Toni Clarke
9th March 2022 | By Toni Clarke
Max Mara’s Ian Griffiths announces scholarships for BAME students at Manchester Fashion InstituteMan Met alumni and creative director for luxury fashion brand Max Mara, Ian Griffiths, has announced a series of scholarships available for BAME students to join...
6th March 2022 | By Toni Clarke
Bus choir to tour Manchester raising awareness of the menopauseA choir is going on tour across north Manchester to raise awareness of the menopause. SICK! Festival has teamed up with with Swiss organisation, Wild Wuchs, to connect...
3rd March 2022 | By Toni Clarke
Royal Exchange Theatre launches competition to discover creatives across Cheetham and CrumpsallThe Royal Exchange Theatre has launched a competition to find new talent in north Manchester. The competition, MCRCR8 acts as part of the theatre’s local...
24th February 2022 | By Toni Clarke
Last Quiz Night on Earth kicks off north west tour in Cheetham HillIn true Brit style, Alison Carr reckons we’d spend those final hours doing the weekly quiz down at our local pub. Or at least that’s the...
23rd February 2022 | By Toni Clarke
Crumpsall charity sets £20,000 fundraising target to aid food bank in Pakistan during RamadanFounders of charity Rainbow Surprise are planning to fly to Pakistan to provide a space for locals starting their fast in the final 10 days of...
4th November 2021 | By Toni Clarke
University students create ‘Spike Report’ receiving more than 160 cases in first weekTwo university students have created a reporting platform for women to report how and where they were spiked. Best friends and founders of equal rights blog...
4th November 2021 | By Toni Clarke
Film project in Salford commissioned to help raise awareness of knife crimeA Salford housing association is investing £12,000 to produce a short film documenting the impact of knife crime on young people. The project is expected to...
2nd November 2021 | By Toni Clarke
Illuminated sculpture in Greengate Triangle is historic link to Salford’s industrial rootsA new sculpture has been unveiled in Salford symbolising its historical roots with the Industrial Revolution. The illuminated sculpture – entitled Slow Revolution – is also...
27th October 2021 | By Toni Clarke
‘As a council we have got work to do’: councillor criticises children’s services for failing to support struggling familiesA Salford councillor says he is “very concerned” by the number of families requiring foster care placements. Councillor Lewis Nelson told a children’s scrutiny panel...
20th October 2021 | By Toni Clarke
Manchester is ‘the catalyst’ to drive forward slow fashion movement in the north westA new sustainable fashion initiative showcasing the city’s slow fashion movement has received backing from the council. Future Fashion Fair (FFF), which took place as part of September’s annual Cheetham Cultural...