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Category: Planning and Highways Committee

Urban development in a time of floods: four new skyscrapers get planning permission in Manchester as storms rage

24 February, 2022 Chloe Leave a comment

Ahead of our online event TONIGHT on what we can learn from past campaigns to protect green space from development…

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Working hard or hardly working?  Economy Scrutiny Committee: Updates on Sub Strategies of the City Centre Transport Strategy

18 January, 2022 Lauren 1 Comment

In Manchester, polluted air is damaging our children’s lungs, dangerous driving is claiming too many lives, and pedestrians and cyclists…

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Posted in: Cycle lanes, Economy Scrutiny Committee, Planning and Highways Committee

Car park at #Manchester Airport approved by councillors who voted for #climate emergency declaration

13 February, 2020 Marc Hudson Leave a comment

Only two voted against it.  The others? The other found a way to square their vote for a climate emergency…

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Breaking: #Manchester Council defers decision on giant new airport car park until February #climate

16 January, 2020 Marc Hudson Leave a comment

The Planning and Highways Committee of Manchester City Council has decided to visit the site of a proposed new 792…

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Posted in: Manchester Airport, Planning and Highways Committee

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climateemergmcr Climate Emergency Manchester @climateemergmcr ·
1 Jul

Ekua Bayunu quits Mcr Labour, citing targeted bullying and harassment (which Labour deny) on the basis of her politics and also her identity and relationship with the country. She says being a black woman and a socialist in Manchester Labour party is 'increasingly untenable'.

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invisiblemapper Jon Silver @invisiblemapper ·
1 Jul

Couple of things to consider

Two Black councillors have quit the Labour Party in a year...clearly this is deeply troubling

Ekua joining the Green Party make it the official opposition in Manchester

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josephtiman Joseph Timan @josephtiman ·
1 Jul

🚨 Breaking: Manchester councillor Ekua Bayunu has quit Labour to join the Greens, saying she felt 'constantly at odds' with the culture of the party. More to follow... #LDReporter #LabourParty #GreenParty

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houseofhaynesfd Jackie Haynes @houseofhaynesfd ·
30 Jun

Isn’t honesty the best policy @ManCityCouncil @bevcraig @CllrTR ? It would be a good start. https://climateemergencymanchester.net/2022/06/24/manchesters-housing-strategy-fails-climate-emergency-honesty-test-so-what-could-be-done-differently/ @ClimateEmergMcr @LindaFLabour

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24 Jun

Manchester’s Housing Strategy fails climate emergency honesty test: so what could be done differently?

https://climateemergencymanchester.net/2022/06/24/manchesters-housing-strategy-fails-climate-emergency-honesty-test-so-what-could-be-done-differently/

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