Campaigns
6th December 2023 | By Makenna Ali
Manchester City of Literature celebrates writing from the LGBTQ+ communityWriters, storytellers, and members of the LGBTQ+ community gathered at the Manchester Poetry Library for the Our Stories conference to celebrate Queer literature. Our Stories...
6th December 2023 | By Makenna Ali
Local activists claim “the system is by nature divided by rich and poor and gender baselines”Feminist Socialist Alternative took to Oxford Road in Manchester to mark the United Nation’s international day for the elimination of violence against women. Socialist Alternative...
17th November 2023 | By Beth Thornton
‘Putin Began the War’: inside the mind of Alina Kostrubitska on modern world killingUkrainian advocate and journalist Alina Kostrubitska tells her story as a Ukrainian refugee while she supports her country in Manchester
16th May 2023 | By Callum Pickup
Richard Kilpatrick wins Didsbury WestThe Lib Dems gain from Labour in Didsbury West, with former councillor Richard Kilpatrick winning back his seat in the council.
10th May 2023 | By Jessica Smith
Ancoats charity launch walking campaign to raise money for neighbourhood projectsManchester based charity kickstarts fundraising event in support of National Walking Month to help build local neighbourhoods.
28th November 2022 | By Ruby Qaimkhani
Midwives’ working conditions: low staffing levels and pay are now declared as a state of emergencyMidwives and supporters of the March with Midwives campaign protested in St Peter’s Square outside the town hall on Sunday. They called on local MPs...
24th November 2022 | By Ruby Qaimkhani
‘We’re trying to push to celebrate leaders, doctors, nurses and Muslims in other sectors’, says Nahid on #IAM2022November marks Islamophobia Awareness Month (IAM2022) and this year’s focus is #TacklingDenial. Now in its 10th year, the campaign urges everyone to not only tackle...
19th October 2022 | By Ruby Qaimkhani
Young men aged between 17 and 24 are the age group most at risk from drowning, new research showsAs we settle into the new semester, cold nights are chilling our core and the days are getting shorter. Winter brings its own set of...
17th November 2021 | By Olivia Howlett
The issue of spiking: we take the pulse on the streets of ManchesterA recent surge in drink spiking in bars and clubs in Manchester has let to protests in the city and calls for establishments to take...
2nd January 2020 | By nq_admin
#LoveFoodHateWaste Campaign
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 [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...
11th December 2019 | By Megan Marsden
Vegan activist group reaches out to Christmas shoppers to spread eco messageVegan activist group Manchester Animal Action gathered in Manchester city centre to promote animal rights and the benefits of a plant-based diet. Leaflets for both...
11th December 2019 | By Demi Sheridan
Lights for Liberty Campaign LaunchThe students of Manchester need a safe place to call home. Over the years, the students of Manchester Metropolitan University and The University of...
9th December 2019 | By nq_admin
#PlanYourWayHome#PlanYourWayHome is a campaign to raise awareness on the risks of drink-driving, particularly amongst young people, in doing so help reduce the number of drink-drive...
9th December 2019 | By Steven Railston
The #TakeBackOurGame campaign launches to save grassroots footballThe #TakeBackOurGame campaign has one goal, to make the government impose a 5% levy on the Premier Leagues revenue from television rights, for investment into grassroots football....
9th December 2019 | By Liberty Smith
Shift2ThriftWe want you to reuse the clothes you already have and to shop in second hand shops to tackle the issues of fast fashion. We...
9th December 2019 | By Max Yeatman
The dangers of concussion in rugbyHeadstrong is a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of concussion in rugby. At Headstrong we want rugby union to maintain its physicality and...
9th December 2019 | By [email protected]
Give a Dog a Home#giveadogahome If you ask a parent what is the one thing they see time and time again topping their child’s Christmas wish list they will most...
6th December 2019 | By Rebecca Byatt
Lessons4Life Campaign LaunchSaving for a mortgage, paying taxes, managing money and voting are matters which are necessary throughout any adult’s life. So why is it that...