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10th November 2021 | By [email protected]
Greater Manchester secures funding to tackle gender-based violenceGreater Manchester has secured £0.5m from the Home Office to tackle gender-based violence towards women and girls on public transport. The money will be used...
8th November 2021 | By Hannah Wintle
‘From the bottom of my heart, thank you’: GoFundMe raises over £14,000 for terminally ill cancer patient in one weekA GoFundMe page, which was set up in aid of a terminally ill cancer patient, has smashed its £500 goal by earning over £14,000 in...
8th November 2021 | By Hannah Wintle
Two young boys ask mum if they can pick up litter after the ‘scruffs’ who left it behindA woman has described herself as a ‘proud mummy’ after her two young sons picked up the litter they found on their dog walk in...
6th November 2021 | By Alimat Akanni
Islamic high school in Manchester helps raise £1m in just ONE week for Islamic Relief charityStudents at the Manchester Islamic High School for Girls held a cultural food festival event for charity as part of an international event. It was organised...
5th November 2021 | By Marina Argirova
Murderous millinery: bringing Emily Williamson back to life with a statueThe story of Victorian conservationist Emily Williamson had faded into history until the recent campaign of the erection of her statue in Manchester. Manchester Art...
4th November 2021 | By Alimat Akanni
‘Government needs to do more to protect abortion clinic users from anti-choice harassment’For years, abortion clinic users suffered from harassment and intimidation from anti-choice protesters who are against people’s decisions and right to choose abortion. In the UK, the...
4th November 2021 | By Toni Clarke
University students create ‘Spike Report’ receiving more than 160 cases in first weekTwo university students have created a reporting platform for women to report how and where they were spiked. Best friends and founders of equal rights blog...
4th November 2021 | By Alimat Akanni
Women forced to resort to self-defence for survival to protect themselves from assaultA self-defence workshop teaching women on what to do in vulnerable situations took place at Harpurhey neighbourhood centre The event was mainly for women and non-binary people...
4th November 2021 | By Megan Traviss
Thousands of protestors join boycott of Manchester venues ‘not doing enough’ to prevent drink spikingThousands of protestors gathered in the city centre last week demanding that Manchester venues provide better protection against drink spiking. The event followed reports of young...
4th November 2021 | By Daisy Bradbury
Lancashire couple raises awareness for parvovirus vaccines after their puppy dies from diseaseGillian and John are raising awareness for the additional vaccination after their puppy died at five months old
4th November 2021 | By Toni Clarke
Film project in Salford commissioned to help raise awareness of knife crimeA Salford housing association is investing £12,000 to produce a short film documenting the impact of knife crime on young people. The project is expected to...
3rd November 2021 | By Alimat Akanni
Digital Diwali culminates in seven-hour celebration across four boroughs in Greater Manchester for festival of lightDiwali, known as the festival of light, is one of the important religious festivals which originated in India and stretches back more than 2,500 years. Celebrated by...
3rd November 2021 | By Rebecca Redican
Manchester’s Covid-19 death rate rises 300% as booster jab rollout increasesMancunians are being advised to book a booster jab when possible after coronavirus deaths rose 300% in just one week. Health minister Robin Swann says the Covid-19 booster...
2nd November 2021 | By Olivia Weeks
Special Olympian becomes UK’s first licensed zumba instructor with Down’s syndromeAn Olympic athlete has become the UK’s first licensed zumba instructor with Down’s syndrome after taking up the pasttime during lockdown. Hannah Payton, 24 from Atherton in...
2nd November 2021 | By Joseph O'Shea
‘We really love these fields and disagree with what the council is doing’: community unites to save Hough End playing fieldsHough End playing fields is enjoyed by much of Chorlton, Withington and other communities in south Manchester. From bird watchers to aspiring footballers many gather to...
2nd November 2021 | By Olivia Weeks
Prevent Breast Cancer raise 2K in pink party fundraiserA breast cancer charity raised more than £2,000 by organising two days of fundraising to mark breast cancer awareness month. Prevent Breast Cancer hosted a karaoke night...
2nd November 2021 | By Eddie Toomer-McAlpine
Levenshulme station to get disabled access but more must be done say campaignersLevenshulme train station is to be given step-free access after years of campaigning by residents who say society must do more for passengers with disabilities. ...
2nd November 2021 | By Daisy Bradbury
Carrington residents ‘desperate’ to stop HGVs travelling through village say Trafford Council is ignoring their concernsOver 200 HGVs travel through Carrington every hour at peak times, which has severely impacted the physical and mental health of villagers
2nd November 2021 | By Eddie Toomer-McAlpine
Manchester LGBT fans ‘cautiously optimistic’ after professional footballer comes out as gayLGBT football fans in Manchester say they are ‘cautiously optimistic’ after the first top-flight footballer in 30 years came out as gay. Josh Cavallo, who plays for...
2nd November 2021 | By Toni Clarke
Illuminated sculpture in Greengate Triangle is historic link to Salford’s industrial rootsA new sculpture has been unveiled in Salford symbolising its historical roots with the Industrial Revolution. The illuminated sculpture – entitled Slow Revolution – is also...