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1st October 2020 | By Lucas Crossley
Manchester band Blanketman announce release of new singleManchester post-punk outfit Blanketman announced the release of their upcoming single via social media. Beach Body will be available on all streaming platforms from next Tuesday. It...
1st October 2020 | By Jeremy Craddock
New-crop of elite athletes set to be unveiled at welcome webinarMMU Performance Sport Manager Jérôme Read has exclusively told the Northern Quota he is very excited with the latest batch of elite athletes in tonight’s unveiling of...
30th September 2020 | By Jeremy Craddock
Phenomenal Perry delivers on PB promiseRising MMU Sports Scholar Chris Perry was jumping for joy at this week’s latest Trafford AC meet as he smashed his personal best in the 400m...
29th September 2020 | By Lewis Oxley
The Whitworth and Manchester Museum reopen to the publicWhitworth art gallery has reopened to the public after a six-month closure due to the Covid-19 lockdown. The museum will reopen with social distancing measures and...
29th September 2020 | By Harry Hansen
Free tablet and laptop devices being offered to Stockport residents who have no access to the internetStockport residents without access to the internet are being offered free tablet and laptop devices to help them stay connected during the Covid-19 pandemic. The...
28th September 2020 | By Matthew Kay
Poorly post war kids have their ‘health holiday’ stories told in new documentaryManchester Metropolitan University has recorded the experiences of Manchester residents who were sent to Switzerland on 'health holidays' after the Second World War
28th September 2020 | By Valentine Fourreau
The government’s new 10pm curfew could cost the Northern Quarter some of its favourite venues – and dozens of jobsThe government’s new 10pm curfew is putting dozens of jobs at risk in Manchester’s Northern Quarter as late-night venues are being disproportionately hit, say bar...
28th September 2020 | By nq_admin
Things to do this week if you are in self-isolationHogwarts digital escape room We all need a bit of escapism right now. Created by an American librarian, Harry Potter fans can enjoy this free...
28th September 2020 | By nq_admin
Things to Do This Week From IsolationHogwarts Digital Escape Room We all need a bit of escapism right now. Created by an American librarian, Harry Potter fans can enjoy this free...
28th September 2020 | By Claudia Waring
Covid-19 forces Journeys Festival International to go online to explore the refugee experienceManchester’s Journeys Festival International has gone completely digital this year to make sure that its celebration of talented refugee artists is not scuppered by covid-19....
27th September 2020 | By Victoria Thiele
Manchester artist wants to change the world with her book of transgender portraitsA teacher turned award-winning artist has published a book of transgender portraits in the midst of an increasingly fractious debate about gender identity. You Brought...
26th September 2020 | By Rachel Cowsill
United we stream: Manchester Camerata creates digital film called Untold during pandemicManchester Camerata orchestra is premiering a new digital film series this week to engage with Manchester residents during the pandemic. As an orchestra with artists,...
26th September 2020 | By Kelsey Butler
Government U turn for EFL trial devastates fans hoping to get back onto the terracesWith the Covid R-rate declining in the past months it was time to slowly introduce routine into people’s lives. One of these was a trial...
25th September 2020 | By Jeremy Craddock
Elite sports scholars revealed at glittering webinarThursday night saw MMU’s rising school of global sporting talent come together for the first time, as a new wave of elite Sports Scholars were...
25th September 2020 | By Jeremy Craddock
Global talent signs up for Man Met rugby scholarshipsRugby head coach Rob Jones says recruitment for MMU’s Sports Scholarships has strengthened his playing squad significantly – with some students turning down professional contracts...
24th September 2020 | By Constance Enzler
Extinction Rebellion brings ‘Free the Truth’ message to MediaCityUKExtinction Rebellion protestors took to MediaCityUK to denounce the BBC’s lack of serious reporting on climate change issues. The self-proclaimed “rebels” of the environmental group...
24th September 2020 | By Jeremy Craddock
Record number of elite sports scholars join MMUManchester Met is set to greet a record number of sports scholars this year, with more than 65 elite athletes from all over the globe...
24th September 2020 | By Jeremy Craddock
Elite scholars show tonightThe new intake of elite athletes who will be MMU Sports Scholars for the next year will be unveiled at a glittering webinar tonight (Thursday). University sports coaches have...
24th September 2020 | By Georgina Randall
Professor Brian Cox MBE to speak at the Manchester Green Summit on how to tackle climate change with scienceBrian Cox is to give a speech in Manchester today looking at how science can be used to combat climate change. Professor Cox, who is professor...
24th September 2020 | By Georgina Randall
Professor Brian Cox MBE to speak at the Manchester Green Summit on how science can tackle the climate crisisAndy Burnham To keep on track with the Five-Year Environmental Plan, internationally renowned physicist Professor Brian Cox is due to speak today at the GMGS....