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7th October 2019 | By Isaac Jordan
Activists criticise city council for ‘inaction’ over climate change emergencyManchester City Council has come under fire for ‘inaction’ on the climate emergency following the publication of a Freedom of Information response by climate activists....

4th October 2019 | By Isaac Jordan
Manchester faces affordable housing crisis, new research showsManchester faces a dire shortage of affordable homes as families on housing benefit face a rise in poverty levels and being priced out of the...

3rd October 2019 | By Pruthvi Khilosia
Extinction Rebellion activists from Manchester prepare for protests in the capitalStudents in Manchester are gearing themselves up for a week of protests as part of Extinction Rebellion’s campaign on the climate emergency. This week a...

25th September 2019 | By Isaac Jordan
Cable theft at Heaton Park Tramway sees community pull togetherThe Heaton Park Tramway in north Manchester is out of service “indefinitely” after suspected metal theifs stole and damaged overhead cables. The theft cut power to the tramways lakeside depot,...

19th September 2019 | By dave porter
Come and join the editorial team at the Northern Quota!How would you like to write for the Northern Quota and join its editorial team? We’re looking for Man Met multimedia journalism students to sign...

3rd August 2019 | By [email protected]
Firearm amnesty rids pistols and machine guns from criminal contactAs a two-week firearms amnesty comes to an end, hauls of arms handed in anonymously are being handled by police officers across Greater Manchester. In an...

10th July 2019 | By [email protected]
Manchester Council declares Climate EmergencyManchester City Councillors have put forward the notion to declare a climate emergency and achieve a carbon neutral city by 2038. Member of Youth Parliament, Ishaa...

4th July 2019 | By nq_admin
Manchester International Festival 2019: what to look out forTaking place across 18 days Manchester International Festival features an array of UK and world premieres from internationally-acclaimed artists from more than 20 countries. With...

27th June 2019 | By [email protected]
‘1984 is not a user manual’ says Google whistleblowerProject Veritas, a Conservative investigative site founded by political activist James O’Keefe, has published a widely circulated video showing Google’s head of responsible innovation discussing...

20th June 2019 | By Isaac Jordan
Bolton Council cuts budget for sexual health as STD numbers rise in EnglandCouncil documents discovered by the Northern Quota show that Bolton Council is cutting funding for its sexual health services by £331,827 from July. Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, which...

13th June 2019 | By Isaac Jordan
‘We don’t want people to experience the same pain we did’: survivor of Grenfell Tower visits Salford residents being forced to pay for new claddingMembers of Grenfell United, the campaign group created by survivors of the Grenfell fire disaster, visited residents in Salford in solidarity over a row over...

27th May 2019 | By R.McCourt
The Brexit Party and Labour top the poll in the Northwest in a night seeing smaller parties make significant gainsJust weeks after the results of the local council elections, the British public took to the polls one more time to elect MEP’s to the...

24th May 2019 | By nq_admin
EU Elections 2019: a view from young people in the NetherlandsThe European Elections are underway and over the next few days, citizens of the 28 EU member states will vote to elect members of the...

24th May 2019 | By nq_admin
What do student voters in the Netherlands think of the EU elections?UTRECHT voting from Northern Quota on Vimeo.

24th May 2019 | By Kelsey Butler
First female mayor ever represents Oldham – and her deputy is a woman too!Oldham is to get its first-ever female mayor – and will be joined by another female councillor as her deputy to make it a historic...


17th May 2019 | By [email protected]
Manchester Metropolitan University hosts EU debate ahead of next week’s EU parliamentary electionManchester Metropolitan University hosted an EU debate ahead of next week’s EU parliamentary election. The debate, hosted by Manchester for Europe, was attended by representatives from...

6th May 2019 | By Isaac Jordan
Gender equality improves in Salford local electionVoters have increased the number of female Councillors across the wards of Salford in the recent local election. This comes as good news for gender equality as government data for...

6th May 2019 | By Hanya Hassan
Places to visit during RamadanRamadan is the ninth month of the Islamic Calendar were Muslims fast from dawn till dusk, not only abstaining from food but from other discouraged...

3rd May 2019 | By dave porter
Man arrested after Piccadilly Gardens cordoned off by police following reports of ‘suspicious package’Piccadilly Gardens was cordoned off by police today following reports of a suspicious package. Parts of the city centre were sealed off following the...