2018
6th February 2018 | By Dan Gough
Manchester restaurant comes to the rescue for homeless shelterA Manchester restaurant stepped in to provide hot food for more than 100 homeless people today following a fault that knocked out the Booth Centre shelter’s kitchens. After...
6th February 2018 | By nq_admin
Police appeal for witnesses following attack in Hulme by armed menPolice are hunting an armed duo who held a man at gunpoint in Hulme. The victim – a man in his 40s – was approached...
5th February 2018 | By nq_admin
Tom Jackson – Manchester United’s lifelong friendThis week, the city will see many paying their respects on the 60th anniversary of the Munich air disaster. On February 6th 1958, a plane...
3rd February 2018 | By nq_admin
Lowry review: One man and his dad and the heartbreak of Alzheimer’sAlzheimer’s is something that touches us all in one way or another, whether affecting a family member or a friend. It’s a very prominent problem in our daily...
2nd February 2018 | By Sanaa Reddy
Manchester trade unionist to cycle round Palestine to raise money for medical aid charityA top union official from Manchester is embarking on a six-day cycle trek across palestine to raise money for Medical Aid for Palestinians Kevin Lucas, Unison...
2nd February 2018 | By nq_admin
Review: Hamlet at The Lowry, Salford QuaysCompared to the repetitive versions I’ve seen of Hamlet, Paapa Essiedu’s spectacular performance is breathtaking, giving the needed colour to the role of Hamlet. Being...
1st February 2018 | By nq_admin
Review: The CommuterInfamous Taken star Liam Neeson steps effortlessly into a familiar role of distressed father, come hero of the hour, in real time film The Commuter....
31st January 2018 | By [email protected]
Gymnast scholar wins place at Commonwealth GamesA Gymnast scholar is the second at MMU to qualify for this year’s Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, but it’s not England he’s representing. Joe Fox,...
30th January 2018 | By Kieran Hepworth
‘The seeds of Brexit were sown in Westminster’: Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham speaks to MMU journalism studentsThe Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, joined Manchester Metropolitan University journalism students to discuss the Kerslake Review, media and politics. Burnham, whose first job...
30th January 2018 | By nq_admin
Elderly Somali refugee fears worst after Sasca charity funding is cutThere are more people who have been displaced today than after World War II. In reports released by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) there is one...
30th January 2018 | By nq_admin
A conversation with Andy Burnham at Manchester Metropolitan UniversityLive Blog In conversation with Andy Burnham at Manchester Metropolitan University
26th January 2018 | By nq_admin
Review: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriAt first glance, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) has all the ingredients to be a great film. Award-winning director? Check. Strong, talented cast? Check. Powerful...
26th January 2018 | By [email protected]
MMU fashion art students feature in i-D magazine as part of focus on young talent in the northThe work of fashion art students at MMU are being featured in renowned fashion magazine i-D magazine. The magazine set a live brief to create...
26th January 2018 | By nq_admin
New sports hall at MMU’s Platt Lane centre to be unveiled as part of community eventPlatt Lane’s new sport hall will be opened up to the local community at an official ceremony on Wednesday. There will be numerous events taking place on...
23rd January 2018 | By nq_admin
Manchester City Council cuts funds to Somali charity and puts vital community work in perilRefugees from North Africa and Syria could find themselves without help or guidance after the council cut funds to a Somali citizen’s advice bureau. Somali...
23rd January 2018 | By Danielle Kenneally
Eat your words: series of literature talks by Manchester Writing SchoolA new series of talks at MMU may well have you eating your words. A Body of Words – staged by the Manchester Writing School...
22nd January 2018 | By nq_admin
Review: SpaceTime Helix @ The LowryWho would have thought that a piece of string, a light, and a controller could be some mesmerising? Well, that’s SpaceTime Helix in a nutshell. The...
21st January 2018 | By nq_admin
Review: Cabaret: A Show About The End of Love @ PUSH Festival, HOMEThere is nothing better than a jazz singer singing about the woes of love and a string quartet accompanying her, playing the emotional and portraying the different...
21st January 2018 | By nq_admin
Review: True Stories @ PUSH Festival, HOMEA mixture of spoken word, music, dancing, singing, storytelling and cooking a full-three course meal on stage, True Stories journeys through four talented artists’ stories of...