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Category: Housing

December 16, 2022December 16, 2022mbarker2012

Caring for Leicester’s Children: Two Much-Needed Care Homes Being Built

November 13, 2022November 13, 2022mbarker2012

Why We Need To Act Now to Solve Leicester’s Housing and Cost-of-Living Crisis!

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022mbarker2012

Zip Student Bedsits and the Truth About Goscote House

July 18, 2022July 25, 2022mbarker2012

Council’s Own Report States That Most of the Corah’s Site Threatened By Demolition Should Be Retained!

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022mbarker2012

Peter Soulsby’s Poll Tax

May 12, 2022May 16, 2022mbarker2012

Property Developers Linked to Goldman Sachs Seek to Destroy Former Corah Factory Site in Leicester

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021mbarker2012

More Student Flats

March 16, 2021March 16, 2021mbarker2012

Does it Really Need to Cost £172,000 a-piece to Renovate the 134 Flats in Goscote House?

July 18, 2020July 18, 2020mbarker2012

The Tories Toothless Anti-Slavery Initiatives: The Case of the Gangmasters’ and Labour Abuse Authority

March 1, 2020March 1, 2020mbarker2012

Why Border House Hostel Should Not Be Shut

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