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19th February 2025 | By Luke Baker

Super League Round One review: Salford investigation and golden point winners

Salford in hot water with RFL Salford’s ownership situation has taken a new turn with a fresh investigation launched by sports governing bodies. Despite the...

News The doorway of the Almost-Famous burger restaurant. It is dark inside with a glass door and window, with the inside not visible. A glowing yellow neon sign reads Almost Famous.

13th February 2025 | By Alice Haston

Almost Famous staff turn to union over unpaid wages claim after burger restaurants close down

Staff from Almost Famous in Manchester’s Northern Quarter are taking union action following the burger chain’s sudden closure, claiming they are owed money in back...

News A black sign on a brick wall that reads "The Hip Hop Chip Shop (Kitchen)" in yellow block letters. The logo is a cartoon fish with the head sliced off. The neck opening is a record disk.

12th February 2025 | By Leslie Kerwin

Hip Hop Chip Shop announces sudden closure citing energy costs and increase in VAT

Ancoats’ award-winning Hip Hop Chip Shop has announced it will be closing via a social media post made on Thursday night (6 February). The announcement...

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12th February 2025 | By Lily Cawkwell

Bolton barber providing free haircuts to the homeless has raised £10k in donations for people living on the street

Barber Ezel Alsaadi is on a mission to help homeless people in Manchester by providing free haircuts and raising money for charity. The 25-year-old Iraqi –...

A red Chinese dragon puppet being paraded above a crowd by a team of puppeteers.
Welcoming the Year of the Snake: Manchester’s Chinatown shines during Lunar New Year celebrations

5th February 2025 | News

Gary Younge, a Black man wearing a grey button-up shirt and navy blue hoodie, is smiling directly into the camera. In the background is a large lecture theatre with rows of fold up chairs and a large screen with a blurred painting. There are some blurred figures in the background.
Gary Younge: ‘Racism is a language of many dialects’

4th February 2025 | Features

Greater Manchester’s Clean Air Plan needs ‘more ambition’

4th February 2025 | News

Cllr. Tafheen Sharif. A British-Kashmiri woman in a black hijab, white collar, red cloak, and gold chains. She is smiling at the camera
UK’s first Muslim mayor breaks down cultural barriers in Tameside

4th February 2025 | Features