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28th October 2020 | By Megan Wilkinson
Students are ‘struggling’ to pay rent now Manchester is in tier three with covid restrictionsStudents in Manchester say they are struggling to pay rent because tier three restrictions mean many of them face the possibility of losing their jobs. ...
28th October 2020 | By Kiah-Azriel Freer
Swinton Park Golf Club could be saved by hopeful community membersSwinton Park golf club members and investors want to take the club back into ownership after plans for a housing development on the course fell...
28th October 2020 | By Lewis Oxley
Manchester Greenpeace stage ‘rebrand’ protest outside Tesco in Whalley Range and Market Street over link to deforestationGreenpeace activists have rebranded windows outside branches of Tesco in Whalley Range and Market Street because of the retailer’s links with JBS, a meat production...
28th October 2020 | By Harry Wragg
Greater Manchester businesses offer to support low income families with free school mealsThe hospitality sector across Greater Manchester has offered up its support to Marcus Rashford’s free school meals campaign at a time where their own industry...
28th October 2020 | By George Crafer
Communist graffiti appears in Fallowfield amid growing anger among students over feesCommunist graffiti has appeared around The University of Manchester Fallowfield student campus in South Manchester. It comes amid growing frustration among students having to pay full tuition fees...
27th October 2020 | By Niamh O'Connell
Chorlton homeless charity changes direction after lockdown causes shop to closeA homeless charity in Chorlton has changed direction after covid caused its shop to close during lockdown. Reach out to the community is a Manchester-based...
27th October 2020 | By Valentine Fourreau
Manchester ethnomusicology student launches first-ever study bringing together music and migrationAn ethnomusicologist from the University of Manchester has launched a study in an attempt to challenge the idea of ‘world music’. Masters student Marion...
27th October 2020 | By Hayley Grice
Six-year-old Chorlton boy and sister collect tins of food for needy people at XmasAfter seeing the efforts of Marcus Rashford and local businesses helping to provide to children that were in need, youngsters Finn and Edie O’Farrell decided...
27th October 2020 | By Ruby Fandino
Cafe is overwhelmed by donations on Gofundme to feed hungry children over half-termA Trafford cafe has raised more than £5k to provide hot meals for children over the half-term holiday after being inspired by Marcus Rashford’s End Child...
27th October 2020 | By Harry Hansen
Hulme residents ‘furious’ over illegal firework displays and call on police to interveneResidents are calling on the police to put a stop to illegal firework displays happening in Hulme Park for the second week in a row. ...
27th October 2020 | By George Crafer
Greater Manchester Tenants Union warns of ‘spike’ in evictions to come in springThe Greater Manchester Tenants Union has warned that a “spike” in evictions is set to take place in spring next year. Following new government policy, the...
26th October 2020 | By Paolo Granelli
Moston mobile food trader overwhelmed by response of community who raise £80k after racist attackAfter enduring a racially motivated arson attack, David OlaLekan Kamson and his business Moston Suya have risen from the ashes thanks to a crowdfunding campaign that...
26th October 2020 | By Niamh O'Connell
Puffin crossing in Salford given rainbow makeover to honour LGBTQ+ communityA pedestrian crossing in Salford has received a new makeover that honours the LGBTQ+ community after a request from a local resident. The puffin crossing outside the...
26th October 2020 | By Claudia Waring
‘We won’t let this beat us’: Manchester’s new city-wide art trail can continue despite Tier 3 restrictionsA new city-wide art trail called 50 Windows of Creativity has been unveiled to inspire people during the dark days of the latest lockdown. It features mosaics, installations,...
26th October 2020 | By Constance Enzler
Trafford calls for long-term government support as domestic violence increases in Greater ManchesterDomestic abuse services across Greater Manchester say they need long-term support as rates of domestic violence surge during the pandemic. The government reopened an emergency...
25th October 2020 | By Georgina Randall
Socialist Alternative at the People’s Assembly protest against ‘deliberate harm to workers in north’Political activists from the Socialist Alternative turned out to the People’s Assembly protest at weekend to add their voice to demands for an increase in the government budget for Manchester...
25th October 2020 | By Rory Gannon
NHS staff demonstrate in Manchester: ‘we will be overwhelmed again’NHS workers from across the Greater Manchester region have criticised the government’s lack of support for the North West. Protesters gathered in Picadilly Gardens on...
25th October 2020 | By Harry Wragg
Greater Manchester councils take action to feed the city’s most vulnerable children over half-termGreater Manchester councils have pledged to support their most vulnerable children through this week’s half-term holiday to ensure no child goes hungry. Many councils...
24th October 2020 | By Valentine Fourreau
Hundreds attend anti-tier 3 rally in Manchester in protest against government-imposed restrictionsMore than 100 people gathered in the rain today to protest the government’s imposition of tier 3 restrictions in Manchester. Despite local authorities’ best efforts,...
24th October 2020 | By Joanna Devany
Campaigners fight to save Chorlton secret wildlife haven under threat from developersChorlton’s ‘secret garden’ is under threat from developers who plan to replace the wildlife haven with a car park. The garden, which is tucked away...