2018

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19th January 2018 | By Nadia Turki

Salford care home delivers ‘inadequate’ care for residents, inspectors find

A Salford care home has been placed in special meaures after inspectors found a catalogue of issues.  Care Quality Commission inspectors found that bosses at Kenyon Lodge...

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19th January 2018 | By Tom Brady

120-mile Northern Forest project will involve planting of 50m trees over 25 years

More than 50 million tress will be planted from Liverpool to Hull as the Woodland Trust look to create a gigantic new Northern Forest. Environment...

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19th January 2018 | By nq_admin

Review: Shrek the Musical at Manchester Palace Theatre

Think fairytale characters. Think classic romance storyline. Think big musical numbers. Mash them up and you have Shrek the musical. Based on the Dreamworks animated film,...

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16th January 2018 | By nq_admin

Queer Contact Festival brings brand new musical theatre piece to The Palace Theatre

Contact and Jamie Fletcher & Company are excited to present the Manchester premiere of the brand new musical Dancing Bear at the Palace Theatre, Manchester, on Wednesday...

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16th January 2018 | By Nadia Turki

Police reveal shocking footage of lorry driver watching video while driving on M60

  Shocking footage of a lorry driver using his mobile phone while on the motorway has been released by police. The footage shows the man...

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16th January 2018 | By [email protected]

Burnage man jailed for five years for attempted robbery of two Didsbury bars

A 30-year-old man from Burnage has been jailed five years for attempted robbery of two Didsbury bars. Taurean Edwards burst into The Botanist bar on...

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16th January 2018 | By Danielle Kenneally

Man assaulted by a gang of six men in the Northern Quarter jailed for a total of 18 years

Six men have been jailed for a total 18 years after violently assaulting a man in the Northern Quarter in February last year. Manchester Crown...

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16th January 2018 | By Sanaa Reddy

Man jailed for six years after sexually assaulting woman in her 90s

A 24-year-old man who sexually assaulted a woman in her 90s has been jailed for six years. The elderley woman, who suffers from dementia, was left with...

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16th January 2018 | By nq_admin

Three men jailed after beating man to death in Farnworth following argument

Three men have been jailed after beating a man to death in Farnworth following a dispute. Ian Bendall died in hospital five days after beaten...

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16th January 2018 | By nq_admin

Rapist who posed as taxi driver jailed for 11 years by crown court

A rapist who posed as a taxi driver in Hindley was jailed for 11 yearsat Bolton Crown Court on Friday. Marius Dolhascanu was found guilty of...

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16th January 2018 | By nq_admin

Man jailed after raping young woman in car she thought was a taxi

A man offered a young woman a lift home before locking her in his car and raping her, a court heard. Andrew Green, 44, of...

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16th January 2018 | By Tom Brady

Middleton man jailed after breaking into family home while children slept

A Middleton man has been jailed after breaking into a family home during a burglary in Stockport. Matthew Tyner, 37, appeared at Minshull Street Crown...

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16th January 2018 | By nq_admin

Review: YesYesNoNo@ PUSH Festival, HOME

One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, four for a boy, five for silver, six for gold… With the origins of superstitions...

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16th January 2018 | By nq_admin

Review: Hatch Home (Imprint) @ PUSH Festival, Home

Spoken word and poetry is not for everyone, but you cannot deny a rise in the interest in this performance art, with poetry slams and...

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13th January 2018 | By nq_admin

Review: Said the Seismograph About the Tremor @ Push Festival, HOME

A brand new piece of work in its early stages, Elmi Ali presents 1970s post-revolutionary Somalia rubbing up against present day Mancunian diasporic sensibilities in...

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13th January 2018 | By nq_admin

Review: The Manchester Project @ Push Festival, HOME

Monkeywood Theatre Company have commissioned 19 Mancunian writers to write 19 tiny but titanic new plays exploring Manchester and its people. The plays take us from Moss...

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13th January 2018 | By nq_admin

Review: The Return @ Push Festival, HOME

Inspired by both Stephen King and Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, the audience saw an abridged version of act one.  The Return is the story of...

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12th January 2018 | By Sanaa Reddy

MMU professor speaks on Manchester’s worst female criminals

Victorian England is known for its brutal and violent history, crime was prevalent and even worse is the punishment for these crimes from hangings to...

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12th January 2018 | By nq_admin

Last orders? Call to save iconic Ducie Bridge in city centre from demolition

The Ducie Bridge, located on Corporation Street dates back to 1892 and has been host to acts such as Alias Kid and Death to Strange....

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12th January 2018 | By [email protected]

Shocking figures reveal gender gap in surgery with women making up just 11% of surgeons

It has been revealed that just 11% of surgeons are female despite surgery being one of the most important medical procedures offered worldwide. Iin the UK alone, surgeons carry...