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22nd November 2018 | By Lewis Finney
Outrage as council describes unofficial soup kitchens as ‘a bad idea’A Manchester City Council tweet about unofficial soup kitchens has provoked an intense public reaction. The Twitter post was was sent out as part of a thread with...
22nd November 2018 | By Danielle Wroe
People urged to undergo a ‘data detox’ to protect personal data and privacyA privacy warning about the dangers of big data and the threat it poses to people’s online lives was sounded at an event held at...
21st November 2018 | By Sian McGuinness
Ryanair launches new route from Manchester Airport to KievRyanair announced yesterday (20 Nov) that they will be launching a new route between Manchester and Kiev as part of its summer schedule for 2019. ...
21st November 2018 | By Michael Daniels
Savvy Man Met student earns £4,000 A MONTH using social mediaA Man Met student who set up a subscription-based service on social media to pay her way through university says she is earning as much...
20th November 2018 | By Mia Abeyawardene
75-year-old man dies after bus accident near Piccadilly GardensAn elderly man died after being hit by a coach near Manchester Piccadilly and died of his injuries in hospital the next day. The 75 year...
17th November 2018 | By nq_admin
Student with stage four endometriosis rushed to hospital after horrific flare upTwenty-year-old Isobel Thompson was rushed to hospital after suffering the worst endometriosis flare up she has ever experienced. Isobel who studies social work at Oxford...
16th November 2018 | By Isaac Jordan
Exclusive: fault with Transpennine Express Trains means passengers ‘have to prise open doors’Transpennine Express has claimed its trains are safe to operate after a Northern Quota investigation found passengers and staff had to prise open doors to enter and...
14th November 2018 | By Lewis Finney
Thieves want to steal your bike – here’s a handy guide to stopping them doing soA spate of bicycle thefts on campus at Man Met has brought a warning from the university’s security team and police alike. Students and staff...
14th November 2018 | By Daniel Davies
A good deed: £200 left at Santander ATM is reunited with studentFinding money that you’ve left unattended in the street is often seen as a lost cause, but for one Manchester student a case of good...
12th November 2018 | By Elizabeth Harrison
Lord Adonis rails against Brexit ‘promises and lies’ at Manchester for Europe meetingFormer transport minister Lord Adonis was the key speaker at a Manchester for Europe debate hosted by anti-Brexiteers. Billed as a ‘Brexit fireworks debate’, the event also...
12th November 2018 | By Isaac Jordan
Metrolink ticket pricing to change to London style zonal systemTransport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has announced changes to the way it prices its tickets with the introduction of of four travel zones across Greater Manchetser. ...
12th November 2018 | By Isaac Jordan
Manchester students express concern over anti-LGBT comments of Polish presidentPolish and LGBT students in Manchester Universities expressed their concern and anger as President Andrzej Duda of Poland expressed his support for the introduction of laws banning what...
11th November 2018 | By Andrew Wong
Fallowfield students wake up to find front doors daubed with phallic vandalismResidents in a student street woke up to find every house on their road daubed with a penis graffiti on their front door. Students...
10th November 2018 | By Michael Daniels
Metrolink gives thanks to the armed forces on Armistice DayMetrolink is joining the nation by stopping services from at before 11am for 2 minutes durng today’s Armistice Day commemorations. Service will then resume as normal...
9th November 2018 | By Mia Abeyawardene
Seven-year-old Isla saves life of 11-month-old baby after sleep apnea episodeA seven-year-old girl is being hailed a little hero after saving the life of an 11-month-old baby. Baby Reuben Skeech suffers from sleep apnea and stops...
8th November 2018 | By Isaac Jordan
Warning issued for care provider in Greater ManchesterThe Care Quality Commission (CQC) has issued stark warnings over the financial viability of Allied Healthcare, a private company that provides care at home services...
6th November 2018 | By Joseph Chorlton
Iconic Ruby Lounge in Northern Quarter set to close down to make way for new developmentIconic Manchester venue The Ruby Lounge is closing down to make way for a new development of shops and cafes, it has been announced. The...
3rd November 2018 | By Daniel Davies
More than 500 people set to take part in biggest Manchester Sleepout yetBooth Centre’s annual Manchester Sleepout will take place this coming Friday (9 November) and promises to be the biggest sleepout to date with more than 500 people sleeping rough...
31st October 2018 | By Lewis Finney
Firefighter hero honoured for life-saving actions on his way home from shiftAn off-duty firefighter has been given a special commendation after he saved a man’s life. Watch manager Karl Grindrod had finished a night shift at Withington fire...
31st October 2018 | By Elizabeth Harrison
Don’t be spooked – ghost tourism talk to shine light on Victorian obsession with the macabre‘GHOST tourism’ may sound like a grisly subject but it’s perfect for Halloween. Our fascination with ghosts and spectres dates back to the Victorian era when society...