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11th December 2019 | By Megan Marsden
Vegan activist group reaches out to Christmas shoppers to spread eco messageVegan activist group Manchester Animal Action gathered in Manchester city centre to promote animal rights and the benefits of a plant-based diet. Leaflets for both...
11th December 2019 | By Liz Hannaford
LIVE: General Election 2019You can follow our live coverage here and on Twitter. We have reporters at counts across Greater Manchester and beyond to bring you news and comment...
11th December 2019 | By Demi Sheridan
Lights for Liberty Campaign LaunchThe students of Manchester need a safe place to call home. Over the years, the students of Manchester Metropolitan University and The University of...
11th December 2019 | By Shiala Mahmood
Volunteer cooking Christmas meal for the homeless in Bury asking for donations from publicA volunteer charity worker is pledging to cook a Boxing Day meal for homeless people in Bury. Samara Barnes has been cooking meals for the...
11th December 2019 | By karthiknair
Somali charity worker named Volunteer of the Year at Be Proud awards 2019Ahmed Mohamud was taken by complete surprise when he was awarded at the Be Proud Awards in the Volunteer of the Year category. “Volunteering is...
11th December 2019 | By Daniel Mardle
Liberal Democrats and Greens stress that this is ‘the climate election!’Extinction Rebellion have been engaging with election candidates and constituents about addressing climate change. At an election hustings in Chorlton, local candidates were invited but the...
10th December 2019 | By karthiknair
Pollution of rivers in Manchester is a common problem, says Environment AgencyThe pollution of rivers in Manchester is an annual occurrence, according to the Mersey Rivers Trust. Mike Duddy, senior project manager at Mersey Rivers Trust...
9th December 2019 | By Hannah Barry
Manchester Metropolitan University lecturer running for Green Party in the electionMan Met’s Senior English Lecturer, Dr Chloe Buckley, is running as a member of the Green Party to stop her constituency disappearing under water. Chloe,...
9th December 2019 | By nq_admin
#PlanYourWayHome#PlanYourWayHome is a campaign to raise awareness on the risks of drink-driving, particularly amongst young people, in doing so help reduce the number of drink-drive...
9th December 2019 | By Steven Railston
The #TakeBackOurGame campaign launches to save grassroots footballThe #TakeBackOurGame campaign has one goal, to make the government impose a 5% levy on the Premier Leagues revenue from television rights, for investment into grassroots football....
9th December 2019 | By Liz Hannaford
Election 2019: Follow the results on Northern QuotaThis is an election in which many of the traditional loyalties and voting patterns seem to be flying out of the window, so there will be...
9th December 2019 | By Liberty Smith
Shift2ThriftWe want you to reuse the clothes you already have and to shop in second hand shops to tackle the issues of fast fashion. We...
9th December 2019 | By Max Yeatman
The dangers of concussion in rugbyHeadstrong is a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of concussion in rugby. At Headstrong we want rugby union to maintain its physicality and...
9th December 2019 | By [email protected]
Give a Dog a Home#giveadogahome If you ask a parent what is the one thing they see time and time again topping their child’s Christmas wish list they will most...
9th December 2019 | By karthiknair
BBC rolls out free digital resources to help improve communication among young childrenThe Tiny Happy People initiative seeks to bridge the communication gap among Greater Manchester pre-schoolers. The initiative, which was started by the Greater Manchester Combined...
7th December 2019 | By Shiala Mahmood
Candlelight vigil held in Manchester to mark World AIDS dayA candlelight vigil was held in Sackvillle Gardens to raise awareness of HIV testing on World AIDS Day. Hundreds of people gathered at Sackville Gardens...
7th December 2019 | By Shiala Mahmood
Women march through city centre to honour victims of domestic violenceActivists marched through Manchester city centre to remember women who have been killed because of domestic violence. More than 30 women gathered in Piccadilly Gardens...
7th December 2019 | By Kamila Sebestova
One million bulbs shine in Heaton Park this winter thanks to LightopiaEurope’s largest light festival has come to Heaton Park in Manchester this winter. Lightopia has welcomed a great number of curious visitors who wanted to see the spectacular art...
7th December 2019 | By Daniel Mardle
In the fight against drugs the current system ‘does more harm than good’, say familiesA panel set up to examine the problem of drugs says that making drugs illegal only benefits criminals. The Taking Drugs Seriously panel compares the current system...
6th December 2019 | By Daniel Mardle
Cause of fire at the Cube in Bolton may herald warning for other buildingsThe cause of the fire at The Cube student residents in Bolton is yet to be determined but it has been confirmed that it was cladded...