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2nd February 2022 | By Okiemute Obotuke

Body of 17 year old boy found stabbed to death in Salford park

A 17-year-old teenage boy was found dead in a Salford Park on Sunday morning. Police investigations revealed that Alan Szelugowski was stabbed to death in Clowes Park...

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2nd February 2022 | By Keiron Watkin

Stabbing of teenage boy, 16, in the Arndale Centre was ‘an isolated incident’ say police

Police say that the stabbing of 16-year-old boy in the Arndale Centre was ‘an isolated incident’. The police were called to the incident at around...

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2nd February 2022 | By Alimat Akanni

Manchester Day extravaganza is back for 2022 after a two-year absence!

Manchester Day 2019: 10 out of 10 from Walk the Plank on Vimeo. The countdown has begun for the annual Manchester Day parade which has...

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2nd February 2022 | By Ben Pledger

TfGM staff help Jude’s Fund reach 20k target for local charities during pandemic.

A dad has helped raise nearly £20k for charity during the pandemic in memory of his son. Staff from TfGM have raised £19,783 for Manchester charities...

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2nd February 2022 | By Emma Mohammad

Climate Emergency Manchester rejects praise for council’s climate change action plan

Climate Emergency Manchester have denounced Manchester city council’s climate change plan as “greenwashing”. Climate Emergency UK has hailed the council’s climate change plan as one of...

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2nd February 2022 | By Rhiannon Fearnehough

New audio-guided walk along Longsight’s bustling Northmoor Road launching this weekend

A theatre company is releasing a free 60-minute audio-guided tour of the diverse world of a Longsight street. The project, called The People Of, will guide listeners...

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2nd February 2022 | By Jim Podmore

Parklife co-founder blasts Nadine Dorries for ’embarrassing’ defence of PM

Sacha Lord, the night-time economy advisor for Greater Manchester, says Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries should spend “less time in the media saving Boris’ job”. Her recent...

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2nd February 2022 | By Joseph O'Shea

‘A toxic cocktail of chemicals’: sniffer dog seeks out 5kg of illegal tobacco

A sniffer dog has found 5kg of illegal tobacco after a routine inspection by police. The tobacco was found in the form of 13,050 cigarettes and 4.5kg of...

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2nd February 2022 | By Daisy Bradbury

‘Sadistic’ Oldham couple jailed after violent torture leaves ex-partner scarred for life

An Oldham man has been left scarred for life after the violent kidnapping and assault last summer

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2nd February 2022 | By [email protected]

National Football Museum to host exhibition celebrating history of women’s football

Manchester’s National Football Museum is celebrating the history of the women’s game by tracing the roots of the sport from the early 19th century through to the...

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2nd February 2022 | By Hannah Wintle

Manchester to protest a rise in household energy bills and rise in national insurance increases

A demonstration “demanding action to tackle the cost of living crisis” has been organised in response to the planned rise in household energy bills. Protesters are demanding...

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2nd February 2022 | By Megan Traviss

Salford’s Media City becomes focus of new film celebrating its continued success

  A new film has been comissioned to celebrate the success of Media City and explore how the development has impacted the lives of many...

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2nd February 2022 | By Olivia Weeks

Andy Burnham warns that north west risks ‘second-best train services for 200 years’

The North risks having train services that are “second-best for 200 years”, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has claimed. Mr Burnham told MPs the Government’s Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) will fail to “unlock the full economic transformation” of the region. The IRP, published in November 2021, includes the scrapping of HS2’s eastern leg between the East Midlands and Leeds.

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26th January 2022 | By Olivia Weeks

Manchester Arena bomb inquiry: Salman Abedi had ‘problematic’ attitude towards women that was ‘red flag’ to his radicalisation

The public inquiry into the Manchester Arena terror attack has heard evidence that Salman Abedi presented problematic behaviour in his school years which could have...

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17th January 2022 | By Sophie Sartorius

Kill the Bill protestors take to streets to vent their fury against police, crime, sentencing and courts bills

  Saint Peter’s Square was filled with hundreds of people on Saturday who were fighting against the police, crime, sentencing and courts bill The bill,...

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16th December 2021 | By James Stow

Dad enlisted help of young daughters to build his own BMW electric car during lockdown

A LEVENSHULME dad built his very own electric vehicle over lockdown with the help of his family. Inspired by his daughters’ love of cars, father-of-two Tom...

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15th December 2021 | By Tyrese King

Communities aren’t given enough of a voice, says Whitworth Gallery Director

  The director of the Whitworth Museum and Manchester Art Gallery, Alastair Hudson, takes time out to discuss the importance of building and strengthening ties...

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20th November 2021 | By Rhiannon Fearnehough

MMU library secures its place in UK’s top 10 most popular university libraries

Manchester Metropolitan University’s  All Saints library has been ranked ninth in the UK’s most popular university libraries by the Knowledge Academy (TKA). The training course provider...

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19th November 2021 | By Joseph O'Shea

Redevelopment of former nursing home in West Didsbury set to go ahead

Planning approved has been granted to convert a vacant nursing home in West Didsbury – which has stood empty since 2018 – into new homes....

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19th November 2021 | By Joseph O'Shea

Chorlton allotments allowed compostable toilet despite objections over ‘smells and human excrement’

Allotment holders in Chorlton have been given the green light to have a compostable toilet installed on the site where they grow fruit and veg despite objections over...