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2nd February 2022 | By Emma Mohammad
Climate Emergency Manchester rejects praise for council’s climate change action planClimate 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...
2nd February 2022 | By Rhiannon Fearnehough
New audio-guided walk along Longsight’s bustling Northmoor Road launching this weekendA 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...
2nd February 2022 | By Jim Podmore
Parklife co-founder blasts Nadine Dorries for ’embarrassing’ defence of PMSacha 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...
2nd February 2022 | By Joseph O'Shea
‘A toxic cocktail of chemicals’: sniffer dog seeks out 5kg of illegal tobaccoA 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...
2nd February 2022 | By Daisy Bradbury
‘Sadistic’ Oldham couple jailed after violent torture leaves ex-partner scarred for lifeAn Oldham man has been left scarred for life after the violent kidnapping and assault last summer
2nd February 2022 | By [email protected]
National Football Museum to host exhibition celebrating history of women’s footballManchester’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...
2nd February 2022 | By Hannah Wintle
Manchester to protest a rise in household energy bills and rise in national insurance increasesA 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...
2nd February 2022 | By Megan Traviss
Salford’s Media City becomes focus of new film celebrating its continued successA new film has been comissioned to celebrate the success of Media City and explore how the development has impacted the lives of many...
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.
26th January 2022 | By Olivia Weeks
Manchester Arena bomb inquiry: Salman Abedi had ‘problematic’ attitude towards women that was ‘red flag’ to his radicalisationThe public inquiry into the Manchester Arena terror attack has heard evidence that Salman Abedi presented problematic behaviour in his school years which could have...
17th January 2022 | By Sophie Sartorius
Kill the Bill protestors take to streets to vent their fury against police, crime, sentencing and courts billsSaint Peter’s Square was filled with hundreds of people on Saturday who were fighting against the police, crime, sentencing and courts bill The bill,...
16th December 2021 | By James Stow
Dad enlisted help of young daughters to build his own BMW electric car during lockdownA 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...
15th December 2021 | By Tyrese King
Communities aren’t given enough of a voice, says Whitworth Gallery DirectorThe director of the Whitworth Museum and Manchester Art Gallery, Alastair Hudson, takes time out to discuss the importance of building and strengthening ties...
20th November 2021 | By Rhiannon Fearnehough
MMU library secures its place in UK’s top 10 most popular university librariesManchester 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...
19th November 2021 | By Joseph O'Shea
Redevelopment of former nursing home in West Didsbury set to go aheadPlanning approved has been granted to convert a vacant nursing home in West Didsbury – which has stood empty since 2018 – into new homes....
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...
18th November 2021 | By Joseph O'Shea
‘We’re really grateful to the council for the loan’: £1m loan to help preserve Withington bathsA £1m loan has been agreed to help preserve the 110-year-old Withington Baths which has been run by the community since 2015. The loan is...
18th November 2021 | By Joseph O'Shea
Salford E-scooter trial extended for further six months: what does this mean for their futureSalford has been one of over 30 locations in the UK used for e-scooter trials. The current trial began 12 months ago and was due...
17th November 2021 | By Amir Williams
‘People were being trampled on’: Manchester fans relive moment they were caught up in Travis Scott Astroworld tragedyTHREE music fans have described the terrifying moment they were caught up in the “deadly” crowd surge at Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival in Houston. Ten...
17th November 2021 | By Alicia Russell
Has Covid-19 affected the Christmas spirit and people’s willingness to spread some seasonal cheer?Christmas decorations and the whole Christmas atmosphere has been promoted by shops and restaurants even earlier this November, so we took to the streets to find out...