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Just a short video what’s happening to health in Manchester next April
Worth watching Edit 2025: It was the correct prescription, but can we honestly say it was ever delivered? MC
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Weekly update -7th November 2015 –
A busy week of planning wins and controversial decisions against dogs on trams
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Pomona Planning Application
I am objecting to the plans submitted in respect of application 85822/FUL/15 Pomona. The design lacks the visual quality appropriate to the first phase of this strategic location. I have been following the reporting of the application both in the press and on social media. The quality of…
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Trafford’s New ‘Medieval’ Market Policy
Warning: The events that follow are all True. Proposed Adoption of a Markets Policy The right to hold markets in the town of Altrincham was originally granted by Royal Charter from King Edward I in 1290. The Council’s market rights were acquired by Deed from the successors…
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I’m backing Liz Kendall as Labour Leader
Scene: September 2014 BBC Newsnight – Ed Miliband had forgotten the deficit in his speech. The political pundits are tearing into the Labour leader’s performance. BBC manage to find a single minister prepared to come on to promote the economic policies forgotten by Ed Miliband. Liz Kendall gave…
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Learning from Election Day
Lessons from election day can only be learned if the voters help us out.