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25th May 2022 | By [email protected]

“Writing is a lonely life, and meeting kindred spirits is balm to the soul”: Meet the finalists of the 2021 Manchester Writing Competition

With less than a week before the winner of the Manchester Writing Competition 2022 is announced, there’s no denying what this prestigious award could mean...

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25th May 2022 | By [email protected]

Meet the judges of the 2021 Manchester Writing Competition – what makes a 10k prize winning entry?

As the Manchester Writing Competition gala event lies just around the corner, its established panel of judges are revelling in the untenable expertise of this...

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23rd May 2022 | By Benjamin Golaub

Manchester City win the Premier League after miraculous comeback against Aston Villa

Manchester City have been crowned champions of England after a 93-point season. This title means that they have won four out of the last five possible premier...

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20th May 2022 | By Liam Taylor

Islington park to be restored to be included in the Greater Manchester bee network scheme

Mosaic in Salford’s Islington Park to be preserved after Greater Manchester chose the site to be improved. In line with the mayor’s cycling and walking...

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18th May 2022 | By Benjamin Golaub

West Ham force the title race down to the last day with 2-2 draw against Manchester City.

Manchester City lined up without Foden or Sterling choosing Grealish and Mahrez over them. They are also still missing three defenders due to injury, so...

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17th May 2022 | By Joseph Barnes-Taylor

Reigning 7s men’s and women’s rugby champions return for Plate Championship

As the men and women unloaded from the coach, both teams had hopes to continue their reign, quash the competition, and be back in Manchester...

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13th May 2022 | By Isobel Fearn

Women’s football still faces pay gap despite growing coverage and popularity

Seventy thousand football fanatics travel to their beloved team stadiums for every game and 40% of the UK population are glued to their TV’s watching...

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12th May 2022 | By Benjamin Golaub

De Bruyne masterclass sends City back to the top of the league

Manchester City went into their game against Wolves without three of their starting defenders in Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias and John Stones. This forced Pep Guardiola...

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11th May 2022 | By Liam Taylor

MMU students and staff taking part in the Great Manchester run being offered VIP packages

A charity is offering Man Met fundraisers free tickets for the the Great Manchester run. Anyone who signs up will raise money for We Love...

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10th May 2022 | By Liam Taylor

History is made in Salford as dog leads happy couple down the aisle

A miniature Schnauzer has made history in Salford aftre becoming the first dog to lead a couple down the aisle. Thanks to a change in...

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10th May 2022 | By Liam Taylor

People’s History Museum selected as finalist for biggest museum fund in the world

The People’s History Museum has been selected as a finalist for the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2022. The Manchester museum is one of...

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6th May 2022 | By Joseph Ward

Why misogyny counts as the new normal in politics

The polls across Greater Manchester and other parts of the UK have served as the first test of public opinion over concerns about misogyny in...

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6th May 2022 | By Rosa Bown

Greens celebrate historic win after taking seat from Labour in Woodhouse Park

As usual, Manchester is a sea of mostly red when it comes to elections. There were 32 seats up for grabs, with Labour retaining 30...

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6th May 2022 | By Rebecca Redican

Labour retains control of Salford council but concedes three seats to the Tories

Labour retained control of Salford Council but lost three seats to the Conservatives. The Liberal Democrats gained two seats and one seat was taken by an...

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5th May 2022 | By Callum Scott

FCUM renew Italian friendships with win over Brera

FC United welcomed Brera to Broadhurst Park in their final game of the Fenix Trophy group stage, with the home side winning 2-1 on the...

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5th May 2022 | By Liam Taylor

MMU students deciding how to vote ahead of local elections – many for the first time

With local elections taking place today, young people across campus have been thinking about the way that they would like to vote. NQ caught up...

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4th May 2022 | By Louis Smith-Howes

All parties look to make gains in Bury council election as greater Manchester goes to the polls

Earlier this year, Christian Wakeford, the newly-elected then Tory MP for Bury South, defected to the Labour party amid the Partygate scandal, causing a large state...

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29th April 2022 | By nq_admin

LIVE: Manchester Local Elections 2022

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27th April 2022 | By Benjamin Golaub

Manchester City beat Real Madrid 4-3 in a Champions League classic

Manchester City were forced to play without a natural right back with Kyle Walker sidelined through injury and Joao Cancelo out through suspension.   Real...

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26th April 2022 | By Rebecca Redican

Local elections in Greater Manchester could see biggest shake up in years

Local elections could see big changes across Manchester. See our interactive map to see who is in your area