It’s not Whalley Range. But Chorlton is nearby, and for better or worse many Whalley Range residents visit the shops and facilities there and will be interested in how the area may change in the next few years. Manchester City Council are inviting your comments on three significant development sites in the Chorlton area – […]
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The great work by local volunteers in the Whalley Rangers group has been recognised with the shortlisting of the group as finalist in two categories of the ‘Be Proud‘ Awards, organised by Manchester City Council. The ceremony will be held at the Town Hall on 24th November. Meanwhile Alexandra Park is in the running for
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Following our earlier post about the 85A bus route, the Manchester Evening News have also featured the new service, with a nice photo of two of our councillors (Angeliki Stogia and Aftab Razaq) along with other local residents who led the successful campaign.
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Local cycling group Whalley Range on Wheels, based in Alexandra Park, have picked up a joint Best Community Project award from Cycling UK. Many congratulations go to them and especially to local campaigner Eve Holt, shown here second from left receiving the award.
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From today, buses are running every 30 minutes through the Withington Road shopping district (terminating in the city centre and Chorlton bus station), following a successful campaign by the Withington Road First Steps project. Whalley Range councillors Aftab Razaq and Angeliki Stogia joined others this morning to see the new service get underway. Angeliki says
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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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Some local residents have asked about the future of the old Chorlton Baths on Manchester Road. Whalley Range and Chorlton Labour Councillors are pleased to report that the City Council are in a dialogue with the Unicorn Grocery as an adjacent landowner, along with a social housing provider, to bring forward a residential and retail
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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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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 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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