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Labour's latest sacred cow under attack from the arts world

Manchester's Labour bosses stand accused of paying lip-service to making buildings disabled accessible as they fail to include suitable wheelchair access in the planning conditions for their latest sacred cow, a £ 112 million arts centre, to be called "The Factory" on the site of the former Granada Studios. The board overseeing the new development have drawn criticism after failing to feature a single qualified architect and as a result the project has already been hit by a number of push-backs including a £1.65m overspend on redesigning the theatre to rectify acoustics problems before a single brick was laid.

26 Jul 2018
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Prides This Weekend

This weekend, Lib Dems will be at a number of Prides. Here's the ones we know about and how you can get involved:

25 Jul 2018
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