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3rd June 2022 | By Liam Taylor
More than 100 people attend urban driving courses in Greater ManchesterMore than 100 people attended a safe urban driving training course in order to keep pedestrians and cyclists safer within Manchester. The course is run...
26th May 2022 | By [email protected]
Manchester Writing Competition 2021 winners revealed as Peter Ramm and Leone RossPeter Ramm and Leone Ross have won the Manchester Writing Competition 2021, the UK’s biggest awards for unpublished writing. Poet Ramm took home the Manchester Poetry...
26th May 2022 | By Liam Taylor
POWER UP returns to the science and industry museum allowing visitors to experience the last 50 years of gamingManchester’s science and industry museum welcomes an interactive gaming experience that displays iconic video games released over the last five decades. POWER UP returns to...
25th May 2022 | By [email protected]
“Writing is a lonely life, and meeting kindred spirits is balm to the soul”: Meet the finalists of the 2021 Manchester Writing CompetitionWith less than a week before the winner of the Manchester Writing Competition 2022 is announced, there’s no denying what this prestigious award could mean...
25th May 2022 | By [email protected]
Meet the judges of the 2021 Manchester Writing Competition – what makes a 10k prize winning entry?As the Manchester Writing Competition gala event lies just around the corner, its established panel of judges are revelling in the untenable expertise of this...
20th May 2022 | By Liam Taylor
Islington park to be restored to be included in the Greater Manchester bee network schemeMosaic in Salford’s Islington Park to be preserved after Greater Manchester chose the site to be improved. In line with the mayor’s cycling and walking...
11th May 2022 | By Liam Taylor
MMU students and staff taking part in the Great Manchester run being offered VIP packagesA charity is offering Man Met fundraisers free tickets for the the Great Manchester run. Anyone who signs up will raise money for We Love...
10th May 2022 | By Liam Taylor
History is made in Salford as dog leads happy couple down the aisleA miniature Schnauzer has made history in Salford aftre becoming the first dog to lead a couple down the aisle. Thanks to a change in...
6th May 2022 | By Rosa Bown
Greens celebrate historic win after taking seat from Labour in Woodhouse ParkAs usual, Manchester is a sea of mostly red when it comes to elections. There were 32 seats up for grabs, with Labour retaining 30...
6th May 2022 | By Rebecca Redican
Labour retains control of Salford council but concedes three seats to the ToriesLabour retained control of Salford Council but lost three seats to the Conservatives. The Liberal Democrats gained two seats and one seat was taken by an...
4th May 2022 | By Louis Smith-Howes
All parties look to make gains in Bury council election as greater Manchester goes to the pollsEarlier this year, Christian Wakeford, the newly-elected then Tory MP for Bury South, defected to the Labour party amid the Partygate scandal, causing a large state...
26th April 2022 | By Rebecca Redican
Local elections in Greater Manchester could see biggest shake up in yearsLocal elections could see big changes across Manchester. See our interactive map to see who is in your area
6th April 2022 | By Hannah Terry
#StudentsSupportUkraine: Manchester Met students launch new campaign to support people affected by the war in UkraineManchester Metropolitan University’s multimedia news website The Northern Quota (NQ) is launching a new campaign in partnership with aAh! magazine to support people impacted by the war...
30th March 2022 | By Rebecca Redican
Four-year-old Ukrainian boy and mother refused UK entry to join family in ManchesterMother and son have fled their home in Ukraine to join family in the UK
20th March 2022 | By Ebrima Njie-Kalokoh
Rise in cost of living is at highest in 30 years leaving poor and vulnerable households to suffer#Eatandheatcheap is a new campaign aiming to provide a cheaper alternative energy system and food cost to the four million households struggling between a choice...
17th March 2022 | By Jim Podmore
Plans submitted for ambitious Red Bank infrastructure regeneration projectPlans have been submitted for an ambitious infrastructure regeneration project linking Collyhurst with the city centre. The Red Bank improvements are the first steps of...
17th March 2022 | By Keiron Watkin
New Belle Vue high school built on site of former cinema open to pupils this yearPupils at Manchester’s latest secondary school are set to move into their new building several months head of schedule. Work is currently being undertaken on...
16th March 2022 | By Keiron Watkin
Bus fares to be capped at £2 as part of Greater Manchester’s public transport reformBus passengers are set to be charged no more than £2 following Mayor Andy Burnham’s announcement for a price cap on bus tickets. The new...
16th March 2022 | By Tyrese King
“We’ve done six films in six days”:Filmlocos does the impossible in their aim to shine a light on the lack of representation in the industryThe Filmlocos Festival are hosting a film screening run by a team of Latin American filmmakers in the UK who have made it their mission to showcase diversity...
16th March 2022 | By Okiemute Obotuke
Police forensics team seen at a residential street in Moston after ‘disturbance’Police officers were seen on Thursday evening at a residential street in Moston, taping off Edale Avenue. Specialist investigators and crime scene investigators were in...