2016

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29th June 2016 | By nq_admin

Digital industry shortlists Manchester Met students at Big Chip awards

The shortlisted students enjoyed a glamourous night at the Midland Hotel in central Manchester alongside the great and the good of the digital industry. The...

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27th June 2016 | By nq_admin

What now? Young Manchester voters react to Brexit

Carl Bridge, 24, Articulated Dump Truck Driver, Chorley: Remain I am unhappy and believe we’ve made the wrong decision. I am worried about the possibility...

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25th June 2016 | By nq_admin

Triumph and tears – Britain pivots on Brexit vote

A cloud of uncertainty hung over the city as Mancunians began to process the result of the Brexit Referendum. With the British electorate voting for Britain to...

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22nd June 2016 | By nq_admin

In or out? Manchester’s young voters on the EU referendum

Carl Bridge, 24, Articulated Dump Truck Driver, Chorley REMAIN The ability to cross borders without having to apply for visas is important because that makes...

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16th June 2016 | By Max and Damilola

Mandelson talks to Man Met Uni about student fees and chippy teas

In an exclusive interview for Northern Quota , on the day he was installed as Chancellor, he said he: “.. would like to hear from...

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14th June 2016 | By Max and Damilola

New Chancellor warns “Brexit” would threaten university funding

With the EU referendum less than two weeks away, the new Chancellor of MMU has issued a stark warning over the effects of a leave...

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30th May 2016 | By nq_admin

EU referendum through French eyes

Selma Daddi: Five reasons the UK needs to stay within the EU…. Embed from Getty Images   As David Cameron promised while campaigning in the...

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20th May 2016 | By nq_admin

Tale of American Civil War at Hope Mill Theatre

Winner of the 1990 Tony Award for Best Score, Jason Robert Brown’s heart-rending musical is done immense justice in Manchester’s newest fringe venue, the Hope...

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16th May 2016 | By nq_admin

How I live blogged from the council elections

Live-blogging is as fast paced as it sounds. You literally cannot stop for a minute, or risk missing key events. I found this to be...

Map Manchester local elections 2016 ward by ward

8th May 2016 | By [email protected]

Manchester Local Election in Maps

After last year's elections, Manchester was solidly red – leading some to call it a "one party state." But after this year's election, there's a...

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5th May 2016 | By nq_admin

Election results ward by ward 2016

Click on the ward you want to see results for: Ancoats and Clayton Ardwick Baguley Bradford Brooklands Burnage Charlestown Cheetham Chorlton Chorlton Park City Centre Crumpsall...

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3rd May 2016 | By nq_admin

Butterfly in Blood at RNCM opera tells story of Holocaust

Butterfly in Blood takes the audience on a journey through the torment and agony that the Jews suffered at the Nazi concentration camps. During this improvised...

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3rd May 2016 | By [email protected]

Manchester Local Elections 2016

Live Blog Manchester Local Elections Results  

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26th April 2016 | By dave porter

Rally by striking junior doctors through centre of Manchester

Striking junior doctors staged a rally through the centre of Manchester today in protest against attempts by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to impose a new...

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19th April 2016 | By dave porter

Somali woman from Manchester named woman of year for work with asylum seekers

A Somali woman who works with women refugees in Manchester has been named Woman of the Year in a prestigious awards ceremony. Mariam Yusuf, who...

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24th March 2016 | By dave porter

Cervantes and Shakespeare appear at Man Met

Cervantes meets Shakespeare in the latest in the latest event organised as part of MMU’s  Humanities in Public season. The event, entitled Tilting at Windmills:...

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7th March 2016 | By nq_admin

Review: Romeo and Juliet performance by Birmingham Royal Ballet judged magical and flawless

There is something about Birmingham Royal Ballet in which they seem to bring a sense of magic to the stage, every production by the famous...

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3rd March 2016 | By nq_admin

Beckett’s Endgame thrills at Home

Endgame is one of Samuel Beckett’s many masterpieces, it’s a play about the end and the thoughts and feelings of four people as the end...

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2nd March 2016 | By nq_admin

Nine year old’s bravery award for saving mother’s life

A nine-year-old girl has won a bravery award for phoning 999 after her mother suffered a seizure at the wheel on the motorway. Lily Barber...

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1st March 2016 | By nq_admin

VIDEO: Reclaim the Night student march against sexual violence

  "Whose streets? Our streets!” This was the rallying cry when more than 3,500 people crowded the streets of Manchester on Thursday night for the...