustling with activities and sports, free bike repairs and energy-saving advice from the

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encouraging active travel to school

Leave a Comment / 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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Whalley Range Labour - COVID-19 Enhanced Response Area

Council update: COVID-19 Enhanced Response Area

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Local residents have been in touch with Whalley Range Labour councillors Aftab Razaq, Angeliki Stogia and Muqaddasah Bano, after the Government announced that the whole of Greater Manchester (including Whalley Range) is to be designated as an Enhanced Response Area (ERA). This has happened because COVID-19 cases are increasing locally, probably due to the Delta

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Whalley Range Labour - Angeliki Stogia and Bano At The Local COVID Vaccinatiom Centre

Whalley Range – local vaccination centres update

Leave a Comment / Aftab Razaq, Angeliki Stogia, Bano, Coronavirus, Health /

As we reported two weeks ago, Whalley Range is lucky to have two neighbourhood centres administering the NHS Covid-19 vaccination programme. On Monday, Whalley Range Labour candidate Muqaddasah Bano visited Everest Pharmacy on Withington Road along with Councillors Aftab Razaq and Angeliki Stogia, where they met Mr Waqqass Sheikh and his staff who are hard

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Vaccine rollout gets underway in Whalley Range

Leave a Comment / Aftab Razaq, Angeliki Stogia, Coronavirus, Health, Local facilities /

Two pharmacy-based community vaccination centres are opening shortly in Whalley Range ward and will soon start administering Covid-19 vaccines in partnership with the NHS rollout. Kapoor Pharmacy Services have teamed up with Whalley Range Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club to create a bespoke temporary facility at the clubhouse at 135 Kingsbrook Road. Councillors Aftab Razaq

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Going walkabout in Whalley Range

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Thursday (October 1st) was International Older People’s Day – to celebrate the occasion Age-Friendly Whalley Range organised a (socially distanced) walkabout, visiting some of the age-friendly benches in Whalley Range and providing an opportunity for some of our less mobile older residents to meet others at their nearest bench for a quick chat. Councillor Mary

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Whalley Range Labour - COVID-19 Enhanced Response Area

Covid-19 – mutual support and help in Whalley Range

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A quick update from the three Whalley Range Labour councillors (Aftab Razaq, Angeliki Stogia and Mary Watson) : These are of course very challenging times for all Whalley Range residents. We hope you can remain safe and well as we move through this uncertain period. Some people have asked us about local neighbourhood ‘mutual support’

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