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16th January 2018 | By nq_admin
Three men jailed after beating man to death in Farnworth following argumentThree men have been jailed after beating a man to death in Farnworth following a dispute. Ian Bendall died in hospital five days after beaten...
16th January 2018 | By nq_admin
Rapist who posed as taxi driver jailed for 11 years by crown courtA rapist who posed as a taxi driver in Hindley was jailed for 11 yearsat Bolton Crown Court on Friday. Marius Dolhascanu was found guilty of...
16th January 2018 | By nq_admin
Man jailed after raping young woman in car she thought was a taxiA man offered a young woman a lift home before locking her in his car and raping her, a court heard. Andrew Green, 44, of...
16th January 2018 | By Tom Brady
Middleton man jailed after breaking into family home while children sleptA Middleton man has been jailed after breaking into a family home during a burglary in Stockport. Matthew Tyner, 37, appeared at Minshull Street Crown...
16th January 2018 | By nq_admin
Review: YesYesNoNo@ PUSH Festival, HOMEOne for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, four for a boy, five for silver, six for gold… With the origins of superstitions...
16th January 2018 | By nq_admin
Review: Hatch Home (Imprint) @ PUSH Festival, HomeSpoken word and poetry is not for everyone, but you cannot deny a rise in the interest in this performance art, with poetry slams and...
13th January 2018 | By nq_admin
Review: Said the Seismograph About the Tremor @ Push Festival, HOMEA brand new piece of work in its early stages, Elmi Ali presents 1970s post-revolutionary Somalia rubbing up against present day Mancunian diasporic sensibilities in...
13th January 2018 | By nq_admin
Review: The Manchester Project @ Push Festival, HOMEMonkeywood Theatre Company have commissioned 19 Mancunian writers to write 19 tiny but titanic new plays exploring Manchester and its people. The plays take us from Moss...
13th January 2018 | By nq_admin
Review: The Return @ Push Festival, HOMEInspired by both Stephen King and Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, the audience saw an abridged version of act one. The Return is the story of...
12th January 2018 | By Sanaa Reddy
MMU professor speaks on Manchester’s worst female criminalsVictorian England is known for its brutal and violent history, crime was prevalent and even worse is the punishment for these crimes from hangings to...
12th January 2018 | By nq_admin
Last orders? Call to save iconic Ducie Bridge in city centre from demolitionThe Ducie Bridge, located on Corporation Street dates back to 1892 and has been host to acts such as Alias Kid and Death to Strange....
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Shocking figures reveal gender gap in surgery with women making up just 11% of surgeonsIt has been revealed that just 11% of surgeons are female despite surgery being one of the most important medical procedures offered worldwide. Iin the UK alone, surgeons carry...
12th January 2018 | By nq_admin
75 million passengers travelled through Greater Manchester last year, figures revealMore than 75m people travelled through Manchester’s railways in the last year according to research done by Office of Rail and Road (ORR). The estimates...
12th January 2018 | By Nadia Turki
Residents continue to feel unsafe as crime rates increase in FallowfieldIt is no secret that Fallowfield has a reputation for being a high crime area but the student suburb shows no sign of improvement even...
12th January 2018 | By Tom Brady
Manchester gaming company putting the power in hands of players with interactive social mediaManchester based Tri-Heart Interactive are an independent gaming company who are breaking down the walls between gamer and developer, and giving the power to those...
12th January 2018 | By nq_admin
Local startup sets up pods which transfer news straight to your phoneA Manchester startup has set up Bluetooth pods around the city centre to offer people a new way to consume news. Consultant Stuart Goulden piloted the OtherWorld...
12th January 2018 | By nq_admin
Bring your foodbank donation and help MMU’s footy team charity support for Manchester Central FoodbankManchester Metropolitan students are being encouraged to support the Manchester Met Men’s Football team’s January food bank collection by making a donation to the Student...
12th January 2018 | By nq_admin
Commuters in Greater Manchester warn of being unable to afford new train fare hikesRail fares have risen to their highest level for five years last week, angering commuters and politicians. Commuters and consumer groups have warned the government...
11th January 2018 | By nq_admin
Review: The Claim at The Royal Exchange TheatrePeople seeking asylum has been in the news for the last couple of years, and The Claim looks at what the process is of those...
10th January 2018 | By nq_admin
The Detectives director talks to Man Met students about filmmaking and true crimeLouise Malkinson, the producer/director of hit crime documentary The Detectives, came to Man Met to talk to criminology students about her work. Throughout her career, Louise Malkinson...