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30 Most Recent News Stories

MP and paralympic legend call for improved disabled toilets

Tue 30th Jun 2009

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.

Tanni John Leech disabled toilets facilities now (photography: Robert Mackle)

Withington MP Fights for the future of Manchester newsagents

Tue 30th Jun 2009

Local MP, John Leech, has this week pledged to fight for the future of newsagents in south Manchester.

save our newsagents (photography: Robert Mackle)

Local MP backs new campaigning group in the North West

Mon 29th Jun 2009

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.

Withington MP lends support to Diabetes Week

Fri 19th Jun 2009

Lib Dem MP, John Leech, is supporting leading health charity Diabetes UK's campaigning and fundraising activities during Diabetes Week this week.

Diabetes UK Logo

Ewing campaign heads to Downing Street

Mon 15th Jun 2009

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.

John Leech, Ewing Pupils and Rita William of Parents Against the Closure of Ewing School (PACE) outside 10 Downing Street (photography: Rob Eatough)

MP argues for more accessible sport

Mon 15th Jun 2009

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.

UKPFC Team Photo (photography: Rob Eatough)

Leech welcomes return of Christie millions

Tue 9th Jun 2009

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.

John Leech with Christie Nurse Helen Ferns outside 10 Downing Street (photography: Rob Eatough)

MP marks Volunteers' Week with hospice collection

Tue 2nd Jun 2009

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.

St Anns hospice john (photography: Robert Mackle)

MP and Councillor Dig Deep for Cavendish Primary

Wed 27th May 2009

John Leech MP and local councillors Lianne Williams and Norman Lewis helped Cavendish Primary School build a vegetable garden today.

Cavendish school john leech norman lewis garden (photography: Robert Mackle)

MP to attend Didsbury Neighbours' Day

Tue 26th May 2009

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.

Gurkha U-turn a 'triumph for decency' - Leech

Thu 21st May 2009

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.

John Leech MP Gurkha Mark Clayton Didsbury yay victory joanna lumley  (photography: Robert Mackle)

MP backs campaign to save Crime Reduction Adviser

Tue 19th May 2009

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.

Leech welcomes Didsbury metrolink extension

Wed 13th May 2009

Withington MP, John Leech, has welcomed the news that Metrolink is to be extended to Didsbury.

metrolink!

MP teams up with local schools for mural competition

Wed 13th May 2009

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.

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Leech attacks Manchester ID card trial

Wed 6th May 2009

John Leech, Lib Dem MP for Manchester Withington, has hit out at government plans to trial their controversial ID card scheme in Manchester.

id cards

MP to petition Parliament on Christie Cash - 100,000 + signatures expected

Wed 6th May 2009

Lib Dem MP John Leech will present a copy of the 'Cash Back for Christie' petition to Parliament on Thursday as the Withington-based hospital steps up its efforts to recoup the money that it lost in last year's Icelandic banking collapse.

Leech welcomes appointment of Manchester-based Poet Laureate

Tue 5th May 2009

Lib Dem MP John Leech has welcomed the appointment of Manchester-based writer Carol Ann Duffy as the new Poet Laureate.

Labour's failure to support Gurkhas 'shameful' says Leech

Fri 1st May 2009

Withington MP, John Leech, has today slammed Manchester's Labour MPs after all four of them failed to vote in support of offering equal settlement rights to all Gurkha soldiers who have fought for the British Army.

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John Leech MP to hand in "Cash back for Christie" Petition next week.

Thu 30th Apr 2009

John Leech MP will hand over the M.E.N.'s Cash Back for Christie petition to Gordon Brown next week, calling for the £6.5 million lost in the Icelandic bank crisis to be refunded.

christie

MP calls on minister to reconsider Rwanda asylum case

Wed 29th Apr 2009

Withington MP John Leech met today with Minister of State for borders and immigration, Phil Woolas, to renew his calls for reconsideration of the asylum case of his constituent, Adela Mahoro Mugabo, who is threatened with deportation to Rwanda.

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John Leech MP mounts bucking bronco to show support for planet-friendly farming

Tue 28th Apr 2009

The government should be doing more to support small farms and planet-friendly farming according to Withington MP, John Leech.

bronco friends of the earth

Lancasterian's Waltzing Winners Part 2

Tue 28th Apr 2009

John Leech MP won a prize as he was shown how to dance the foxtrot and the waltz at a tea dance, which was held by pupils at Lancasterian School last week.

john lancasterian flowers

Leech to press IPCC chair on police handling of G20 demonstrations

Tue 28th Apr 2009

Lib Dem MP, John Leech, is to meet later today with the chair of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), Nick Hardwick, and the all-party parliamentary group on policing to discuss a number of recent high-profile incidents that have brought the role of the Metropolitan Police under the spotlight.

clegg (photography: Robert Mackle)

Withington MP - Government should free up Manchester's transport millions

Tue 28th Apr 2009

Lib Dem Transport Spokesman, John Leech, has renewed calls in Parliament for the government to free up the £1 billion that has gone unspent following the failed congestion charge bid in Manchester.

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Local MP welcomes Tony Lola decision

Wed 22nd Apr 2009

Local MP John Leech has welcomed the Home Office's decision to grant Tony Lola and his mother Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK, after a long battle to secure their safety.

tony lola (photography: Robert Mackle)

Local MP Lobbies Minister for Christies Cash Back

Wed 22nd Apr 2009

John Leech MP met with the Government Minister for the Third Sector yesterday, to make it clear that Christies should get their money back.

christie (photography: Robert Mackle)

Chancellor should Axe the Beer Tax - Leech

Tue 21st Apr 2009

Ahead of tomorrows Budget Statement, John Leech, Lib Dem MP for Manchester Withington, has joined members of the parliamentary beer group at Downing Street to call for greater protection for the struggling pub industry.

Axe the tax (photography: Robert Mackle)

Environmental Campaigners congratulate John Leech MP

Tue 21st Apr 2009

"Initiative will lead to investment, create local green jobs and help with climate change and fuel poverty."

earth (photography: Robert Mackle)

Lancasterian's Waltzing Winners

Tue 21st Apr 2009

John Leech MP will be shown how to dance the foxtrot and the waltz at a tea dance to be held by pupils at Lancasterian School this Friday.

Lancasterian (photography: Robert Mackle)

Chancellor should include VAT cut for building repairs in budget says local MP

Tue 21st Apr 2009

A cut in the rate of Value Added Tax on building repair and improvements is needed to provide a boost the building trade and bring construction workers back into employment, according to Manchester Withington MP, John Leech.

HMOS (photography: Robert Mackle)

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