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30 Most Recent News Stories
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
Withington MP John Leech welcomed today's announcement of a full funding grant for two further Manchester Metrolink extensions, to Ashton and East Didsbury.
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Tue 2nd Mar 2010
Local MP John Leech joined forces with Breakthrough Breast Cancer on 24th February, as the charity launched the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Every Chance campaign to tackle the barriers that limit equal access for older patients to breast cancer treatments and care.
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Mon 1st Mar 2010
John Leech, MP for Manchester Withington joined campaigners on 25th February to demand that the government does not spend taxpayers' money on fish that is endangered.
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Thu 25th Feb 2010
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) leads the way to raise awareness of the barriers to communication that blind and partially sighted TV fans come up against.
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Tue 23rd Feb 2010
Withington MP John Leech and The British Heart Foundation (BHF) are calling on the people of Manchester to join National Wear Red Day on Friday 26th February 2010 and to follow the BEAT health code.
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Tue 23rd Feb 2010
In a letter to the local MP, the Head of Highways Services spelled out that the pedestrian safety issue had not been solved by the construction of the island, outside of the Old House at Home pub, Burton Road, in Spring 2009.
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Wed 17th Feb 2010
South Manchester Rail Users' Group are having their first public meeting.
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Mon 15th Feb 2010
Latest figures reveal that last year there were more than 3,300 [1] cases of children in England admitted to accident and emergency departments with a potentially fatal diabetic complication, warns leading health charity Diabetes UK.
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Tue 9th Feb 2010
Manchester Withington MP John Leech was invited to see the work of some local apprentices installing new windows on Friday, highlighting National Apprenticeship Week.
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Tue 9th Feb 2010
Withington MP John Leech hailed the beginning of construction of the Metrolink extension to south Manchester as a welcome milestone.
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Thu 28th Jan 2010
Landlords will no longer be able to convert properties into shared rental accommodation without planning permission, following new rules announced this week.
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Thu 28th Jan 2010
The rate of long-term unemployment has reached a ten year high across Greater Manchester, despite a drop in overall numbers claiming unemployment benefit, according to new figures obtained by Withington MP John Leech.
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Thu 28th Jan 2010
A group of Greater Manchester MPs has vowed to vote against any increases in tuition fees in the next parliament as fears over student debt continue to rise.
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Thu 28th Jan 2010
Firefighters from Greater Manchester who rescued a two year-old girl from the rubble of a fallen building in Haiti have been praised in parliament for their lifesaving work.
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Wed 27th Jan 2010
A Ministry of Defence (MOD) consultant has received a bonus payment of over £84,500 - for cutting down on departmental waste - new figures show.
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Wed 20th Jan 2010
Manchester Withington MP John Leech backed muscular dystrophy campaigners today in their fight for better muscle disease services.
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Thu 14th Jan 2010
Speaking after the planning application for the development of Chorlton Meadows was withdrawn, John Leech said:
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Mon 11th Jan 2010
The vast majority of Schools in South Manchester are due to open today.
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Fri 8th Jan 2010
A list of all the School closures in Manchester Friday 8th January:
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Thu 7th Jan 2010
The leader of Manchester council has attacked education bosses for closing schools 'unnecessarily' as the Arctic weather continues to grip the region.
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Thu 7th Jan 2010
A list of all the School closures in Manchester Thursday 7th January:
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Wed 6th Jan 2010
Information on the Council Services in South Manchester:
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Tue 5th Jan 2010
Big Coat Day may have been hit by the weather on January 1st but they have a job to finish - especially because the weather is so cold!
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Fri 1st Jan 2010
For those of you who were lucky enough to have a real fir tree this Christmas you may now be wondering as to the best way to recycle it.
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Wed 30th Dec 2009
John will be supporting FC United's Big Coat day on New Year's Day.
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Tue 15th Dec 2009
MP urges constituents to call the Home Heat Helpline on 0800 33 66 99 for their free Little Book of Energy advice booklet
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Tue 15th Dec 2009
Local bus companies are refusing to send bus drivers on cycling proficiency training due to dangers of being on the road with other vehicles - including buses!
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Fri 11th Dec 2009
Local Liberal Democrat MP John Leech has received a letter from Sir Thomas Legg concerning his review of MPs' expenses claims since 2004, confirming he had no issues with which to be concerned.
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Fri 11th Dec 2009
John Leech, MP for Manchester Withington, raised the future of Burnage Walk-in Centre in this week's session of Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs).
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Wed 9th Dec 2009
Efforts to secure the long term future of Burnage Walk-in Centre will receive a boost this week when the closure plans for the centre are raised with the prime minister by local MP, John Leech.
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