Councillor David Royle, Your Voice in Tough Times

I am again proud to have been selected by the local Labour Party to be the candidate for the local elections in May 2011. With my colleagues Councillors Mike Amesbury and Grace Fletcher - Hackwood, we have begun the process of visiting as many househilds as possible before May. Unlike the other political parties in our local community we campaign all year round.
Manchester people are being hit unfairly hard in the pocket by Tory/Lib Dem cuts that go too far and too fast:

- Cuts to child-care support will leave families up to £1,500 a year worse off

- January's VAT rise is costing families an average of £450 a year

- £9,000 university tuition fees and the scrapping of the Education Maintenance Allowance mean that fewer of our young people will get the chance of going on to further education

- Household energy bills - in addition to rising food and petrol prices - are set to rise by more that £300 a year.

- All of this on top of real cuts to the NHS, Police and Fire Services, Social Care and Welfare Benefits - cuts that hit our most vulnerable citizens

We want you to join with Manchester Labour to tell the Coalition Government that they are out of touch and out of date.
We promise to stand up for our communities.
We demand a fair deal for Fallowfield and a fair deal for Manchester.

If you have any issues, concerns or ideas to help improve Fallowfield & Whalley Range then please call me 0161 2343235 or email cllr.d.royle@manchester.gov.uk

Yours truly

Cllr David Royle

Lib Dem Tory cuts go too far too fast

Grace with local resident Alexena pledging to protect the local Library

As details of the scale of Tory Liberal cuts emerge one thing is clear - this is an unfair attack on the North, with funding being switched from Labour controlled cities to affluent areas in the South. While Manchester faces huge and unprecedented cuts to jobs and services, places like wealthy Dorset have had an increase in funding.


And what have the Lib Dem Tory cheerleaders in Manchester got to say about it? According to Clegg & Cameron’s man in Manchester, Cllr Simon Ashley, this is a "fair settlement" for our City. To add insult to injury he claims to be “comfortable” with the pace and depth of the cuts!

In response Labour's Candidate for Fallowfield & Whalley Range, Grace Fletcher Hackwood said:

"The Lib Dems cannot be trusted to stand up for Manchester. Before the election they duped voters with false promises on opposing VAT rises, tuition fees and increasing police numbers, they are now proud cheerleaders for this right wing Tory Government. The Lib Dems have sold their political souls to get into power with the Tories and are now imposing huge cuts on our communities. These cuts go too far and too fast”

Grace Welcomes Better Homes

Grace Fletcher Hackwood Labour candidate for Fallowfield today welcomed the progress in bringing Fallowfield social housing closer to the 2012 quality homes standard.

The 2012 quality home standard was a manifesto commitment by the previous Labour Government to ensure that every tenant had a decent home and environment to live in. Over £92 million was secured for the Fallowfield area which has helped to transform the local housing and environment.

Grace stated" I am proud that the Labour Party when in government was able to work with City South Housing Trust to deliver better homes for thousands of tenants in Fallowfield. If elected I will work with the Team at City South to ensure that this good work remains on track. I am of course concerned that this Lib Dem Tory Government has cut the future housing budgets by over 80% and now seeks to remove new tenants housing  rights, reduce housing benefit support and put up social rents".

Summary of Headline Achievements so far

New PVCu windows fitted to 2966 homes

New kitchens at 2218 homes

1518 properties partially rewired

New bathrooms at 2290 homes

2689 external doors replaced

700 properties fully rewired

New energy efficient condensing boilers or storage heaters

installed in 1349 homes

Loft insulation installed or upgraded in 1030 homes

External work (roofs, gutters, brickwork as required) to 320 homes

Cladding and roofing work well underway at 4 multistorey blocks

Insulating cladding and roofing complete at 213 no-fines homes



Grace on your side

Thank you Cllr Peter Morrison

Hi, I'm Grace, I live near Platt Fields Park and I'm very proud to be your Labour candidate for next May's local elections. Peter Morrison will be standing down so I will be honoured to try & follow such a dedicated public servant for the local community, Manchester & the Labour Party. Over the coming months I will work with your existing Labour councillors ( Mike Amesbury & David Royle ) to protect the services that are important to you. We pledge to stand up for the local community campaigning against irresponsible ConDems' cuts and to fight to continue to improve the community & city.

I want to hear about your priorities for your area – if you've got an issue you want to bring up then please email me on g.fletcherhackwood@gmail.com. You can also find me on Facebook and follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/msgracefh.

FALLOWFIELD TENANTS AND RESIDENTS AGM

Date: Thursday 8 July 2010-
Time; 7.00PM
Venue: Fallowfield Library
Guest speaker:
Niall Power Head of Regeneration CSM

WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Would you like to have a say in;
What goes on in your neighbourhood?

What would you like to see happen in your community?
What do you think of your home improvements?
What would you like to know about your Housing Trust?
Be included in arranging the Xmas lights switch on
All Welcome / tea /coffee with light refreshments

Free spring activities

Another great activitiy programme or children and families during the spring break

www.manchester.gov.uk/allsortstodo

A Labour Victory for Fallowfield

Thank you

After months on the campaign trail to secure election victories at both local and parliamentary elections you the important people have decided. I am honored to have been re-elected as your Labour Councillor with an increased majority and Gerald Kaufman is equally honoured to be your Labour MP. We are of course disappointed that we are now likely to have a Tory and Lib Dem coalition government but as socialist we will do our utmost to protect local services from their savage cuts.

Mike Amesbury Labour Party 2534

Liberal Democrat candidate 1716

Better shops - a change you will see

Plans have been submitted for a retail and residential development which would breathe new life into Fallowfield Triangle.
Aldi and Great Places Housing Group, working closely with Manchester City Council, have made a planning application to create a new 1364 sq m store, 14 two-bedroom apartments and 10 three and four-bedroom houses.
The new food store would anchor the regeneration of the centre by increasing the number of visitors to the centre, supporting existing businesses and helping bring the vacant units back into use.
A car park for the centre, something which residents and traders have been calling for, would also be created as part of the scheme with 85 spaces.
The majority of people replying to a consultation carried out by Great Places and Aldi, which attracted almost 200 responses, were in favour of the plans.
The proposals focus on a 2.01 acre site bounded by Lloyd Street South, Hart Road and Platt Lane which currently contains St Crispin's church and social club and the UK Scaffold Yard.
Promising a "high quality, contemporary and modern" architectural design the new store and homes would complement the £1 million of environmental improvements which have been carried out to the Triangle in recent years. Further facelift work would take place to the back of shops along Platt Lane and Lloyd Street South as part of the plans.
Other investment in the Triangle area included last year's revamp of Fallowfield Library and new artwork at the corner of Platt Lane and Hart Lane based on designs by pupils at Wilbraham Primary School.

Local Councillor Mike Amesbury, said: "It's heartening that the investment which has already taken places in services and artwork to improve the area around the Triangle will be underpinned by this major scheme. Local people have been calling for improved shopping facilities for sometime and I'm proud that together with my Labour colleagues we are able to make this change happen"