Category Archives: Manchester City Council

Our friends in Castle Grayskull

“What did you do in the ward, daddy?”

Posted on March 4, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

This article appears in Manchester Climate Monthly #3, which is published tomorrow… At the end of March, Manchester City Council will approve ward-level plans outlining a set of priorities for every Manchester ward. Will these include climate change issues and … Continue reading →

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MCFly #02: MCFly in “praising council” shocker

Posted on February 12, 2012 by arwafreelance

Mon 6 Feb: Castle Grayskull was shaken to its foundations this morning, as Council officers and elected members read a positive news story about the Council in the pages of MCFly. Reporting on the Council’s decision to include carbon savings … Continue reading →

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Council to sign off on more regeneration in West Gorton

Posted on February 10, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester City Council is due to sign off on a large regeneration project in a deprived area of the city, with significant amounts of retrofit as part of the package. At its Executive meeting on Wednesday 15th February, item 15 … Continue reading →

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Newsflash: Council to look at 20 mile per hour residential road limit

Posted on February 1, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester City Council has unanimously decided to have its officers produce a study that might lead to a city-wide 20 mile per hour a limit on residential roads. At a full Council Meeting on Wednesday 1st February, a Liberal Democrat … Continue reading →

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Council Leader interviewed on Airport City, carbon literacy and “much much more”…

Posted on February 1, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Leader of Manchester City Council Richard Leese has suggested that councillors might want to get on their bikes as part of their efforts to lead by example and engage with their constituents around climate change. In a wide-ranging interview conducted … Continue reading →

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SEMMMS like old times

Posted on January 30, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Went to a Friends of the Earth meeting tonight(1). It was arranged so we could learn more about the new plans for “Airport City” (see previous MCFly story here) and the road that will – if/when it is built, at … Continue reading →

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Manchester Biodiversity Action Plan 2012-16 Gets Green Light

Posted on January 29, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The Manchester Biodiversity Action Plan 2012-16 [1] was passed by the Communities and Neighbourhoods Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 10th January 2012 and agreed by the Executive on the 18th (minutes pending). Who was there? Committee: about 18 (including the … Continue reading →

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Event Report: Waste is a beautiful thing to mind

Posted on January 27, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The chair of the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority today launched a shameless (and successful) bid to grab headlines. Cllr Neil Swannick (Labour, Bradford ward), a former Executive Member for the Environment for Manchester City Council, was giving a report … Continue reading →

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Event Report: Corridor of Power?

Posted on January 26, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester’s “Oxford Road Corridor” came under an academic spotlight today at the University of Manchester (on Oxford Road). “Corridor” is, in its own words, “the first partnership of its kind in the UK. It brings together Manchester City Council, the … Continue reading →

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Food Futures Growing Manchester Programme Opens

Posted on January 25, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

We got this email from the “Food Futures” folks a couple of weeks ago, and hope it is useful to our growing [geddit?] band of MCFly readers! What is the Growing Manchester programme about? The programme is about supporting community … Continue reading →

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