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Stop the Deportation of Hassanat + her children

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:18:56 +0000

Hassanat Omeneke Aliyu's second asylum claim has been rejected today, and she is due to be deported this Friday - 1st February.

She fled Nigeria in 2006 with her one year old daughter, who was threatened with Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). She was trafficked to Britain and has been living here for 5 and a half years, and is currently living in Newcastle. She now has three young daughters who have grown up here and become part of the community. Despite coming here seeking safety, the British government now wants to deport Hassanat and her daughters back to Nigeria where they have no family and friends and will still be under threat of FGM and the ongoing problems and conflict in Nigeria.

For more information see: http://tcarblog.blogspot.co.uk/p/stop-deportation-of-hassanat.html

Residents protest at Manchester Airport

Sat, 03 Nov 2012 22:32:58 +0000

On Saturday 3rd November around 100 local residents and campaigners took part in a protest walk against the proposed World Logistics Hub at Manchester Airport. The protesters braved the cold to take a route around the 90 acre former greenbelt site, which is threatened by the plans to build 43 cargo sheds and almost 1,500 car parking space

Residents fight Mcr Airport 'World Logistics Hub'

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:42:48 +0100

Local residents and environmentalists have began organising to oppose Manchester Airport's plans to concrete over former greenbelt land to build a 'World Logistics Hub'. If given the go-ahead, the proposals would involve the construction of around 43 warehouse and office units plus over 1400 carparking spaces. This would require the eviction of residents, the destruction of greenspace for local people, an increase in traffic congestion, carbon emissions and noise pollution from the Airport's cargo services.

The plans are part of George Osbourne's 'Airport City Enterprise Zone'. Residents are preparing a objections to the planning application and have begun an online petition here: http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/save-sunbank-lane-from-manchester-airport-s-expansion-plans

Opencast Coal Issues Investigated by the BBC

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:04:05 +0100

The latest LAON press release explains why the BBC's Counrtyfile programme is investigation a planning recommendation made by a Planning Inspector after a Public Inquiry over the Halton Lea Gate Opencast Mine in Northumberland has implications for all similar mineral planning applications in England.

Cumbria County Council: "Dump the Nuke Dump"

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:32:46 +0100

This wednesday 5th Sept, Cumbria County Council will be asked to "slam the door shut" on the nuke dump plans for Cumbria. Radiation Free Lakeland and others will be speaking at the last Council meeting before the decision is made to continue on the toxic slide to a nuclear sacrifice zone. The proposals are for the worlds largest nuclear dump under wild Ennerdale or towns and villages in Allerdale.

Anti-Fascists 2-0 BNP, Sunderland.

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:26:11 +0100

Local anti Fascists outnumber the British National Party's national call out demonstration in Pallion, Sunderland.

Disabled Mum "too independent" claims Motability

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 22:02:31 +0100

A severely disabled single mum from leeds is facing losing her children, job and even her home after government agency motability told her that the heavily adapted vehicle she relies on to get out and about makes her "too independent".

Kirsten Battle, 38 who uses a specialist electric wheelchair qualified as the first disabled youth worker in Yorkshire in 2009 has qualified for the scheme, the only one of its type in the uk, for over 20 years and was happily driving the van until this year when without warning the organisation, which is funded by disabled people who exchange their benefits for a vehicle on contract hire, suddenly wrote to her informing her that she would lose the vehicle.

The organisation refuses to provide any evidence as to why this is the case. despite being asked to do so by her solicitor.

Kirsten, who is recovering from major surgery, needs the vehicle to go anywhere due to the fact that she lives in a remote location which has no accessible "public" transport and no shops or services and, despite having grown up in the area is constantly abused by locals, attacks which have also been aimed at her car and home, causing major damage. These have been reported to the police and to Leeds City Council, both of whom have told her that "discriminative or hate orientated crime towards disabled people is perfectly legal under current legislation".

Leeds City Council have also told the mum of a 16 and 12 year old that the children will be taken into care if she loses the vehicle on the grounds that she would have no way to get them to school.

Motability refused to comment.

