Rabnawaz Akbar: Last News

Manchester council's plans to cut costs is not going to plan with the town hall forecasting an overspend of nearly £9m this year. Most of this increase comes in the adult social care budget where demand has been higher than expected.

Organisers of an Eid event in Manchester have come under pressure after footage of a scuffle in a queue for prayers to mark the end of Ramadan. Eid in the Park was held at Platt Fields Park in Fallowfield on Wednesday (April 10)

Calls to make council tax cheaper for some of the poorest Mancunians have been voted down. The Lib Dems' proposal to increase the maximum discount on council tax bills in Manchester from 82.5 pc to 85 pc has been rejected.

Thousands of people turned out in south Manchester this morning for the first Eid al-Fitr celebrations without coronavirus restrictions in two years.

A burger bar has been fined after twice dumping their commercial waste in Rusholme.

A fly-tipper has been fined after he was captured on CCTV dumping rubbish twice in the same day.

A North Manchester businessman is more than £4,000 out of pocket after being taken to court for waste offences.

A historic library on Wilmslow Road is set to be redecorated this month.

A diligent dog helped Manchester City Council Trading Standards seize a haul of illegal tobacco. In December 2019 officers attended Superstore, in Stockport Road, Manchester, to carry out a routine inspection, assisted by a tobacco detection dog, Mollie.

A Manchester councillor who was removed from his senior role has been cleared by police after 'outrageous' and 'malicious' allegations were made against him.

had been approved by Manchester council in the weeks leading up to the reopening of the hospitality sector on July 4.New legislation recently passed by the government now calls for bars and restaurants to provide both smoking and non-smoking areas outside their premises.But the city council will go one step further by making all outdoor areas smoke-free so as to not ‘sleepwalk from one health crisis to another'.Councillor Rabnawaz Akbar, executive member for neighbourhoods, said: “Smoking is not only terrible for our health but is also an unpleasant thing for bystanders to endure.“I am sure that after months inside the last thing people want is a face full of smoke when trying to enjoy a meal or drink."Manchester has one of the worst rates

daubed with graffiti.

Longsight. Vandals sprayed the words 'All Lives Matter' across the front of the vehicle owned by the United Church of God Assemblies on Rushford Street.Neighbourhoods Councillor Rabnawaz Akbar said the congregation at the church are 'predominantly black' and that the vandalism was a 'deliberate attack to spread hate and divide communities'.

Manchester Evening News: "It's the same every week, as soon as they have been emptied that night they are full again and spilling out all over the floor." The issue will be investigated, a Manchester City councillor said.Executive Member for Neighbourhoods, Councillor Rabnawaz Akbar, said: "Our teams have been incredibly stretched throughout lockdown to ensure that vital services can be delivered for our residents."It is always disappointing when flytipping takes place, but given the circumstances selfish acts such as this are particularly infuriating."We are now working to remove this waste and will investigate to try and catch the perpetrators.

Green recycling bin collections will restart in Manchester next week after being cancelled for almost a month.

The holy month of Ramadan will begin tomorrow and those observing the celebration are being asked to adhere to Government guidelines with regards to social distancing.

hereBut the increase was pushed back as resources were diverted to the pandemic while the city centre became 'cleaner than ever' during lockdown, according to one councillor.It is unclear how many FPNs - if any - have been handed out since lockdown began but with the reopening of businesses expected to bring more people into the city centre, litter enforcement will start up again.Coun Rabnawaz Akbar, executive member for neighbourhoods at Manchester council, said: “The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has had far reaching consequences, not least on the day to day business of the council.“Before the pandemic plans were in motion to increase the fine people were liable to pay if caught littering.“We, like many other major cities are not immune