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31st January 2021 | By Ruby Fandino
Mental health workers at high risk receive Covid-19 vaccineGreater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) has launched a vaccination programme for staff fighting to keep patients and themselves safe from the virus. More than 2,000 staff have received...
29th January 2021 | By Harry Hansen
Every care home resident across Manchester has received the Covid-19 vaccineEvery resident of the 56 care homes in Manchester have now received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. The milestone was achieved this week...
27th January 2021 | By nq_admin
‘It’s so important to keep these stories alive’: Manchester Jewish Museum’s young activists keep stories alive for Holocaust Memorial DayOn 27 January every year, it is Holocaust Memorial Day, remembering the millions of people killed or whose lives have been changed, by the Holocaust....
26th January 2021 | By [email protected]
Study finds those with natural immunity can still transmit Covid-19A recent study suggests that people who have had Covid and now have antibodies can still carry the virus and pass it on to others. ...
26th January 2021 | By nqstaff
Nic Newman joins students at Manchester Metropolitan University to present the Reuters Institute’s Journalism Trends and Predictions 2021 ReportNic Newman from The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) joined first year multimedia journalism students to share the just published Trends and...
26th January 2021 | By nq_admin
‘There’s a long way to go but it feels like we’re on the right path’: cricket club in Manchester turned into first pharmacy-led vaccination centreCovid-19 vaccine jabs being administered at Whalley Range Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club
20th January 2021 | By Constance Enzler
Teachers: the key workers left behind in the Covid-19 government vaccine roll-outSchool teachers and staff are concerned over safety in schools and believe they should be higher on the government’s vaccination priority list. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is being...
19th January 2021 | By Harry Hansen
Frontline healthcare workers concerned over delay of second Covid-19 vaccine doseA hospital workers’ union has expressed concern over the delay of the second Covid-19 vaccine dose being given to frontline healthcare workers. Frontline staff in Manchester’s hospitals...
17th January 2021 | By Rory Gannon
‘I’m happy I got it!’ Manchester residents start to receive first dose of Covid-19 vaccineManchester residents have started to get the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine as the country remains in its third period of lockdown. As the...
14th January 2021 | By George Crafer
A Manchester restaurant is helping local families amid government food parcel failureA restaurant in south Manchester is providing hot meals to local families who are struggling during lockdown. Rustik in West Didisbury announced this week that it...
8th January 2021 | By George Crafer
Man jailed for life after brutal knife attacks on two elderly women in OldhamA man who carried out a brutal knife attack on two elderly women has today been jailed. Jayden Hayes, 24, was sentenced to life in...
16th December 2020 | By Tyrese King
Lack of representation in the English literature curriculum leads to calls for change from Penguin Books campaignPenguin Books has launched a new programme to promote writers from ethnic minority backgrounds in English literature. Partnered with the Runnymede Trust, the charity and the...
14th December 2020 | By nq_admin
Important work of The Cellar Trust helped save my life, says 22-year-old woman living with bipolar disorder“To put it simply, The Cellar Trust gave me the support that saved my life,” says 22-year-old Sophie De Groot, reflecting on the help given...
11th December 2020 | By A.White
From a pre-pandemic to a Covid-19 world, are universities doing enough to support students’ mental health?Your first year at university: dedication, hard work and preparation feel like a memory of the past. Now you’re stuck in a prison-sized room with...
16th November 2020 | By Paolo Granelli
Stockport Council holds crucial meeting to decide future of greenbelt siteStockport is to host an extraordinary council meeting tomorrow night (Tuesday) to make a crucial decision regarding the Greater Manchester spatial framework (GMSF). Unlike other...
16th November 2020 | By Paolo Granelli
Hazel Grove activists stand against greenbelt development as ‘space for the community’An energy company wants to build 150 new homes on the 53-acre greenbelt site of Mirrlees Fields in Hazel Grove . Man Energy want to build on...
15th November 2020 | By Bailey Taylor
Greater Manchester Police supporting national operation to tackle knife crimeGreater Manchester Police are taking part in an operation to reduce knife crime in the city. Operation Sceptre is a week-long programme which aims to educate parents...
13th November 2020 | By Paolo Granelli
Councillor Road shop owners left in the dark about Cheadle towns fundCheadle residents and business owners say they have been kept in the dark about a £500,000 fund to improve their neighbourhood. The town fund aims...
12th November 2020 | By Bailey Taylor
Christmas trees in November? Why residents are putting their trimmings up even earlier this yearResidents across Greater Manchester have taken it upon themselves to deck the halls early this year in an attempt to fight off coronavirus blues as...
12th November 2020 | By Rosa Bown
Anti-mask protestors clash with police in Piccadilly Gardens in anti-lockdown demonstrationPolice dispersed anti-lockdown protesters in Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester on Sunday during a protest organised by Rise up Manchester. The anti-lockdown protest started at 1pm...