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8th January 2024 | By Osaro Ojo

Manchester city welcomes 2024 new year with a spectacular firework amidst heavy downpour

Manchester City Council declares a New Year’s Eve fireworks display in Castlefield Bowl on Liverpool Road for 2024. Councillor Pat Karney, the Christmas and New...

8th January 2024 | By Osaro Ojo

GMP tackle Christmas robberies, arrest 27 in Operation Calibre

GMP intensified their actions to tackle Christmas robberies after arresting 27 people during the National week of Operation Calibre in Greater Manchester GMP increased patrols...

8th January 2024 | By Makenna Ali

NHS needs international medical graduates as they demand better wages and conditions

Junior doctors are demanding higher wages as they take to the streets for the longest industrial action in NHS history and among the junior doctors...

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19th December 2023 | By Martha Norris

Christmas conscious as shopping needs to be made sustainable with the climate crisis. 

With Christmas right around the corner, the cost-of-living crisis hitting everyone’s purses this is how charity shops become the heroes of a sustainable and low-cost Christmas....

18th December 2023 | By Meg Jones

Manchester Protesters Take to the Streets: A Call for Change

Following the decision during the ‘Make Amazon Pay’ summit to strike globally on Black Friday, Manchester held their strike along with handmade signs and flyers....

18th December 2023 | By Makenna Ali

Chronic loneliness spikes over Christmas in Manchester’s Queer community.

The Proud Trust is hosting support groups in Manchester over the holidays to combat loneliness in the Queer community. Loneliness is a major issue in...

11th December 2023 | By Matthew Barber

International superstars set for shows in unexpected town

Richard Ashcroft, the Lathums, James Arthur and Noel Gallagher are set to headline Robin Park arena, Wigan.

Students face academic strain, as well as financial due to cost of living. Photo credit: PA Wire

11th December 2023 | By Rebecca Mills

Manchester’s rent crisis is causing both financial and academic strain for students.

A new report has found that students in England are left with 50p a week due to the skyrocketing cost of renting. The report from...

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11th December 2023 | By Rebecca Mills

Transgender hate crime has increased in Manchester.

The Home Office released statics that showed transgender hate crimes in England have risen by 11% by March 2023. Since January 2023, authorities have reported...

Police cars swarmed Manchester city centre after two men were knocked down by two buses.

11th December 2023 | By Rebecca Mills

Night of Chaos: Two men rushed to hospital after being hit by buses in Manchester City Centre.

Police shut off Princess Street and Portland Street last night after two men were involved in two separate road accidents. Emergency services transported a 54-year-old man...

Socialist Alternative Protests - Credit Makenna Ali

6th December 2023 | By Makenna Ali

Local activists claim “the system is by nature divided by rich and poor and gender baselines”

Feminist Socialist Alternative took to Oxford Road in Manchester to mark the United Nation’s international day for the elimination of violence against women. Socialist Alternative...

6th December 2023 | By Oyindamola Daramola

Salford fireworks display for ‘bonfire night’

The local community braved the cold weather for to celebrate bonfire night. The event took place at prince’s park in Salford .There were free tickets...

5th December 2023 | By Meg Jones

Dead Women Walking: Manchester murder march in remembrance of lives lost to the ones they love

Local women gathered in the city centre and marched single file while reading out the names and ages of domestic violence victims who have lost...

5th December 2023 | By Zoe Spencer

Stan’s Secret Santa begins at Manchester Museum

Feature image credit: Manchester Museum. Manchester Museum’s beloved Tyrannosaurus Rex, Stan, has put his Santa hat on for a charity gift appeal. Stan’s secret santa...

Last Steps exhibition

2nd December 2023 | By Anna Klekot

Poignant Last Steps exhibition highlights the issue of dangerous driving in Greater Manchester

A pop-up exhibition has appeared on Market Street symbolizing the 25 lives lost due to dangerous driving on Greater Manchester’s roads last year . TfGM...

1st December 2023 | By Zoe Spencer

Climate Emergency Manchester urge the council to ditch advertising high-carbon products

A Manchester-based activist group are putting pressure on the council to reduce the number of advertisements around the city centre promoting fossil fuel companies and...

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1st December 2023 | By Martha Norris

Fallowfields named as bike theft hotspot. 

A report by Greater Manchester Police has revealed that bike thefts in the city are three times higher than 2021 with Fallowfield being the worst...

1st December 2023 | By Zoe Spencer

“We cannot do nothing”: activists unite to mark the start of COP 28

A group of climate activists gathered at Media City on Thursday to hold world leaders and media corporations to account for the impact of climate...

Laughing gas canisters discarded by the side of a road near Ebbsfleet, Kent

30th November 2023 | By Rebecca Mills

Laughing Gas ban aims to tackle anti-social behaviour.

Laughing Gas, also known as nitrous oxide, has been made illegal for recreational use in the UK, making it the second country to do so....

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28th November 2023 | By Thomas Why

“The numbers are going up” as Manchester city council initiate winter plan to aid rough sleepers

Manchester city council have recently announced its plan to help people sleeping rough in Manchester this winter as number of rough sleepers rises.