2019
18th December 2019 | By [email protected]
New publication by University of Manchester addresses gender inequalityThe University of Manchester has released a new publication with input from academics in the hope of tackling gender inequality in the city. The publication called On Gender aims...
18th December 2019 | By [email protected]
Funds raised for Withington Walls street art project to go aheadA community art project has successfully raised funds to create murals and street art on shop shutters in Withington rejuvenate the neighbourhood. Residents raised £5,000...
18th December 2019 | By Marcus Chan
English Football League announces new policing projectThe English Football League has announced a new crowd management project that could transform the way football matches are stewarded in the future. Project Enable...
18th December 2019 | By Marcus Chan
Hong Kongers protest in Manchester in support of activists taking stance against ChinaA group of people from Hong Kong staged a protest in Manchester to show their support for people in their home country. Hong Kong has...
18th December 2019 | By Marcus Chan
New rescue equipment installed along Rochdale Canal to save livesNew rescue equipment has been installed along Rochdale Canal in the city centre to improve safety and prevent further loss of life. Two telescopic rescue poles...
18th December 2019 | By Leonie Backhaus
Dogs Trust urges people not to buy dogs at Christmas but to become a foster carerWith Christmas around the corner, the Dogs Trust is looking for foster carers to look after dogs over the holiday period and is urging people not to buy...
18th December 2019 | By Anish Vij
GP appointment bookings increased by 24% for flu as NHS call for parents to vaccinate ‘super spreader’ childrenGP appointments have increased by 24% in the last week according to Public Health England (PHE) with many patients complaining about the flu. It is said that children...
18th December 2019 | By Marcus Chan
Greater Manchester volunteers receive prestigious Home Office awardA group of volunteers who have been working with Greater Manchester Police to support local communities have received a prized national award. The STRIVE volunteer...
18th December 2019 | By Leonie Backhaus
Hulme Community Grocer wins a Be Proud award for bringing the community togetherHulme Community Grocer, which provides cheap, high-quality food for local residents, has won an award for its innovative work bringing the community together. The accolade...
18th December 2019 | By Hannah Barry
Website launched to help people to organise charity gigs for drug and alcohol treatmentA Manchester-based social enterprise is launching a website enabling people to put on gigs to raise money for the Turn Up for Recovery movement. The...
18th December 2019 | By Hannah Barry
Trauma surgeon says mental health issues in west are slight compared with war zone traumaDr David Nott has spent the last 25 years travelling to war-torn countries helping those in dire need of medical care. With the release of a...
17th December 2019 | By [email protected]
Carol service at Manchester cathedral raises money for new LGBT centreA carol service was held by a charity to raise money for a new LGBT centre aiming to promote acceptance and inclusion. The Proud Trust...
17th December 2019 | By Zainab Tariq
Manchester becomes UK’s first city to use recycled Christmas lightsManchester is helping to save the environment by using bio-degradable and recycled lights this year to light up the city for Christmas. The LED lights...
17th December 2019 | By Leonie Backhaus
Huge popularity for Manchester’s first sustainable Christmas MarketMore than 2,000 people signed up for the first sustainable Christmas Market in the north that was held at Hatch with workshops selling out weeks...
16th December 2019 | By [email protected]
General Election 2019: Greater Manchester in chartsThe Conservative party won its biggest majority in the UK parliament since 1987 in last week’s general election. Here in Greater Manchester, the Tories gained 4...
16th December 2019 | By [email protected]
General Election 2019: NQ reporters across Greater Manchester
16th December 2019 | By Hannah Barry
Shelter’s SleepWalk sees 650 people take to the streets of ManchesterMore than 650 people braved the drizzly Manchester weather to raise money for charity Shelter’s Christmas Appeal on Wednesday night. Prompted by the success of...
13th December 2019 | By Daniel Mardle
Charity ‘sleep walk’ across Manchester by UK’s leading homelessness charity brings huge turnoutFollowing the success of a charity walk in London earlier this month which raised £500,000, the homelessness charity Shelter hoped to repeat its success in...
13th December 2019 | By [email protected]
City council threatens to ban student drummer busker from city centre over noise levelsA busking drummer known as ‘Manchester drummer’ to his fans has been told by the council to either stop drumming in the city centre, or face...
13th December 2019 | By [email protected]
Manchester restaurant to offer free buffet for the homeless this ChristmasA restaurant in Manchester is offering homeless people in the city a free Christmas buffet. Jasmine Grill, located on Richmond street in Manchester’s gay village,...