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15th October 2021 | By Tyrese King
‘I wanted to write characters that were good men’: Trini authors Monique Roffey and Ingrid Persaud on feminism and masculinityThe Manchester Literature Festival hosted Manchester Metropolitan University Lecturer Monique Roffey and author Ingrid Persaud at the Central Library on St. Peter’s Square. Roffey’s novel...
15th October 2021 | By Tyrese King
‘We were a family under siege’: award-winning author Bernardine Evaristo speaks out at Manchester Literature Festival eventManchester Literature Festival hosted ‘An Evening with Bernardine Evaristo’ on Monday night, the first of many live events happening this month. The sold out event was hosted...
14th October 2021 | By Daisy Bradbury
Man Met student helps international students feel at home in UK with donations of kitchenwareMore than 300 items were donated and given away to international students during the Welcome Week event.
14th October 2021 | By Alimat Akanni
Councillors vote to call on government to protect most vulnerable and cancel cut to universal creditManchester city council is committed to fighting for residents and to do all it can to ensure the most vulnerable are supported and protected, a meeting heard. The...
14th October 2021 | By [email protected]
Charity pledges to raise funds for refused asylum seekers through sale of cookbookManchester charity The Big Breakfast café is publishing a new cookbook to raise money to provide food and shelter for refugees. Funds for the book were...
13th October 2021 | By David Smith
NHS waiting lists will take two years to recover: Burnham says it is ‘critical moment for Manchester ‘Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham says recovery in the region will take time but is looking to “level up coming out of the pandemic”. Mr...
11th October 2021 | By David Smith
Runners bring £6m boost to the economy as thousands compete in Manchester MarathonTens of thousands of runners travelled from across the UK to take part in the Manchester Marathon at the weekend generating an estimated £6m boost to...
11th October 2021 | By A.White
Plans for demolition of Ralli Quays upsets residents who say it blocks access to River IrwellSalford residents are angry about a proposed new office and hotel development they say will block access to the River Irwell. Building work will involve...
9th October 2021 | By Hannah Wintle
‘There is no health without mental health’: scaffolding safety nets installed in tribute to World Mental Health DayTwo art installations highlighting the high suicide rates in the construction industry have been erected ahead of World Mental Health Day today. Lynn Setterington, an internationally...
8th October 2021 | By Rebecca Redican
Metrolink tram strike is cancelled less than 30 hours before Sunday’s Manchester marathonRunners and spectators of the fourth largest marathon in Europe are breathing a sigh of relief after Metrolink tram drivers called off planned strike action this...
7th October 2021 | By Megan Traviss
Young women come forward with warning after their drinks were spiked at popular Fallowfield student barA Fallowfield bar is giving out free anti-drug equipment after a number of female students took to social media to warn others of the dangers...
7th October 2021 | By Hattie Payne
Peaceful protesters gather in St Peter’s Square to oppose Tory party conference in ManchesterA group of protesters came together in St Peter’s Square on Tuesday evening to take a stance against the Tory Party Conference. I was at the peaceful...
7th October 2021 | By Isabella Coombes
Manchester students push for free anti-drug measures after surge in drink spikingStudents are pressuring universities to make women safer in the wake of a series of drink spiking incidents in popular bars and clubs. There has...
7th October 2021 | By Ruby Fandino
‘I believe in freedom of speech and freedom of protest’: Jacob Rees-Mogg responds to Manchester demonstrationsThousands joined the People’s Assembly to protest the Conservative conference with a series of demonstrations and panel discussions over three days in central Manchester. People flooded the...
6th October 2021 | By A.White
Manchester’s left protests against arrival of Conservative Party conference in ‘red bloc’The socialist organisation Manchester Momentum staged a ‘red bloc’ protest along Oxford Road to mark the arrival of the Conservative party in Manchester. The Tory...
6th October 2021 | By Daisy Bradbury
Hundreds of students scramble to sell Warehouse Project tickets after audio issuesOver 300 Warehouse Project tickets have been listed on social media following sound and technical issues at their Repercussions event in September.
5th October 2021 | By Divine Vika
Cheetham Hill cultural festival reunites community by hosting festival in person post-lockdownCheetham Hill residents celebrated the highly-anticipated annual Cheetham Hill Cultural festival at the weekend after celebrating the festivities on Facebook Live during the lockdown. The annual festival...
4th October 2021 | By Olivia Weeks
Stop the War coalition panel held in Manchester to discuss 20 years of the ‘war on terror’The People’s Assembly gathered in Manchester at the weekend during what has been dubbed a ‘Festival of Resistance’ to coincide with the Tory party conference. And...
3rd October 2021 | By Megan Traviss
Hundreds gather in Manchester to protest against Brexit as Tory party conference lands in the cityHundreds of protestors gather in St. Peter's Square in Manchester to demonstrate against Brexit and the Conservative government ahead of the Conservative Party conference in the city.
2nd October 2021 | By Alimat Akanni
Shoppers are being encouraged to donate part of their weekly shop to help people in need in the communityAldi shoppers are being encouraged to donate part of their weekly shop to charity to help feed those in need. The supermarket has installed donation...