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5th February 2018 | By nq_admin
Tom Jackson – Manchester United’s lifelong friendThis week, the city will see many paying their respects on the 60th anniversary of the Munich air disaster. On February 6th 1958, a plane...
2nd February 2018 | By Sanaa Reddy
Manchester trade unionist to cycle round Palestine to raise money for medical aid charityA top union official from Manchester is embarking on a six-day cycle trek across palestine to raise money for Medical Aid for Palestinians Kevin Lucas, Unison...
30th January 2018 | By Kieran Hepworth
‘The seeds of Brexit were sown in Westminster’: Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham speaks to MMU journalism studentsThe Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, joined Manchester Metropolitan University journalism students to discuss the Kerslake Review, media and politics. Burnham, whose first job...
30th January 2018 | By nq_admin
Elderly Somali refugee fears worst after Sasca charity funding is cutThere are more people who have been displaced today than after World War II. In reports released by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) there is one...
30th January 2018 | By nq_admin
A conversation with Andy Burnham at Manchester Metropolitan UniversityLive Blog In conversation with Andy Burnham at Manchester Metropolitan University
26th January 2018 | By [email protected]
MMU fashion art students feature in i-D magazine as part of focus on young talent in the northThe work of fashion art students at MMU are being featured in renowned fashion magazine i-D magazine. The magazine set a live brief to create...
23rd January 2018 | By nq_admin
Manchester City Council cuts funds to Somali charity and puts vital community work in perilRefugees from North Africa and Syria could find themselves without help or guidance after the council cut funds to a Somali citizen’s advice bureau. Somali...
23rd January 2018 | By Danielle Kenneally
Eat your words: series of literature talks by Manchester Writing SchoolA new series of talks at MMU may well have you eating your words. A Body of Words – staged by the Manchester Writing School...
19th January 2018 | By Nadia Turki
Salford care home delivers ‘inadequate’ care for residents, inspectors findA Salford care home has been placed in special meaures after inspectors found a catalogue of issues. Care Quality Commission inspectors found that bosses at Kenyon Lodge...
19th January 2018 | By Tom Brady
120-mile Northern Forest project will involve planting of 50m trees over 25 yearsMore than 50 million tress will be planted from Liverpool to Hull as the Woodland Trust look to create a gigantic new Northern Forest. Environment...
16th January 2018 | By Nadia Turki
Police reveal shocking footage of lorry driver watching video while driving on M60Shocking footage of a lorry driver using his mobile phone while on the motorway has been released by police. The footage shows the man...
16th January 2018 | By [email protected]
Burnage man jailed for five years for attempted robbery of two Didsbury barsA 30-year-old man from Burnage has been jailed five years for attempted robbery of two Didsbury bars. Taurean Edwards burst into The Botanist bar on...
16th January 2018 | By Danielle Kenneally
Man assaulted by a gang of six men in the Northern Quarter jailed for a total of 18 yearsSix men have been jailed for a total 18 years after violently assaulting a man in the Northern Quarter in February last year. Manchester Crown...
16th January 2018 | By Sanaa Reddy
Man jailed for six years after sexually assaulting woman in her 90sA 24-year-old man who sexually assaulted a woman in her 90s has been jailed for six years. The elderley woman, who suffers from dementia, was left with...
16th January 2018 | By nq_admin
Three men jailed after beating man to death in Farnworth following argumentThree men have been jailed after beating a man to death in Farnworth following a dispute. Ian Bendall died in hospital five days after beaten...
16th January 2018 | By nq_admin
Rapist who posed as taxi driver jailed for 11 years by crown courtA rapist who posed as a taxi driver in Hindley was jailed for 11 yearsat Bolton Crown Court on Friday. Marius Dolhascanu was found guilty of...
16th January 2018 | By nq_admin
Man jailed after raping young woman in car she thought was a taxiA man offered a young woman a lift home before locking her in his car and raping her, a court heard. Andrew Green, 44, of...
16th January 2018 | By Tom Brady
Middleton man jailed after breaking into family home while children sleptA Middleton man has been jailed after breaking into a family home during a burglary in Stockport. Matthew Tyner, 37, appeared at Minshull Street Crown...
12th January 2018 | By nq_admin
Last orders? Call to save iconic Ducie Bridge in city centre from demolitionThe Ducie Bridge, located on Corporation Street dates back to 1892 and has been host to acts such as Alias Kid and Death to Strange....
12th January 2018 | By [email protected]
Shocking figures reveal gender gap in surgery with women making up just 11% of surgeonsIt has been revealed that just 11% of surgeons are female despite surgery being one of the most important medical procedures offered worldwide. Iin the UK alone, surgeons carry...