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25th April 2017 | By nq_admin
VIDEO: Squatters at the Cornerhouse Cinema are cleaning up before eviction todayLoose Space is finally being evicted from the old Cornerhouse Cinema. Earlier this month, the NQ reported that squatters had taken over the old abandoned cinema...

24th April 2017 | By nq_admin
Organisers of 420 cannabis event in Platt Fields press case for medicinal use of cannabisMore than 1,000 people attended Manchester's 420 celebration in Platt Fields Park on Sunday. The event was in part to promote what many users claim are the...

21st April 2017 | By nq_admin
Killer of Chrissy Neary jailed for life todayChristine Neary's husband and killer was sentenced at Manchester's Crown Court today. James Neary, known as Jimmy, 46, of Moston pleaded guilty today, Friday 21 April, to the...

18th April 2017 | By nq_admin
Police searching for men armed with Samurai swords after they went on crime spree in SalfordThe GMP are appealing for information after three men wearing balaclavas robbed several pubs in Salford with weapons, including a Samurai sword. Late on Sunday 9...

14th April 2017 | By nq_admin
Man who sexually abused young boy after grooming on Facebook is jailedA man who lured a 12-year-old boy to his house to play games after talking online, before sexually abusing him, was sentenced to 13 years in...

12th April 2017 | By nq_admin
Boundary changes to election wards welcomed by Manchester City CouncilThe number of Councillors sitting on Manchester City Council will remain the same after the independent Local Government Boundary Commission published its final recommendations on new...

11th April 2017 | By nq_admin
58 Spice related incidents over weekend as Manchester experiences beginnings of Spice epidemic7 April 9 April Spice, the once legal alternative to cannabis, is now plaguing the city of Manchester. Greater Manchester Police have reported that Manchester is...

11th April 2017 | By nq_admin
Five-month old puppy stolen in burglary returned to loving ownersA puppy that was only five-month-olds was stolen during a burglary on Hancock Street, in Stretford, a few weeks ago, Tuesday 28 March 2017. Fortunately,...

10th April 2017 | By nq_admin
Greater Manchester first area of country to officially record domestic abuse in the LGBT communityGreater Manchester became the first area of the UK to record domestic abuse in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community (LGBT) as police take...

7th April 2017 | By nq_admin
Manchester’s universities are ‘jewels in the crown’ says Labour’s Keir StarmerLabour’s Brexit minister Keir Starmer has praised higher education establishments like Manchester Metropolitan University in an interview with MMU journalism students. He was speaking at...

6th April 2017 | By nq_admin
Man jailed after sexually assaulting two women on a flight to ManchesterA man who sexually assaulted two women on a plane from Toronto to Manchester was sentenced at Manchester Magistrates' Court yesterday. Jagtar Singh Sandhu, 55,...

6th April 2017 | By nq_admin
Woman asking for a spare cigarette raped at Old Trafford Metrolink car parkA woman was raped in Trafford after being lured into a car park for a cigarette. The woman was on here way to do some...

28th March 2017 | By nq_admin
Students reminded to register to vote for Greater Manchester’s Mayoral ElectionManchester's students are being encouraged to register to vote in elections to democratically elect Greater Manchester's first ever Mayor. The historic vote to choose who will become...

24th March 2017 | By nq_admin
VIDEO: Darts Tournament raises £600 for Ashley Cricket ClubA charity darts exhibition was held last Friday Night at the ‘Forum’ in Wythenshawe raised over £600 for the Ashley Cricket Club in Altrincham. Among the...

23rd March 2017 | By nq_admin
Manchester to hold vigil in remembrance of London terror attackA candlelit vigil will take place tonight outside Manchester's Town Hall in solidarity with the people of London and in remembrance of those who lost their...

23rd March 2017 | By nq_admin
GMP Chief Constable reassures public following yesterday’s attack in LondonScotland Yard has confirmed that four people were killed in an attack on Westminster yesterday, including a police officer who was stabbed by the attacker,...

21st March 2017 | By Jack Colwell
Police officers to receive bravery award for stopping gun-wielding burglarTwo police constables are to receive a bravery award after a terrifying incident with a gun-wielding burglar at a house in Stockport. PCs Michelle Gee...

20th March 2017 | By nq_admin
Rusholme ward by-election announcedA council by-election will be held in Manchester's Rusholme ward. The election will take place on Thursday 4 May, the same day as the Manchester...

19th March 2017 | By nq_admin
Disgraced members of police jailed for framing innocent manTwo Police Community Support Officers have been jailed after they were convicted of providing false information which led to an innocent man losing his driving...

19th March 2017 | By nq_admin
Rochdale police seizure over 1kg of SpiceOfficers in Rochdale seized over a kilogram of Spice on Friday after executing a warrant at two properties in the Spotland area as part of a...