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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...
12th January 2018 | By nq_admin
75 million passengers travelled through Greater Manchester last year, figures revealMore than 75m people travelled through Manchester’s railways in the last year according to research done by Office of Rail and Road (ORR). The estimates...
12th January 2018 | By Nadia Turki
Residents continue to feel unsafe as crime rates increase in FallowfieldIt is no secret that Fallowfield has a reputation for being a high crime area but the student suburb shows no sign of improvement even...
12th January 2018 | By nq_admin
Local startup sets up pods which transfer news straight to your phoneA Manchester startup has set up Bluetooth pods around the city centre to offer people a new way to consume news. Consultant Stuart Goulden piloted the OtherWorld...
12th January 2018 | By nq_admin
Bring your foodbank donation and help MMU’s footy team charity support for Manchester Central FoodbankManchester Metropolitan students are being encouraged to support the Manchester Met Men’s Football team’s January food bank collection by making a donation to the Student...
12th January 2018 | By nq_admin
Commuters in Greater Manchester warn of being unable to afford new train fare hikesRail fares have risen to their highest level for five years last week, angering commuters and politicians. Commuters and consumer groups have warned the government...
10th January 2018 | By nq_admin
The Detectives director talks to Man Met students about filmmaking and true crimeLouise Malkinson, the producer/director of hit crime documentary The Detectives, came to Man Met to talk to criminology students about her work. Throughout her career, Louise Malkinson...
9th January 2018 | By nq_admin
‘Manchester still has time to curb housing crisis’Manchester still has time to save itself from an impending housing crisis, a mini-conference heard. The ‘Housing Ideas Exchange’ event at MMU was organised by...
9th January 2018 | By Nadia Turki
Student well-being officer speaks frankly about his battles with mental healthSaqib Mahmood, a student at The University of Manchester, has taken a year out from his course to become the wellbeing officer at the University...
31st December 2017 | By dave porter
Huge fire breaks out on 9th floor of apartment block in Northern QuarterHere’s some footage from our Air Unit at the Joiner Street fire in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. For more information visit our website:https://t.co/H8RghzARCY pic.twitter.com/19TDO84SXw —...
15th December 2017 | By nq_admin
Manchester joins global network of UNESCO Cities of LiteratureManchester has been awarded City of Literature status and joins 27 such cities around the world who are part of UNESCO’s worldwide Creative Cities network....
15th December 2017 | By nq_admin
New North and South: The project connecting Manchester with South Asia.Waqas Khan’s neon work, KhushAmdeed, means “Welcome” in Urdu. An exciting artistic project connecting the North of England with South Asia aims to provide a...