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15th March 2017 | By jackwright
Bury libraries set to close down due to Government cutsBury Council has announced that the Greater Manchester town will have to terminate at least 10 of its 14 libraries in order to make savings...
15th March 2017 | By nq_admin
Bury Market fire thought to been started by cigaretteThe otherwise bleak northern town of Bury boasts the title of UK's best market with Bury Market. The market is a potential cultural capital of...
14th March 2017 | By nq_admin
Manchester’s Contact Theatre to close in April for refurbishmentBack in May 2016, Manchester City Council granted plans for the refurbishment of Capitals Contact theatre. Shortly after fundraising began, Arts Council England confirmed funding...
8th March 2017 | By helen heath
Manchester Police Museum recognised as ‘Hidden Gem’ by tourism bossesGreater Manchester Police Museum has been recognised as a ‘Hidden Gem’ by Visit England for ‘going the extra mile’. The museum was founded in 1981 ...
7th March 2017 | By nq_admin
Photography at MMU – Interview with Richard PageFamous photographers like Martin Parr, Peter Fraser and Brian Griffin influenced a photography course in the city of Manchester, especially in the late 1960s and...
6th March 2017 | By nq_admin
Charity stresses the importance of children understanding LGBT rightsA recent LGBT+ exhibition encourages children to attend to enable them to understand the struggles that the community has faced for generations. The exhibition ‘Never...
3rd March 2017 | By nq_admin
Video: Manchester marches against TrumpThousands of Mancunians marched against Donald Trump last February. The protest has been called by campaigners who strongly disagree with the President’s travel ban on nationals...
3rd March 2017 | By nq_admin
Moazzam Begg urges action against anti-Islamic attacksMoazzam Begg, a former detainee of Guantanamo Bay, was speaking at an event with Stand Up to Racism at the Mechanics Institute last night, Thursday 2 March....
1st March 2017 | By helen heath
Manchester City Council Plans to Create UK’s First LGBT Community for Older PeopleManchester City Council has announced plans to create a community that will protect Manchester's LGBT residents from discrimination, and provide an area in which they...
1st March 2017 | By nq_admin
Thugs taser man and rob him on Strangeways canal pathTwo violent criminals held a man down before tasering him and robbing him on a canal pathway in Strangeways, accoring to the GMP. The...
28th February 2017 | By Jack Colwell
‘Cracker’ the hero sniffer dog paws-es for retirement from fire serviceA ‘Cracker’ at sniffing out evidence from burnt-out buildings is hanging up her paws for good following a decade-long career. Greater Manchester fire dog Lucy,...
28th February 2017 | By nq_admin
Taxi driver fined for refusing to take blind passengerA taxi drive in Manchester has been fined £600 after he refused to pick up a blind passenger with their assistance dog. Rossendale Hackney carriage...
27th February 2017 | By nq_admin
Long-serving Manchester MP, Sir Gerald Kaufman, dies aged 86Sir Gerald Kaufman MP, one of Manchester's longest standing MP's, has died aged 86 The Manchester Town Hall flag is being flown at half mast...
27th February 2017 | By nq_admin
Can You Hear Me Now: Is the music industry a hostile place for women?A new magazine has been launched in Manchester hoping to raise awareness of the issues women face within the music industry. Olivia Havercroft, 27, the...
27th February 2017 | By nq_admin
VIDEO: MMU students help Reclaim The NightLast Thursday, 23 February, over 2,500 women and men of all ages and races marched through Manchester to "Reclaim The Night." The annual march was filled...
21st February 2017 | By nq_admin
Manchester’s Central Library to host Open Mic event for emerging musiciansManchester Central Library is to host an open mic session for emerging Mancunian rappers, musicians, poets and MCs. As well as giving creative minds the...
20th February 2017 | By nq_admin
Writing Award offers young people chance to get work publishedThe Wicked Young Writer Awards were established by the hit musical Wicked to recognise excellence in writing, encourage creativity, and help develop writing talent in...
20th February 2017 | By nq_admin
VIDEO: Charity event raises awareness and money for OCDOCD is a debilitating illness, affecting 1-2% of the UK population. OCD Action held an event at the Retro Bar in Manchester to help raise...
17th February 2017 | By nq_admin
Legendary Mancunian director Danny Boyle to play leading role in new media school at MMUThe International Screen School Manchester, led by Manchester Metropolitan University, is a project which will help develop interdisciplinary talent to support Greater Manchester’s creative and digital...
15th February 2017 | By nq_admin
MMU helps Manchester rise into top 25 best cities in the world for studentsThe contribution of higher education institutions such as MMU has launched Manchester 13 places up the league table in the QS Best Student Cities rankings....