http://www.john-leech.co.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from John Leech, MP for Manchester Withington en-GB John Leech, MP for Manchester Withington http://www.john-leech.co.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2009 John Leech, MP for Manchester Withington 2009-07-04T08:45+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.john-leech.co.uk/news/000273/mp_and_paralympic_legend_call_for_improved_disabled_toilets.html Local MP, John Leech, has joined a leading disability charity and the 11 time Paralympics gold medallist Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson to call for improvements to disabled toilet facilities in the UK. 2009-06-30T11:44+01:00 http://www.john-leech.co.uk/news/000272/withington_mp_fights_for_the_future_of_manchester_newsagents.html Local MP, John Leech, has this week pledged to fight for the future of newsagents in south Manchester. 2009-06-30T10:53+01:00 http://www.john-leech.co.uk/news/000271/local_mp_backs_new_campaigning_group_in_the_north_west.html Local Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington, John Leech, has this week tabled a motion in Parliament supporting a new campaigning network in the North West, which will focus on improving access to local essential NHS services for the estimated 6,500 children and adults living with severe muscle-wasting conditions. 2009-06-29T09:21+01:00 http://www.john-leech.co.uk/news/000270/withington_mp_lends_support_to_diabetes_week.html Lib Dem MP, John Leech, is supporting leading health charity Diabetes UK's campaigning and fundraising activities during Diabetes Week this week. 2009-06-19T17:21+01:00 http://www.john-leech.co.uk/news/000268/ewing_campaign_heads_to_downing_street.html The fight to save Ewing School stepped up a gear today when Lib Dem MP John Leech joined pupils and parents from the school at 10 Downing Street as they presented a petition against the council's closure plans. 2009-06-15T17:30+01:00 http://www.john-leech.co.uk/news/000267/mp_argues_for_more_accessible_sport.html In the week that Cristiano Ronaldo looks poised to join Real Madrid for a world record fee of £80m, Withington MP, John Leech has been leading efforts in parliament to make sport more accessible for fans. 2009-06-15T16:03+01:00 http://www.john-leech.co.uk/news/000266/leech_welcomes_return_of_christie_millions.html Withington MP John Leech has welcomed the news that The Christie is to recoup the £6.5m that it lost in the Icelandic Banking collapse. 2009-06-09T11:25+01:00 http://www.john-leech.co.uk/news/000265/mp_marks_volunteers_week_with_hospice_collection.html Withington MP, John Leech, will be hitting the streets of Manchester on Saturday to collect donations for St. Ann's Hospice to mark this year's national Volunteers' Week. 2009-06-02T16:39+01:00 http://www.john-leech.co.uk/news/000264/mp_and_councillor_dig_deep_for_cavendish_primary.html John Leech MP and local councillors Lianne Williams and Norman Lewis helped Cavendish Primary School build a vegetable garden today. 2009-05-27T09:59+01:00 http://www.john-leech.co.uk/news/000263/mp_to_attend_didsbury_neighbours_day.html Local MP John Leech will be dusting off his bowling balls this weekend for the West Didsbury Residents Association's annual Neighbours' Day at the Albert Club, Didsbury on Sunday afternoon. 2009-05-26T12:05+01:00 http://www.john-leech.co.uk/news/000262/gurkha_uturn_a_triumph_for_decency__leech.html Lib Dem MP John Leech has welcomed the government's dramatic U-turn to allow full settlement rights to all Gurkha veterans who have served in the British Army for at least 4 years. 2009-05-21T13:12+01:00 http://www.john-leech.co.uk/news/000261/mp_backs_campaign_to_save_crime_reduction_adviser.html Lib Dem MP for Withington, John Leech, yesterday called on the Home Secretary to back the "Save our Steve" Campaign and persuade GMP to keep Steve Hobson in his Crime Reduction Adviser's job. 2009-05-19T15:08+01:00 http://www.john-leech.co.uk/news/000260/leech_welcomes_didsbury_metrolink_extension.html Withington MP, John Leech, has welcomed the news that Metrolink is to be extended to Didsbury. 2009-05-13T10:10+01:00 http://www.john-leech.co.uk/news/000259/mp_teams_up_with_local_schools_for_mural_competition.html Lib Dem MP John Leech is to team up with local schools for a competition to design a mural for the sluice gates at Sale Ees. 2009-05-13T10:02+01:00 http://www.john-leech.co.uk/news/000258/leech_attacks_manchester_id_card_trial.html John Leech, Lib Dem MP for Manchester Withington, has hit out at government plans to trial their controversial ID card scheme in Manchester. 2009-05-06T11:08+01:00