In September details about Liz Truss's leadership donations were published.
She received £15k from Grolar Developments owned by David Searle and Guy Horne who run the Manchester-based property company HSPG They borrow money and buy properties which they then lease to councils... and housing associations. One local property is the old Your Housing office at the Kingsway roundabout which is leased to the council as temporary accommodation for families... We asked why they supported Truss, but there was no response. Perhaps it was over stamp duty. Since the mini-Budget the threshold has moved from £125k to £250k, and it's one of the few policies to have survived Jeremy Hunt's cull.
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High school MEA Central has stopped selling bottled water to try and cut down on plastic waste.
It has 1,000 pupils so was getting through hundreds of bottles a week - at least. Since the start of term it's been asking kids to bring their own drinks, and it'll also have more water fountains. This is just one step by the school, not part of a wider campaign such as Plastic Free Schools which is run by Surfers Against Sewage. So far 3,322 schools across the country have signed up, but none in Levenshulme. The nearest are Stanley Grove in Longsight, and Cedar Mount, Gorton. 01/09/22
Slade Hall's 20-year run as a big shared house is coming to an end because the family that own it will soon be moving in. It's long been home to arty folk who've put on events like Sladefest. It dates back to 1585, the year Sir Walter Raleigh was knighted. Long-time resident John Banks writes... "The house has been owned by Abdul Rashid for the past four years, and he also owns properties in Dobcross Close right next to Slade Hall. "The building needed extensive work so he decided to do it all at once and eventually move his family in there and rent out the annex (a self-contained bungalow in the garden) separately. It's the first time it won't be a shared house since the early 2000s. "It's a two-star listed building and he claims he will restore it sensitively. It's currently undergoing renovation and he hopes to move in before the end of the year. "It has been a hub for creatives for many years and we hosted all kinds of events. The last ever Sladefest took place in June and was attended by over 500 people. It's sad to lose such an important community hub but we all recognise the building was badly in need of investment to secure its long term future." |
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