Newcastle Metro Cleaners go on 48hr strike

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 20:55:00 +0100

Tyne and Wear Metro cleaners go on strike over low pay conditions and the sacking of a fellow employee.

For more info visit: www.rmt.org.uk
Or search 'Campaign for Tyne and Wear Cleaners'

This site needs you to run it

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:44:43 +0100

Northern Indymedia is short of people and needs new volunteers if it is to continue as a viable project. The collective running this website needs people to step up and take over. Unless this happens, this newswire will soon have to shut down.

Fracking with Radioactive Bells On - Lives!

Sun, 20 May 2012 12:55:23 +0100

Fracking is Dead - Hurrah! Long Live Radioactive Fracking with Bells On? While the Forests Sell Off and the Fracking campaigns recieved really sympathetic , whipping in, and at times almost blanket media coverage, the media support for the campaign to stop the dumping of high level wastes under Cumbria has been low key to say the very least.

Unrest over Cuadrilla Fracking

Tue, 01 May 2012 16:03:16 +0100

Residents from the Fylde gathered on Sunday at St Cuthbert's in Lytham to discuss and question the proposed hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the area. Drilling company Cuadrilla Resources is seeking the green light to go ahead with fracking at Preese Hall farm, Singleton. A further 800 sites are also being considered in the area for fracking.

Occupy Newcastle strike out at ATOS

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:00:18 +0100

PRESS RELEASE: ATOS declared unfit for work

Occupy Newcastle Activists target ATOS' discrimination against the vulnerable and disabled.

End Of Sabbing Season Report - March 2012

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:52:17 +0100

A round up of news from November to March for the Sheffield, West Yorkshire & Doncaster Sabs.

For our last report see [1]

Six arrested at anti-Tesco squat in Manchester

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:58:16 +0000

Six people were arrested today at the occupation of the disused Kro2 Bar in hcentral Manchester. Police illegally forced entry to the squat and made arrests on suspicion of causing criminal damage, shortly before a demonstration outside at 1.30pm.

Anti-corporate demo in Manchester: TODAY@1.30pm

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:06:30 +0000

Police and Bruntwood security are blocking access to the newly squatted Kro2 Bar on Oxford Road, central Manchester - next the former BBC building. An emergency support demo has been called for TODAY (Monday 19th March 2012) at 1.30pm outside Kro2 Bar (M1 7ED) in support of community spaces and to say no to police protecting corporate interests.

Report back from True Cost of Coal Infotour Leeds

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 23:32:31 +0000

Report back from True Cost of Coal and Coal Action Scotland Infotour - The Space Project, Leeds

We had a really inspiring talk from Coal Action Scotland and the Beehive Collective and as numbers were low I thought I'd do a quick write up to share with people who couldn't make it.

UK Coal in the Pont Valley

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:04:01 +0000

There has been good news for the campaigners against UK Coal. The Pont Valley Network and Durham County Council have successfully prevented UK Coal mining half a million tonnes of coal from Bradley when UK Coal appealed the decision made against them last year.

For articles about the original planning application last year see [1] and [2] for background and [3] for the councils decision. UK Coal have been unsuccessful with attempts to overturn the councils decision see [4], [5]

Victory against UK Coal!

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:17:38 +0000

The Pont Valley Network and Durham County Council have successfully prevented UK Coal mining half a million tonnes of Coal from Bradley when UK Coal appealed the decision made last year.

Anti-nuclear bike ride & picnic, Heysham Sat 10/03

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:12:17 +0000

We'd like to invite you to two events this coming weekend to mark the anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster and our opposition to the plans to build new nuclear power stations in the UK.

Fri 9th March, 8pm, upstairs in the Gregson, Lancaster: film evening
Sat 10th March, 11am antinuclear bike ride to Heysham, followed by picnic at 3pm at the power station

New Okasional Cafe opens in Manchester

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:15:22 +0000

A disused pub in Hulme is the site of the latest Okasional Cafe - Manchester's temporary squatted social centre. The Gamecock Pub on Boundary Lane (M15 6GE) will host of three weeks of food, film screenings, music nights, talks, workshops, action planning and more....