Manchester Ecology Newswire Archive

Countryside Properties: Contamination blues...

Save Spodden Valley, 23-11-2005 22:47

Last night at Rochdale Town Hall, a packed public audience cheered as the Township planning committee rejected a Countryside Properties (Northern) Ltd application to build 186 homes on the site of a former Tannery, Bleach and Dye works at Greenbooth, Norden. Read more >>

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Spodden Valley asbestos: Tony Blair lost for words...

Save Spodden Valley, 19-11-2005 00:00

At Prime Minister's Question Time, Tony Blair was asked if he could guarantee that the Environment Agency and Health & Safety Executive (HSE) can protect the public against asbestos from the Spodden Valley

The Prime Minister replied:
"I am looking around the Chamber, but I am afraid I am not getting a great deal of help. [Laughter.] "

The Save Spodden Valley campaign explains why this is no laughing matter... Read more | 2 comments >>

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Climate Camp, Late Summer 2006

Climate Camp, 09-11-2005 16:17

With the government failing and unable to take action on the greatest issue facing our planet, climate chaos, we have to create a grass roots solution Read more | 1 addition | 12 comments >>

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Buy nothing Day and do summat's Anti overconsumption month

Do Summat, 09-11-2005 13:05

Saturday club declare november-december anti-overconsumption month!!! Read more | 1 comment >>

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Rosport/ Shell talk in Manchester

x, 02-11-2005 19:16

Oil multinational Shell plans to bring untreated natural gas through an experimental pipeline to an onshore refinery near Rossport in County Mayo. Read more >>

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Manchester Halloween Critical Mass

Rocky Horror, 31-10-2005 10:04

It did happen! Read more | 3 comments >>

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Spodden Valley asbestos - what is going on? ...

Save Spodden Valley, 17-10-2005 12:08

• Urgent ‘secret’ council meeting to curb public rights to speak?
• The public deadline to ask council a question missed by a minute?
• Missing paragraphs in official answers?
• Still no ‘joined-up’ thinking?
Read more | 1 comment >>

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Spodden Valley asbestos- a ‘hot potato’ that nobody wants to hold?

Save Spodden Valley, 11-10-2005 09:47

There is still confusion over which government and council agencies have powers and responsibilities over the site of what was the world’s largest asbestos textile factory. A consortium headed by Countryside Properties wants to build 600 homes and a children’s nursery there.

Was the public’s chance to question the council- ‘Gone in 60 seconds’...?
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it's september critical mass!!!

fixiebeotch, 29-09-2005 17:19

wow its the last friday of the month tomorrow and i know what i'll be doin.. Read more >>

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Spodden Valley: Asbestos and the environment - More cross-party support...

Save Spodden Valley, 27-09-2005 13:45

Following a recent visit to the Spodden Valley by Lib Dem MEP Chris Davies and a future planed visit by Labour MPs and MEPs. Words of support also came from UKIP MEP John Whittaker. This weekend saw members of the Conservative Party also express concerns over health & safety and the environment in the Spodden Valley, Rochdale, UK. Bithplace of the world's modern asbestos industry and home to what was the world's largest asbestos textile factory: Read more | 1 comment >>

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Spodden Valley asbestos: Indymedia coverage mentioned in European Parliament

Save Spodden Valley, 27-09-2005 12:43

INDYMEDIA and other internet news archives have been mentioned in the European Parliament’s recent conference on asbestos that discussed a planning application to build 600+ homes and a children's nursery on the site of what was the world's largest asbestos textile factory- Spodden Valley, Rochdale in North West England.. Read more | 2 comments >>

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Spodden Valley asbestos - more EU support pledged...

Save Spodden Valley, 19-09-2005 09:57

The leader of the British Liberal Democrats in Europe, Chris Davies MEP has just visited the Spodden Valley of Rochdale where there is currently a controversial planning application for over 600 homes and a children’s nursery on the site of what was once the world’s largest asbestos textile factory. Read more | 1 comment >>

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Spodden Valley: questions to Councillors...

Save Spodden Valley, 15-09-2005 00:54

Save Spodden Valley campaigners went to the Rochdale Council Township Public Forum last night. 3 questions were asked relating to public health and safety issues relevant for our town.

Here they are, together with some background information... Read more | 2 comments >>

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Spodden Valley: Bats and wildlife crime...

Save Spodden Valley, 08-09-2005 05:41

This Friday night (9th September) South Lancashire Bat Group will be conducting a bat walk in Healey Dell nature reserve. The Friends of Healey Dell welcome all who want to be ‘batty about bats’ .The walk starts from the Warden’s lodge at 8.15pm. Read more | 2 comments >>

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Cross-party support from MEPs for Save Spodden Valley campaign...

Save Spodden Valley, 07-09-2005 20:20

Save Spodden Valley campaigners have been invited to speak this month at an asbestos conference in the European Parliament buildings. Whilst in Brussels, campaigners are also taking the opportunity to meet with MEPs and European Commissioners to discuss the controversial planning application to build over 600 homes and a children’s nursery on the site of what was the world’s largest asbestos textile factory at Rochdale in the north west of England. Read more | 5 comments >>

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Spodden Valley asbestos: the national health and safety debate heats up…

Save Spodden Valley, 07-09-2005 10:53

Asbestos cancer: Are children up to 1000 times more at risk with HSE’s "acceptable" exposure levels?

Campaigners say an article just published by a national expert on health and safety has significance for the controversial Spodden Valley planning application.
Read more | 1 comment >>

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on yer bike manchester

on yer bike massive, 01-09-2005 13:57

sunday 11th september "on yer bike"

a whole day dedicated to celebrating the bicycle.

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Spodden Valley regeneration and asbestos- a growing scandal?

Save Spodden Valley, 12-08-2005 20:01

BBC TV North West Tonight investigates the controversial Spodden Valley planning application.

Were Councillors and the BBC misled over asbestos test results?

Jayne Barrett of BBC North West Tonight reports that residents in Rochdale are today calling on the office of Deputy Prime Minister to for a Public Inquiry because they suggest that developers have seriously misled town councillors and the BBC over important facts about asbestos contamination.

This concerns the former Turner and Newall site in Spodden Valley, Rochdale where there are controversial plans by a consortium, headed by Countryside Properties, to build over 600 homes and a children’s nursery on the site of the world’s largest asbestos textile factory
Read more | 1 comment >>

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SPODDEN VALLEY: How may enfocing Rights of Way save lives?

Save Spodden Valley, 10-08-2005 12:14

The Woodlands Rd bridleway beside the former asbestos factory site in the Spodden Valley, Rochdale UK has been the subject of much media attention recently...

 http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/News/spodden_news.asp?ID=625

 http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/News/spodden_news.asp?ID=649

 http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/News/spodden_news.asp?ID=751

 http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/News/spodden_news.asp?ID=766
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