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30th October 2020 | By Matthew Kay
4,000 new jobs for Manchester residents as Harry Styles invests in new music venueMore than 4,000 new jobs for Manchester residents will be created as Harry Styles invests in the new Co-op Live arena. Harry Styles announced that...
29th October 2020 | By Matthew Kay
Drugs will not be tolerated in pandemic Manchester, say police after four men arrested in Strangeways areaFour men were arrested and a large amount of cannabis was seized in the Strangeways area of Manchester as police attempt to tackle drug abuse during...
29th October 2020 | By Lucas Crossley
‘We are holding Boris Johnson accountable’: anti-mask protesters challenge government over coronavirus ‘cure’An anti-mask protest took place in Piccadilly Gardens in response to the government’s continued enforcement of coronavirus restrictions. The protest, organised by Save Our Rights...
29th October 2020 | By Victoria Thiele
‘Enough is enough’: more than 150 women protest against anti-abortion laws outside Polish embassy in ManchesterWomen protested with banners, chants, and marches against a new Polish anti-abortion law in front of the Polish embassy in Manchester last night. With the...
29th October 2020 | By Megan Wilkinson
Salford residents prepare for virtual Remembrance Sunday due to covid-19 restrictionsSalford residents are being asked to commemorate Remembrance Sunday at home this year due to covid-19 restrictions. Mayor of Salford, Councillor Charlie McIntyre, says this...
28th October 2020 | By Niamh O'Connell
Pumpkin patches rise in popularity after traditional Halloween activities are cancelledThe cancelling of traditional Halloween activities this year has led to people embracing the outdoors by visiting pumpkin patches – a popular American seasonal tradition. One...
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,...