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7th March 2022 | By Jim Podmore

Northenden put on severe flood alert as river levels rise to record levels

Nearly 400 evacuation orders were handed out in Northenden and Didsbury due to the increased water levels in the River Mersey over the weekend.  The...

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6th March 2022 | By Toni Clarke

Bus choir to tour Manchester raising awareness of the menopause

A 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...

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5th March 2022 | By Emma Mohammad

Save Hulme Hippodrome organises spring festival in campaign to stop demolition of theatre building

The Save Hulme Hippodrome campaign held an awareness and fundraising event as part of their struggle to save the former theatre from the threat of demolition....

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4th March 2022 | By Ben Pledger

Wythenshawe residents’ frustration over Stagecoach’s ‘hit or miss’ service

Wythenshawe residents have expressed frustration and anger over what they say is Stagecoach’s ‘hit or miss’ bus service. Stagecoach is the leading bus service in Manchester but...

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3rd March 2022 | By Katie Russell

Chorlton’s Tea Hive hosts ‘death cafe’ where people come to talk about the end of life over coffee and cake

A popular café in Chorlton hosts regular death cafes in which people meet up over coffee and cake to talk openly about death. Once every...

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3rd March 2022 | By Alimat Akanni

Two men living exotic lifestyles have been jailed for over 15 years for their part in organised crime group

Two men have been jailed for a total of 15 years for their part in a drugs smuggling gang. Remez Caffrey, 24 from Manchester, and...

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3rd March 2022 | By Toni Clarke

Royal Exchange Theatre launches competition to discover creatives across Cheetham and Crumpsall

The 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...

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3rd March 2022 | By David Smith

Didsbury Civic Society to renovate Spanns ‘ghost wall’ at Costa Coffee in the village

Plans are under way to renovate a historic ‘ghost’ advertisement on a prominent wall in Didsbury. Didsbury Civic Society plans to renovate Spanns’ ghost wall...

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3rd March 2022 | By Katie Russell

Manchester United’s academy launches its mental health awareness month

Manchester United’s academy has launched an inititative to as part of mental health awareness month in March. Throughout this month there will be a range of activities...

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2nd March 2022 | By Hannah Wintle

Memory of Salford man kept alive through random acts of kindness

A Salford family are celebrating the life of a loved one by encouraging residents to undertake random acts of kindness for others. Norman Frost died...

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2nd March 2022 | By George Walden

Primary school in Woodhouse Park promoting good mental health for children and teachers during ‘mindful March’

A primary school in Woodhouse Park is taking part in ‘Mindful March’ to promote happiness among children and teachers . This month of mindfulness was created...

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1st March 2022 | By Emma Mohammad

Charity teams up with Man Met University to improve Hulme Park for girls

A charity is collaborating with a group of graduate students who want to reach out to teenage girls in Hulme on ways of improving Hulme Park. Make...

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1st March 2022 | By Megan Barlow

‘We are in shock, we did not choose this war’: Russians speak out against invasion of Ukraine

One is Ukrainian, the other from Russia, but both are implacably imposed to the invasion currently being carried out under President Putin’s orders. Natasha is...

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27th February 2022 | By Hannah Wintle

Residents rage over 23-storey ‘eyesore’ which could help rejuvenate Eccles town centre

Eccles residents have taken to social media to express their outrage at Salford Council for permitting a 23-storey tower to be built on Church Street....

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25th February 2022 | By Chloe Bryan

Manchester Met awarded employer of the year by the Magistrates Association

Manchester Metropolitan University has been presented with a national award by the Magistrates Association for its contribution as an employer to the work of the courts.  The...

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25th February 2022 | By Okiemute Obotuke

Organised crime group involved in conspiracy to launder money and possession of firearms jailed for 45 years

An organised crime group from Manchester has been jailed for a total of 45 years for conspiracy to launder money, supply drugs, and conspiracy to...

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23rd February 2022 | By Daisy Bradbury

Withington residents worry as Manchester libraries ‘abolish fines’ on late books

Starting on 1 April, Manchester's libraries will no longer issue fines for overdue books in an attempt to make reading more accessible

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23rd February 2022 | By George Walden

Work begins on new £1.5m cycle hub in Wythenshawe Park

Work has begun on a new £1.5m cycling hub in Wythenshawe Park designed to help residents learn to cycle and get fit. The project follows a...

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23rd February 2022 | By Ben Pledger

Open University staff protest over ‘devastating’ 35% cut on guaranteed retirement income

University lecturers says cuts to their pension scheme would see a 35% cut to a guaranteed retirement income. Protests against the decision by Universities UK also include...

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23rd February 2022 | By David Smith

Didsbury Civic Society raises funds for new garden of contemplation at village war memorial

Didsbury Civic Society is raising funds for a new garden of contemplation to be built at the village war memorial.  The war memorial was unveiled just...