2019
7th October 2019 | By Isaac Jordan
Activists criticise city council for ‘inaction’ over climate change emergencyManchester City Council has come under fire for ‘inaction’ on the climate emergency following the publication of a Freedom of Information response by climate activists....
4th October 2019 | By Isaac Jordan
Manchester faces affordable housing crisis, new research showsManchester faces a dire shortage of affordable homes as families on housing benefit face a rise in poverty levels and being priced out of the...
3rd October 2019 | By Pruthvi Khilosia
Extinction Rebellion activists from Manchester prepare for protests in the capitalStudents in Manchester are gearing themselves up for a week of protests as part of Extinction Rebellion’s campaign on the climate emergency. This week a...
3rd October 2019 | By [email protected]
Hong Kong protesters confronted by Chinese students in ManchesterThe increasing tension in Hong Kong was felt in the heart of Manchester as students from mainland China unexpectedly squared off against students from Hong Kong...
26th September 2019 | By Niall Hay
Manchester prepares for Conservative Party conferenceThe posters are up and the work has begun on the Tory party conference in Manchester. There is a noticeable police presence outside the hall...
26th September 2019 | By Vince Hunt
Focus on Man Met’s promising Sports ScholarsNot everyone who will wear MMU colours in sports arenas round the world over the next year started out training for that sport. Georgia Holt,...
26th September 2019 | By Vince Hunt
Scholars’ Welcome gathering shows MMU Sport ready to compete with the bestManchester Metropolitan University’s transformation into one of the UK’s elite sports centres has been amazing and inspirational to watch in recent years, but this year’s...
25th September 2019 | By Isaac Jordan
Cable theft at Heaton Park Tramway sees community pull togetherThe Heaton Park Tramway in north Manchester is out of service “indefinitely” after suspected metal theifs stole and damaged overhead cables. The theft cut power to the tramways lakeside depot,...
23rd September 2019 | By Isaac Jordan
Manchester school children demand climate change actionThe streets of Manchester were brought to a standstill on Friday as hundreds of protesters took part in the global youth strike for climate change. The...
20th September 2019 | By [email protected]
Manchester youth strikes contribute to the global fight for climate justiceYoung people from across Greater Manchester are contributing to the global fight for climate justice, taking another Friday off school and college to call for urgent government...
19th September 2019 | By dave porter
Come and join the editorial team at the Northern Quota!How would you like to write for the Northern Quota and join its editorial team? We’re looking for Man Met multimedia journalism students to sign...
3rd August 2019 | By [email protected]
Firearm amnesty rids pistols and machine guns from criminal contactAs a two-week firearms amnesty comes to an end, hauls of arms handed in anonymously are being handled by police officers across Greater Manchester. In an...
10th July 2019 | By [email protected]
Manchester Council declares Climate EmergencyManchester City Councillors have put forward the notion to declare a climate emergency and achieve a carbon neutral city by 2038. Member of Youth Parliament, Ishaa...
4th July 2019 | By nq_admin
Manchester International Festival 2019: what to look out forTaking place across 18 days Manchester International Festival features an array of UK and world premieres from internationally-acclaimed artists from more than 20 countries. With...
27th June 2019 | By [email protected]
‘1984 is not a user manual’ says Google whistleblowerProject Veritas, a Conservative investigative site founded by political activist James O’Keefe, has published a widely circulated video showing Google’s head of responsible innovation discussing...
20th June 2019 | By Isaac Jordan
Bolton Council cuts budget for sexual health as STD numbers rise in EnglandCouncil documents discovered by the Northern Quota show that Bolton Council is cutting funding for its sexual health services by £331,827 from July. Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, which...
14th June 2019 | By Isaac Jordan
Grenfell Fire – two years on, but many buildings in Greater Manchester still have dangerous claddingToday marks the two year anniversary of the Grenfell tower fire which tragically took the lives of 72 people and displaced multiple families out of their...
13th June 2019 | By Isaac Jordan
‘We don’t want people to experience the same pain we did’: survivor of Grenfell Tower visits Salford residents being forced to pay for new claddingMembers of Grenfell United, the campaign group created by survivors of the Grenfell fire disaster, visited residents in Salford in solidarity over a row over...
27th May 2019 | By R.McCourt
The Brexit Party and Labour top the poll in the Northwest in a night seeing smaller parties make significant gainsJust weeks after the results of the local council elections, the British public took to the polls one more time to elect MEP’s to the...
24th May 2019 | By nq_admin
EU Elections 2019: a view from young people in the NetherlandsThe European Elections are underway and over the next few days, citizens of the 28 EU member states will vote to elect members of the...