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21st April 2021 | By nqstaff
LIVE: NQ weekly broadcastBroadcast on 1st July 2021 Presenter Kiah Azrial Broadcast on 24th June 2021 Presenter Connie Enzler Broadcast on 27th May 2021 Presenter Lewis Oxley Broadcast on 20th...
14th April 2021 | By Hannah Terry
Seven ways you can support the Big Issue North at home during the lockdownThe lockdown restrictions in England have caused many difficulties for small, local businesses and companies across the country With no financial help from the government,...
14th April 2021 | By Hannah Terry
Big Issue North sellers left jobless after yearlong lockdown restrictions have forced them off the streetsBig Issue (BI) North vendors have lost their vital source of income after the coronavirus lockdown restrictions have meant they can no longer sell the magazine...
7th April 2021 | By Imogen Campion
Students are turning to OnlyFans site to make money during pandemicHard-up students have been selling explicit pictures of themselves online during the pandemic to help fund their way through university. Many students who cannot get...
30th March 2021 | By Georgina Randall
Six police cars attend a knife incident at Hulme Park as children play in the sunshineA man was arrested by police today in Hulme Park after police were alerted to a knife incident. Officers ran through groups of people to...
30th March 2021 | By Tyrese King
Literature in lockdown has meant major shift in the way bookshops operateOver the past year, the coronavirus lockdown has had a huge impact on both people and businesses alike. The pandemic has affected many local businesses negatively, with a number...
30th March 2021 | By Victoria Thiele
‘We thought things were bad, but we were struck’: Can Manchester win the fight against inequality?Black people die twice as often from Covid-19 as white people, but a new inequalities report suggests a “good life for all” in Manchester is...
28th March 2021 | By Georgina Randall
Police accused of ‘shoving and kicking’ protestors at ‘Kill The Bill’ protest in city centreLegal observers at Manchester’s ‘Kill The Bill’ protest yesterday (Saturday) said police became “heavy handed” with protestors after tram lines were blocked at St Peter’s Square. ...
22nd March 2021 | By Claudia Waring
Worries about pets being abandoned continue as third lockdown comes to an endPet adoptions have gone up in Manchester and around the UK due to people working from home or being furloughed, with internet searches for “buy a...
21st March 2021 | By Rory Gannon
Demonstrators take to the streets in Manchester against anti-protest billHundreds gathered in Manchester yesterday afternoon (March 20) to demonstrate against a bill that would restrict the freedom of assembly in the UK. Protesters assembled...
21st March 2021 | By Harry Hansen
Thousands gather in Manchester city centre for anti-police bill and Reclaim These Streets protestsThousands of protesters gathered in Manchester’s St Peter’s Square yesterday evening to speak out against violence to women and the proposed new police and crime...
19th March 2021 | By Melissa Chilvers
Manchester’s Birthday Stars Project seeking cake donations to help children affected by homelessness celebrate their birthdays in lockdownA year on since the start of the first coronavirus lockdown in the UK, many organisations have had to adapt in order to operate during...
17th March 2021 | By Constance Enzler
Covid highs and lows: alcohol deaths reach new levels in lockdown, study revealsConsumption of alcohol has increased across the UK during the pandemic as people stuck at home turning to drink. Between January and September, 5,460 alcohol-related deaths were recorded...
17th March 2021 | By Ruby Fandino
Manchester demonstrators protest over police crime sentencing and courts billHundreds marched through central Manchester protesting over proposed increased police power and diminished freedom of expression threatened by the police, crime, sentencing and courts bill....
14th March 2021 | By Victoria Thiele
Andy Burnham speaks up for women’s safety during candle-lit vigil for Sarah EverardAndy Burnham read out stories of sexual assault survivors while Mancunians lit more than 100 candles to remember murdered Sarah Everard last night. Sarah Everard, 33,...
12th March 2021 | By Victoria Thiele
Reclaim These Streets urge Manchester residents to light a candle for Sarah Everard in vigilMancunians are invited to light candles on their doorsteps in a vigil for alleged murder victim Sarah Everard at 6pm today (Saturday, 13 March). The event...
9th March 2021 | By Daniel Hunter
Wigan takeover imminent as consortium from Bahrain agrees deal to buy the clubWigan’s long running takeover saga looks to be coming to an end after it was revealed that the club’s potential new Middle Eastern owner is...
23rd February 2021 | By George Crafer
MRSN joins call on the Department of Health to take action to ensure the coronavirus vaccine is safely accessible to everyoneManchester Refugee Network has called on the Department of Health to ensure the coronavirus vaccine is safely accessible to everyone regardless of immigration status, ID...
18th February 2021 | By Tyrese King
Campaign against council’s plan to increase police presence in Manchester schoolsThe ‘No Police in Schools’ campaign is fighting against plans to increase police presence in schools. The campaign is backed by Manchester-based Kids of...
17th February 2021 | By Daniel Hunter
Exclusive: Wigan in talks with potential new Middle Eastern owner for beleaguered clubThe long-running Wigan Athletic takeover saga could finally be coming to an end after it was revealed that a new owner from the Middle East...