The people of Whalley Range went to the polls yesterday in the Manchester local elections, with all three seats on the council up for grabs. On a cool day, there was a turnout of 37% and the results were as follows: Aftab Razaq Labour Party 2,483 Mary Watson Labour Party 2,379 Angeliki Stogia Labour Party […]
Triple win for Labour in Whalley Range! Read More »
At the full Council Meeting on 21 March, Labour councillors voted unanimously to ensure that planning committee members have more transparent information from property developers about the viability of the schemes, when assessing the contribution which developers must make as part of the negotiation for planning approval. Councillor Angeliki Stogia, who spoke in favour of
new housing developments – Greater transparency Read More »
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 –
Consultation on new developments in Chorlton Read More »
This short survey should only take a couple of minutes to complete, and will give really useful feedback. Whalley Range Branch Labour Party normally meets once a month, with the exception of April (if there are local elections in May that year), August (when many members are on holiday) and December (when people tend to
Members survey – meeting venue & other questions Read More »
You may know already that local government ward boundaries in Manchester are set to change – we wrote a previous post about this before. This means a number of important changes are about to happen, from who your elected representatives are to how the Labour Party is organised in the city generally, but particularly in
Q&A about the boundary changes in Whalley Range Read More »
After the dreadful attack at the Manchester Arena in May, Manchester people from all communities have come together to show solidarity against this atrocity. But there has also been a reported upsurge in racially motivated hate crime, particularly directed against women. Whalley Range Labour councillor Mary Watson proposed a motion in the Council meeting on
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At the full meeting of the Council on 30 November, Whalley Range Councillors Mary Watson and Angeliki Stogia raised questions with Council Executive members over progress with road gulley cleaning, flytipping and recycling rates following the introduction of new bins. Click on the images to follow the web cam recordings of the questions and responses.
Councillors continue to raise questions Read More »
30/10/2017 update: For more recent information about the boundary changes, see this post The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) are currently reviewing all the ward boundaries for the Manchester City Council district (this is completely separate from the national review of parliamentary constituencies which is also ongoing). LGBCE have today published their draft
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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
City parks in the next decade – have your say Read More »
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
Former Chorlton Baths site – update Read More »