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 Residents with the support of campaigning local councillor John Flanagan took on the health authority to stop the doctor's surgery closing . The people of Newton Heath came out and supported the campaign. Councillor John Flanagan said "Newton Heath came out and fought to save the Health Centre .I thanks every one who got involved. Without local support I think the health authorities would have got their way". Over a thousand people signed the petition in the last weeks. Cllr John Flanagan said "People power really does work. This is fantastic news for the residents of Newton Heath". The... Plans for City's first cycle centre
 Manchester City Council is looking to develop the city’s first cycle centre -at Manchester Piccadilly. Cycle centres offer secure parking for bikes and can also be linked to other cycling facilities such as an information point, cycle hire and bike maintenance. A report, jointly funded by Manchester City Council and Salford City Council, into the proposed cycle centres has drawn up a number of potential locations, across Manchester and Salford, with Piccadilly Station Approach at the top of the list. Manchester City Council is working closely with Network Rail, the landowner of Piccadilly Station Approach to build the first... Thank You, Darling - Council welcomes government cash for potholes
As part of his budget statement the Chancellor yesterday announced an extra £100m for local councils to repair pothole damage as a result of this winter’s severe weather. Manchester City Council is working to repair potholes caused by the worst winter for over 30 years. A total of 7,500 potholes have already been repaired by teams working flat out across the City. Northenden Councillor and Environment supremo Richard Cowell said: “We are working really hard to complete these repairs and have set aside around £650,000 to do this. We appreciate that the potholes have caused some difficulties to workers, residents... manchester compete's to be the sporting capital of the World
 Manchester is in with a sporting chance of winning yet another international award which could see it taking the gold-medal of titles - the world's ultimate sports city. The city has been short-listed for this year's SportBusiness Ultimate Sports City award - the internationally recognised ranking of the world's top sports hosts from industry experts. Labour Councillor Mike Amesbury, Executive Member for Culture and Leisure at Manchester City Council said: 'Manchester is renowned for its incredible sporting legacy and to be recognised again internationally for our achievements would be a great honour. Our superb venues, organisational skills and 'can... Council tax league tables show big freeze bonus
Manchester’s council tax is one of the lowest in Greater Manchester. And, as the tables below show, the city also has the third lowest council tax of any of the major cities outside London. Last week, the Labour council agreed to freeze its element of the council tax, giving residents a helping hand in the economic downturn as the UK moves out of recession. Compare this to Tory Trafford where Council Tax will go up by 1.86% or Lib Dem Stockport where hard pressed residents face a massive 4% hike in Council Tax. Councillor Bernard Priest, Labour's finance boss, said:... PM's praise for city skills drive
Prime Minister Gordon Brown met some of the people benefiting from Manchester City Council's commitment to creating opportunities for young people when he visited the City of Manchester stadium and Sportcity today, Thursday 18 March 2010. Mr Brown praised the efforts of the Council and local businesses to help young people gain skills and valuable work experience through apprenticeships and the Future Jobs Fund. He met six young people – including two apprentices from Manchester City Football Club (MCFC) and two Future Jobs Fun trainees with Manchester City Council's leisure service – on the pitch of the City of Manchester... Fashion collection reopens to the public
One of the largest and most important fashion collections in the UK will once again go on display to the public in March. The Gallery of Costume at Platt Hall in Rusholme cares for over 20,000 fashion items including couture pieces from designers such as Dior, Balenciaga and Yves Saint Laurent. On 13 March 2010, it will throw open its doors to the public for the first time in two years, following a £1.3million makeover. The Gallery was first established in 1947 and 60 years on it houses one of the most significant costume collections in the country, second only... Work starts on first Manchester City Council homes in more than 20 years
Work starts this week on a £4.2m project to build 32 new council homes in north Manchester, the first in the city in more than 20 years. The new homes in Charlestown and Higher Blackley, are specially designed purpose built bungalows for older residents and will help support the regeneration of the area as a whole. They are specifically designed for older residents (60 plus), with two adapted for residents with special needs, and will include a number of innovative and energy efficient features including sustainable timber frames, rainwater harvesting, solar panels on the roofs, wheelchair access and easy upkeep...
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Teamwork gets cemetery in trim
 A team of multi skilled cemetery workers from across Manchester got together to give Southern Cemetery in Chorlton-cum-Hardy a £40,000 facelift.
During November the Bereavement Services team carried out... Manchester wins European Badminton Championship bid
 BADMINTON England are celebrating another major triumph today (Tues) after BADMINTON Europe awarded Liverpool the European Mixed Team Championships for 2009 and Manchester the European Individual Championships for 2010.... Lib Dems Still Soft on Crime
 Manchester Liberal Democrats failed again to give their full support at the powerful January meeting of the Citizen and Inclusion Scrutiny Committee to Manchester's pioneering Alcohol Exclusion Zones and...
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Manchester Labour has kept its promise not to increase council by more than the rate of inflation. For the ninth consecutive year Manchester Labour has out performed other cities...
Six of the best world-class sporting events come to the city this year as part of Manchester World Sport 08.
The city will be buzzing with passion and adrenalin...