With Manchester City Council staring devastating spending cuts in the face, what did our councillors think about the impact on the city? MULE popped down to the Town Hall to find out…
Residents of Collyhurst have reacted with anger at the Department for Communities and Local Government’s announcement of the cancellation of a long-awaited social housing development in North Manchester. Thousands could now be left in properties which do not meet minimum official standards for dwellings, labelled as “disgusting” by a local tenants’ association.
Manchester City Council is delivering just 13 per cent of affordable housing required in the area, according to homeless charity Shelter’s new ‘Housing League Table’ website.
Public money is streaming into private property developers but despite the bail out companies are not required to build extra affordable housing. Andy Lockhart investigates the Northwest companies receiving funds, missing deadlines and continuing to sell at a premium.
You might have noticed the name North West Development Agency appearing all over MULE recently – it’s under pretty much every public-private stone you overturn. It puts a lot of money into regeneration, and is part of the New East Manchester Ltd partnership. It’s been funding the National Football Museum, it’s given money to United […]
Trafford Council are considering granting planning permission for a 166,847 sq ft ‘mega Tesco’ in Stretford, a move which has been met with fierce opposition. The Council say the £21 million raised by the sale of the site could be used to regenerate Lancashire County Cricket Club. The No Mega Tesco campaign claims this amounts […]
Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) is planning a new development on green space in Hulme. They label the construction the “greenest campus in the UK” and say plans will balance the needs of the local community, but Hulme residents have their doubts.
