Prime Minister (this will take some getting used to) Sir Keir Starmer has followed up on his promise to hit the ground running. His cabinet was sworn in last Friday, and they got down to work without delay. What a relief it is to see the adults finally back in charge of No 10, after […]
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It’s official folks! Sir Keir Starmer’s revitalised Labour Party has won the 2024 General Election by a historic landslide! Rishi Sunak has conceded defeat and is on his way to London to see the King. Further pluses, are the Minister for the 18th Century Jacob Ree Smogg, has suffered the nights major ‘Portillo moment’, losing
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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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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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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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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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Today is election day. The Whalley Range Labour candidate, Aftab Razaq, says “A vote for Labour is a vote for a strong council in Manchester which can stand up to the Tory government in Westminster. I hope you will support me, and my fellow Labour candidates across the city today – but whoever you support,
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Tomorrow – Thursday 5 May – is local election day across Manchester and much of the country. The Labour candidate in Whalley Range ward is Aftab Razaq – a vote for Aftab is a vote for a strong Labour council in Manchester standing up to the Conservative government in Westminster. Remember:
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The local elections in Manchester (including Whalley Range ward) are on Thursday 5 May this year. If you may be busy on that day and unable to get to your polling station in person to cast your vote, you can apply to vote by post instead – but the application must be submitted before the
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Whalley Range Councillor Aftab Razak joins volunteers at the recent temporary closure on Springbridge Rd. At their full meeting earlier today, Manchester City councillors discussed and agreed a range of measures to do more to enable children (and their parents) to walk or cycle safely to and from school, reducing car usage together with the
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