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15th November 2016 | By Jack Colwell
Manchester to host 2019 World Taekwondo ChampionshipsIt has been announced that the Manchester Arena will host the World Taekwondo Championships in 2019. As part of the three-year event package, Manchester will also...

14th November 2016 | By nq_admin
Watch: Manchester’s 15th annual International Tattoo ConventionWatch our full report on the Manchester International Tattoo Show: First arriving in Manchester in 2001, 2016 marks the 15th consecutive year of the...

12th November 2016 | By nq_admin
United Against Fracking national rally & march takes place in ManchesterManchester will be host to one of the nation's largest ever anti-Fracking marches today. Thousands of protesors are expected to turn up to Piccadilly Gardens to...

11th November 2016 | By nq_admin
Watch: Interviews with the celebrities from Grand Opening of Manchester’s Christmas MarketsChristmas is just around the corner! The Christmas markets opened today, for its 19th year, we spoke to one of the big celebrities of Manchester:...

10th November 2016 | By nq_admin
Grand Opening of Manchester Christmas MarketsThe world-famous Manchester Christmas Markets returned today to kick off the festive season in Manchester. The Markets features nearly 350 stalls across 10 distinctive sites...

10th November 2016 | By Pete Murray
Standing on the shoulders of giants: A guide through Manchester’s forgotten radical journalistsBoth journalism and history are often at their most compelling for us when they touch our lives personally. So, amid bone-dry coverage of interest rates...

9th November 2016 | By nq_admin
Police release CCTV footage of armed robbery on delivery truck in TraffordThe GMP have released CCTV footage of the armed robbery which took place outside a One Stop in Urmston in September. The three men, armed...

9th November 2016 | By nq_admin
MMU Sport’s second Discover Guide Dogs event helps students with stressStudents at Manchester Metropolitan University were given the chance to fight the exam and assignment blues yesterday, by petting and playing with guide dogs and...

7th November 2016 | By nq_admin
A perspective of the US Presidential election from ManchesterWhen the political candidates for the 2016 election first announced their campaigns, it was never anticipated that the United States would wind down to two...

7th November 2016 | By nq_admin
Manchester Christmas lights switch onBy Freya Penson & Meliza Sestito Thousands of people got their umbrellas and gloves at the ready to welcome the seven weeks countdown to Christmas. In...

7th November 2016 | By nq_admin
A Mancunian-American perspective on the American Presidential electionWhen the political candidates for the 2016 election first announced their campaigns, it was never anticipated that the United States would wind down to two...

4th November 2016 | By nq_admin
Manchester Christmas Markets in short list for best in EuropeManchester, which is regularly named as one of the best Christmas Markets in Europe, is one of only a handful of UK cities to be nominated by...

4th November 2016 | By nq_admin
Man in Bolton in critical condition after being shotPolice were called out to Manchester Road in Westhoughton to what was initially reported as a minot failure-to-stop collision. Upon arrival, however, they discovered a...

2nd November 2016 | By Thomas Walton
UK’s biggest innovation show arrives in ManchesterThe Department for International Trade and Innovation UK will host Innovate UK in Manchester for the first time, at the Manchester Central. The event will offer...

28th October 2016 | By helen heath
Council approves new Metrolink line to the Trafford CentreTrafford Council has announced that the proposed Metrolink line to the Trafford Centre will go ahead, with heavy backing from Trafford Council and the Greater...

24th October 2016 | By Jack Colwell
Discover Guide Dogs returns for second year to help students relieve stressFollowing the success of last year’s event, MMU Sport has organised for the Guide Dog Association to hold another day for students to spend 15-minutes in...

21st October 2016 | By nq_admin
Police appeal for information after man raped in Manchester city centreA 23-year-old man was approached by another man in the city centre before being raped and robbed. The victim was walking on Brazil Street at...

21st October 2016 | By nq_admin
Countdown to Christmas in Manchester begins with huge Christmas Lights switch-on partyThe headliners for Manchester Christmas Lights Switch-on have been announced, as Manchester's Christmas Party returns. The family friendly show attracts thousands of people to Albert Square,...

20th October 2016 | By nq_admin
Preview: Manchester’s 15th annual International Tattoo ShowThe organisers of the Manchester International Tattoo Show are preparing to celebrate their 15th annual event in the city this October. The International Tattoo Show...

19th October 2016 | By nq_admin
Manchester woman finds fireworks from the 1980s hidden in her houseThe Manchester resident handed the fireworks in after finding out about Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service’s Firework Amnesty. The Northern Star selection box contains...