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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...
11th November 2020 | By Kiah-Azriel Freer
Contact Hostel passes 50 year mark of helping vulnerable young women in ManchesterContact Hostel has been providing homeless young women with safe accommodation since the 1970s and this year celebrates its 50th anniversary. It offers people practical...
10th November 2020 | By Bailey Taylor
Revolutionary proposal set to transform travel for Salford residentsSalford City Council has revealed plans for improvements to walking and cycling routes in collaboration with Transport for Greater Manchester, The scheme plans to introduce a...
6th November 2020 | By Kiah-Azriel Freer
Proposed road blocks in Levenshulme causing divide and confusion among residentsA Levenshulme neighbourhood project has met with backlash from residents who feel they have been left out of important decisions about roadblocks. The current proposal...
5th November 2020 | By George Crafer
Enraged University of Manchester students tear down fencing in Fallowfield protestStudents living in the Fallowfield halls of residence have torn down fencing put up by the University of Manchester. The fencing appeared yesterday morning without any prior warning and was set...
5th November 2020 | By Lewis Oxley
Manchester art gallery to host art therapy sessions for new mums in lockdownManchester Art Gallery is to host art therapy sessions for women who became new mums during lockdown and are suffering the mental health effects of...
5th November 2020 | By nq_admin
Manchester independent bookstores join online bookshop during covid-19 crisisIndependent bookshops will be able to trade during lockdown due to a new website initiative called Bookshop. Set up by writer Andy Hunter, Bookshop offers local bookstores...
4th November 2020 | By Divine Vika
High hopes and a nervous wait: young voters in key states tell us about their fears for the futureThe US election is on a knife edge with the result coming down to a few key states – Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan. Abigail...
4th November 2020 | By Jack Dulhanty
West Texas reflects the dizzying polarisation seen across the USLubbock skyline. By user:Redraiderengineer – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, “I got involved in politics and campaigns two years ago when Beto O’Rourke ran,” said Gracie...
4th November 2020 | By Victoria Thiele
“I have gotten yelled at” – Challenges US journalists face reporting on the electionWhile results of the election slowly drip in, journalists covering the election night are facing different challenges. Joe Higgins, former editor of the Athens Messenger,...
3rd November 2020 | By Rachel Cowsill
What’s it like for Ohio’s student voters in this divisive US ElectionIt’s election day and the tensions are extremely high for US citizens awaiting the outcome of the Presidential race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump....
3rd November 2020 | By Liz Hannaford
LIVE: US Elects 2020You can follow our live coverage here and on Twitter. We’ll be speaking to young voters and reporters in battleground states to bring you news and...
2nd November 2020 | By Constance Enzler
Michigan State University journalism students tell NQ why this presidential election is like no otherNQ reporters join MSU journalism class via Zoom On the eve of polling day in the US presidential election, the atmosphere in the swing state of...
2nd November 2020 | By Liz Hannaford
US Elects 2020: Follow the election live on NQIt’s a US election like no other with over 230 million citizens eligible to vote in the midst of a global pandemic. More voters than ever...
2nd November 2020 | By Lewis Oxley
New Ian Curtis mural appears in Northern Quarter as part of Headstock festivalA mural depicting the former Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis has been unveiled in the Northern Quarter to commemorate world mental health day. The...