2018
10th December 2018 | By nq_admin
‘I would break down and cry every time I had to see the gynaecologist’Sharon Weeks was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2009 after giving birth to her second son Charlie.
10th December 2018 | By [email protected]
Sarah’s story #EyeAmAwareLeft with unanswered questions after her children visited the local opticians, Sarah Marston, 48, a checkout operator from Leeds was left feeling saddened after she...
10th December 2018 | By nq_admin
#AskForAndrew Campaign set up to help gay men in ManchesterThere is a cultural acceptance amongst gay men notably that this sort of behavior is acceptable. It’s not. The aim of #AskForAndrew is to give the...
10th December 2018 | By nq_admin
Endometriosis support – right here in ManchesterEndometriosis UK, the UK’s leading endometriosis charity, runs support groups across the whole of Britain and Northern Ireland. These support groups allow those living with...
10th December 2018 | By nq_admin
#StandUpForTheChampions – safe standing campaign launchesSafe standing has been a topic that has raised discussion for several years with football fans urging the government to allow it to be re-introduced...
10th December 2018 | By nq_admin
Calls for speed limits on country roads to be reducedThe majority of country roads in the UK have a national speed limit of 60mph. Although, because of the design and condition of these roads,...
9th December 2018 | By [email protected]
#EyeAmAware campaign and Henshaws charityIn 1810 Thomas Henshaw, a businessman from Oldham, left £20,000 in his will to establish an Asylum for the Indigent Blind in Manchester. Today, that figure...
9th December 2018 | By H.Austin
Be CCTV AwareIt’s a Wednesday night in the student area of Manchester, Fallowfield and George and his friends have decided to go out for a few drinks....
9th December 2018 | By nq_admin
Are certain dog breeds being exploited when it comes to backyard breeding?The majority of the unethical overbreeding of dogs comes from breeders who are desperate to make a profit – and make it fast. The biggest...
9th December 2018 | By Lewis Finney
Manchester Met student describes ‘apocalyptic’ scenes he witnessed in the California wildfiresWhen Derrick Flanagin returned to his native USA to go on tour with his band the last thing he would have expected was to be...
9th December 2018 | By nq_admin
South Australia already ahead of the game in the fight for reduction of backyard breedersAlthough a small part of the world, South Australia’s breeding regulations are up there with some of the best in the world. According to Animal...
9th December 2018 | By Isaac Jordan
Media City invaded by Daleks as part of Lightwaves 2018This weekend saw Media City and Salford Quay taken over by a group of Daleks. Their cries of ‘Exterminate’ can be heard along the noise of arriving trams and...
8th December 2018 | By Sarai Van-Cook
Instances of domestic abuse are on the rise and are more frequent at Christmas, a new survey revealsOfficials are bracing themselves for an upsurge in domestic violence over the Christmas period in Manchester and the North West. Last year it was recorded...
7th December 2018 | By Harriet Mills
Live review of Fat Freddy’s Drop at the Manchester AcademyIt’s been a highly anticipated twelve month wait for our reggae fathers. So the frenzy surrounding Fat Freddy’s Drop in Manchester was potent on the...
7th December 2018 | By nq_admin
Living with endometriosis – Steph’s story of coping with endometriosisSteph was diagnosed with endometriosis at the age of 18 and has lived with the chronic condition for 11 years. At the age of 14...
6th December 2018 | By Michael Daniels
Manchester joins worldwide vigil raising awareness for HIV testing on World AIDS DaySackville Gardens in Manchester city centre hosted a vigil on December 1st at 7pm to commemorate the important day. The important date is always held...
6th December 2018 | By F.Wells
How Are You campaign launched to help care workers in the UKThere are around seven million carers in the UK. They dedicate their lives to taking care of other people’s loved ones and looking after them...
5th December 2018 | By nq_admin
Animal welfare organisations RSPCA and Dog’s Trust back new breeding regulationsTwo of the most popular animal welfare organisations and some of the largest animal shelters in the country Dogs Trust and RSPCA are backing new government regulations to finally try and put an end to the unethical breeding of animals.
5th December 2018 | By Megan Luke
RuPaul’s Drag Race is giving UK drag queens a chance for the crown in all new British installment.After years of speculation and rumours, RuPaul’s Drag Race is finally creating its UK version of the popular US reality competition show. .@RuPaul’s Drag Race...
5th December 2018 | By Kirsty Bird
Encountering Corpses IV: The whys and wherefores of digital deathFrom Victorian age post-mortem photography to funeral selfies, humans are constantly coming up with new ways to deal with death. For as long as we...