2019
1st December 2019 | By Max Yeatman
Stockport County Ladies secure first home win of the season with 4-1 thrashing of Bolton Wanderers LadiesA first-half double from Chloe Mapp helped Stockport County Ladies seal a 4-1 win over Bolton Wanderers Ladies in the Women’s National League Division One...
27th November 2019 | By Kamila Sebestova
Reno regulars gather to remember heyday of iconic Moss Side clubMoss Side’s famous soul and funk club, The Reno, came back to life on Thursday at Manchester’s Whitworth art gallery. Award-winning playwright Linda Brogan launched her...
27th November 2019 | By Kamila Sebestova
Greater Manchester student wants to become one of the youngest MPs in the CommonsGreater Manchester student Paris Hayes has his sights set on becoming the youngest MP in Great Britain. The 18-year old environmental science student has announced his...
27th November 2019 | By Kamila Sebestova
Dead Women Walking march in Manchester sees domestic violence campaigners take to the streetsThe sixth year of the march against domestic violence known as Dead Women Walking took place in Manchester city centre attended by hundreds of campaigners. Organised by...
27th November 2019 | By Daniel Mardle
Manchester’s advanced cycle network progresses to the next stageWork on a new 1.6km cycleway linking MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, Ordsall and Old Trafford will start next June as part of Salford City Council’s £20m...
25th November 2019 | By Shiala Mahmood
Students occupy building in protest at University of Manchester’s fossil fuel investmentA group of student activists have occupied the finance offices at the University of Manchester to protest against the £11.3m they say is invested into fossil...
25th November 2019 | By Shiala Mahmood
Students save teenage girl from being hit by Metrolink tramA teenage girl was pulled away from tram tracks by three students’ moments before a tram almost hit her. The teenage girl was spotted staggering...
25th November 2019 | By Zoe Webb
Specs For Students Launch
24th November 2019 | By Leonie Backhaus
Spooky pooch Halloween costume show in SpinningfieldsDogs and owners presented their best halloween costumes during the annual Spooky Pooch Show hosted for the first time in Spinningfields this year. Participants in...
22nd November 2019 | By Zainab Tariq
Pan African Congress held in Manchester at a time when ’empires were crumbling’The remarkable achievements of the Pan African Congress have been celebrated by academics at Man Met university. A conference organised by Man Met during Black History Month...
22nd November 2019 | By Daniel Jones
Man Met clinch extra-time win over University of Liverpool and advance to next roundIn a 100-minute thriller, Man Met clinched a win in extra time, scoring 10 points and leaving no way back for the home team, with the...
20th November 2019 | By [email protected]
Salford University music student to perform for nursing home residents to spread ‘happiness and joy’A Salford University student is raising money for Dementia UK as part of her Uni project to provide music therapy to elderly nursing home patients. Paige...
20th November 2019 | By Liam Shuker
Campaign launch to change the class of the deadly drug GHB.#TOXICGHB is a campaign by the Northern Quota raising awareness of the dangers of the drug GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate). We want to change the classification of the...
19th November 2019 | By Kamila Sebestova
Murder of couple in cinema sends shockwaves through student community in NetherlandsA man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a couple employed as cleaners in the student city of Groningen in the Netherlands were...
18th November 2019 | By Sophie Cook
Lollipop lady has bike stolen while on duty at primary schoolA lollipop lady in Marple had her bike stolen while on duty at a primary school. Lollipop lady Lysbeth Black Lysbeth Black posted a picture of...
17th November 2019 | By Anish Vij
Number of Manchester’s rough sleepers down for second consecutive year amongst concernsGreater Manchester has witnessed a drop in the number of rough sleepers for a second year in a row. Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) latest figures...
15th November 2019 | By Daniel Jones
Man Met shut out University of Manchester in bonus point derby win as captain Taylor leads by exampleMan Met firsts dominated a lacklustre University of Manchester first team 36-0, leaving them scoreless at a packed Sedgley Park. An emphatic performance by MMU captain Chris Taylor saw him cross the line twice, with...
15th November 2019 | By Zainab Tariq
Protest in Manchester against ‘violence’ in Kashmir aimed at Muslim populationMore than 80 people gathered in Piccadilly Gardens to protest against what they see as the “violation” of Kashmiri Muslims by Indian Army troops. The protest...
13th November 2019 | By dave porter
Political chaos we find ourselves in is Out of Order as this stage show comically provesSix clowns appear on stage, faces grimaced in make-up, suits awry, and proceed to sit sullenly round a table. Music alerts them to action and...
13th November 2019 | By [email protected]
Solidarity federation calls on Manchester care workers to join network to fight ‘exploitation’The Solidarity Federation, a worker’s rights campaign group, is calling on care workers in Manchester to join its alliance and fight back against what it...