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22nd April 2021 | By Victoria Thiele

The ‘money grabbing’ bus lane camera that drives Mancunian motorists mad

Manchester drivers are losing patience with a “money grabbing” bus lane camera in the popular student living area of Fallowfield. The Wilmslow Road camera earned Manchester...

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22nd April 2021 | By Tyrese King

Roger Robinson and Caleb Femi both perform new commissions for the Manchester Literature Festival

Award winning writer Roger Robinson and Caleb Femi explore racism and pandemic solitude in their new poems for this year’s Manchester Literature Festival online. Both...

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21st April 2021 | By Daniel Hunter

Wigan win four in a row to take huge step towards safety zone

Wigan recorded a fourth League One win in a row to see off Shrewsbury and take another huge step towards safety. Leam Richardson named an...

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21st April 2021 | By nqstaff

LIVE: NQ weekly broadcast

Broadcast on 1st July 2021 Presenter Kiah Azrial Broadcast on 24th June 2021 Presenter Connie Enzler Broadcast on 27th May 2021 Presenter Lewis Oxley Broadcast on 20th...

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14th April 2021 | By Hannah Terry

Seven ways you can support the Big Issue North at home during the lockdown

The lockdown restrictions in England have caused many difficulties for small, local businesses and companies across the country  With no financial help from the government,...

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14th April 2021 | By Hannah Terry

Big Issue North sellers left jobless after yearlong lockdown restrictions have forced them off the streets

Big Issue (BI) North vendors have lost their vital source of income after the coronavirus lockdown restrictions have meant they can no longer sell the magazine...

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7th April 2021 | By Imogen Campion

Students are turning to OnlyFans site to make money during pandemic

Hard-up students have been selling explicit pictures of themselves online during the pandemic to help fund their way through university. Many students who cannot get...

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7th April 2021 | By Callum Scott

Berlin Derby – spoils shared in hard-fought tie at An Der Alten Forsterei

It was a game of many chances but little quality as Eisern Union were kept to a frustrating 1-1 draw by Bundesliga strugglers and fierce...

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6th April 2021 | By Daniel Hunter

Time running out for Wigan in their battle against relegation

Wigan once again fell to a narrow defeat losing 1-0 to play-off hopefuls Portsmouth on Easter Monday. Leam Richardson named an unchanged side from the...

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30th March 2021 | By Georgina Randall

Six police cars attend a knife incident at Hulme Park as children play in the sunshine

A man was arrested by police today in Hulme Park after police were alerted to a knife incident. Officers ran through groups of people to...

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30th March 2021 | By Tyrese King

Literature in lockdown has meant major shift in the way bookshops operate

Over the past year, the coronavirus lockdown has had a huge impact on both people and businesses alike. The pandemic has affected many local businesses negatively, with a number...

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30th March 2021 | By Victoria Thiele

‘We thought things were bad, but we were struck’: Can Manchester win the fight against inequality?

Black people die twice as often from Covid-19 as white people, but a new inequalities report suggests a “good life for all” in Manchester is...

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28th March 2021 | By Georgina Randall

Police accused of ‘shoving and kicking’ protestors at ‘Kill The Bill’ protest in city centre

Legal observers at Manchester’s ‘Kill The Bill’ protest yesterday (Saturday) said police became “heavy handed” with protestors after tram lines were blocked at St Peter’s Square. ...

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27th March 2021 | By Kit Bell

Online learning tips and tricks for students: what have we learnt one year on from the start of the pandemic?

Online learning is no longer new to us – the majority of students were forced online by the sudden closure of schools and universities in...

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23rd March 2021 | By Daniel Hunter

Wigan fall back into relegation zone after surrendering lead at Accrington Stanley

Wigan returned to the relegation places after a 3-1 defeat to play off chasing Accrington Stanley. Wigan took the lead after 40 seconds when Dan...

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23rd March 2021 | By Ruby Fandino

Wake up and smell the roses: how the pandemic is emphasising the importance of nature

Grateful for its calming green and melodic chirping, credit is owed to our old friends flora and fauna for carrying us through the endless lockdowns. Now more than ever,...

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22nd March 2021 | By Claudia Waring

Worries about pets being abandoned continue as third lockdown comes to an end

Pet adoptions have gone up in Manchester and around the UK due to people working from home or being furloughed, with internet searches for “buy a...

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21st March 2021 | By Rory Gannon

Demonstrators take to the streets in Manchester against anti-protest bill

Hundreds gathered in Manchester yesterday afternoon (March 20) to demonstrate against a bill that would restrict the freedom of assembly in the UK. Protesters assembled...

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21st March 2021 | By Harry Hansen

Thousands gather in Manchester city centre for anti-police bill and Reclaim These Streets protests

Thousands of protesters gathered in Manchester’s St Peter’s Square yesterday evening to speak out against violence to women and the proposed new police and crime...

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19th March 2021 | By [email protected]

‘Prescribed’ poetry panaceas helping to combat lockdown loneliness

As National Social Prescribing day was celebrated virtually for the first time due to lockdown restrictions, a Manchester-based wellbeing service is continuing to ‘prescribe’ poetry...