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12th December 2019 | By Chloe Illingworth
Manchester’s night walk raises thousands for the homelessA 10k walk round Manchester helped raise thousands of pounds for homeless people this Christmas. The night walk started and ended on Windmill Street and raised...
12th December 2019 | By Maddie Zygmunt
Denton man uses his martial arts training to fend off mugger in Stockport car parkA marital arts enthusiast used his self-defence skills to fend off an attacker during an attempted mugging. Philip Craven, 35, practices the gracie jiu-jitsu technique and had...
12th December 2019 | By Maddie Zygmunt
Tameside’s first distillery opened for business by self-employed Denton manBrewer Lee Chisnall has made a charity branded Willow Wood Hospice gin in Tameside’s first distillery. The Denton man worked in IT for 26 years...
12th December 2019 | By karthiknair
Thieves steal 70 Christmas trees and specialist equipment from shop in SaleMore than 70 Christmas trees were stolen from a shop in Sale in the run-up to Christmas. The thieves struck at 10.30pm and made three...
11th December 2019 | By Shiala Mahmood
Volunteer cooking Christmas meal for the homeless in Bury asking for donations from publicA volunteer charity worker is pledging to cook a Boxing Day meal for homeless people in Bury. Samara Barnes has been cooking meals for the...
11th December 2019 | By karthiknair
Somali charity worker named Volunteer of the Year at Be Proud awards 2019Ahmed Mohamud was taken by complete surprise when he was awarded at the Be Proud Awards in the Volunteer of the Year category. “Volunteering is...
11th December 2019 | By Daniel Mardle
Liberal Democrats and Greens stress that this is ‘the climate election!’Extinction Rebellion have been engaging with election candidates and constituents about addressing climate change. At an election hustings in Chorlton, local candidates were invited but the...
10th December 2019 | By karthiknair
Pollution of rivers in Manchester is a common problem, says Environment AgencyThe pollution of rivers in Manchester is an annual occurrence, according to the Mersey Rivers Trust. Mike Duddy, senior project manager at Mersey Rivers Trust...
9th December 2019 | By karthiknair
BBC rolls out free digital resources to help improve communication among young childrenThe Tiny Happy People initiative seeks to bridge the communication gap among Greater Manchester pre-schoolers. The initiative, which was started by the Greater Manchester Combined...
7th December 2019 | By Shiala Mahmood
Candlelight vigil held in Manchester to mark World AIDS dayA candlelight vigil was held in Sackvillle Gardens to raise awareness of HIV testing on World AIDS Day. Hundreds of people gathered at Sackville Gardens...
7th December 2019 | By Shiala Mahmood
Women march through city centre to honour victims of domestic violenceActivists marched through Manchester city centre to remember women who have been killed because of domestic violence. More than 30 women gathered in Piccadilly Gardens...
7th December 2019 | By Kamila Sebestova
One million bulbs shine in Heaton Park this winter thanks to LightopiaEurope’s largest light festival has come to Heaton Park in Manchester this winter. Lightopia has welcomed a great number of curious visitors who wanted to see the spectacular art...
7th December 2019 | By Daniel Mardle
In the fight against drugs the current system ‘does more harm than good’, say familiesA panel set up to examine the problem of drugs says that making drugs illegal only benefits criminals. The Taking Drugs Seriously panel compares the current system...
6th December 2019 | By Daniel Mardle
Cause of fire at the Cube in Bolton may herald warning for other buildingsThe cause of the fire at The Cube student residents in Bolton is yet to be determined but it has been confirmed that it was cladded...
5th December 2019 | By Leonie Backhaus
School pupils continue to take part in Friday climate protests despite warnings over missing schoolSeveral hundred climate protesters gathered St Peter’s Square in Manchester for the latest global climate strike to urge government action. With a General Election only days away, activists...
5th December 2019 | By Imogen Campion
Groups come together in Student Union to raise awareness of climate emergencyWith the climate crisis potentially being the biggest threat facing the 21st century, spreading awareness and informing people at every given opportunity is a vital...
2nd December 2019 | By Zainab Tariq
Oldham College releases Christmas song aimed at spreading awareness about traffickingStudents and staff at Oldham College hace releases Christmas single to rasie awareness of the evils of human trafficking. Christmas With You features a community...
27th November 2019 | By Daniel Mardle
Manchester’s advanced cycle network progresses to the next stageWork on a new 1.6km cycleway linking MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, Ordsall and Old Trafford will start next June as part of Salford City Council’s £20m...
25th November 2019 | By Shiala Mahmood
Students occupy building in protest at University of Manchester’s fossil fuel investmentA group of student activists have occupied the finance offices at the University of Manchester to protest against the £11.3m they say is invested into fossil...
25th November 2019 | By Shiala Mahmood
Students save teenage girl from being hit by Metrolink tramA teenage girl was pulled away from tram tracks by three students’ moments before a tram almost hit her. The teenage girl was spotted staggering...