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7th March 2022 | By Jim Podmore
Northenden put on severe flood alert as river levels rise to record levelsNearly 400 evacuation orders were handed out in Northenden and Didsbury due to the increased water levels in the River Mersey over the weekend. The...
6th March 2022 | By Toni Clarke
Bus choir to tour Manchester raising awareness of the menopauseA choir is going on tour across north Manchester to raise awareness of the menopause. SICK! Festival has teamed up with with Swiss organisation, Wild Wuchs, to connect...
6th March 2022 | By Callum Scott
FC hit ten against AKS in festival of fan owned footballOn an afternoon where the game of football took a backseat, a ruthless and rampant FC United ran out 10-0 winners against Polish visitors AKS...
5th March 2022 | By Emma Mohammad
Save Hulme Hippodrome organises spring festival in campaign to stop demolition of theatre buildingThe Save Hulme Hippodrome campaign held an awareness and fundraising event as part of their struggle to save the former theatre from the threat of demolition....
4th March 2022 | By Ben Pledger
Wythenshawe residents’ frustration over Stagecoach’s ‘hit or miss’ serviceWythenshawe residents have expressed frustration and anger over what they say is Stagecoach’s ‘hit or miss’ bus service. Stagecoach is the leading bus service in Manchester but...
4th March 2022 | By [email protected]
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: football is united in opposition to war by PutinThe footballing community has been at the forefront in condemning the actions of Vladimir Putin’s aggression. Since the invasion on 24 February, FIFA and UEFA have...
3rd March 2022 | By Katie Russell
Chorlton’s Tea Hive hosts ‘death cafe’ where people come to talk about the end of life over coffee and cakeA popular café in Chorlton hosts regular death cafes in which people meet up over coffee and cake to talk openly about death. Once every...
3rd March 2022 | By Alimat Akanni
Two men living exotic lifestyles have been jailed for over 15 years for their part in organised crime groupTwo men have been jailed for a total of 15 years for their part in a drugs smuggling gang. Remez Caffrey, 24 from Manchester, and...
3rd March 2022 | By Marina Argirova
Changing young lives in inner city Manchester: how St George’s community centre is helping young people“The value of youth work is about making a young person understand themselves better,” explains youth worker Chris Macintosh. Chris works out of St George’s,...
3rd March 2022 | By Toni Clarke
Royal Exchange Theatre launches competition to discover creatives across Cheetham and CrumpsallThe Royal Exchange Theatre has launched a competition to find new talent in north Manchester. The competition, MCRCR8 acts as part of the theatre’s local...
3rd March 2022 | By David Smith
Didsbury Civic Society to renovate Spanns ‘ghost wall’ at Costa Coffee in the villagePlans are under way to renovate a historic ‘ghost’ advertisement on a prominent wall in Didsbury. Didsbury Civic Society plans to renovate Spanns’ ghost wall...
3rd March 2022 | By Katie Russell
Manchester United’s academy launches its mental health awareness monthManchester United’s academy has launched an inititative to as part of mental health awareness month in March. Throughout this month there will be a range of activities...
2nd March 2022 | By Joseph Ward
Invincibles! Hat-trick hero Ben Coward helps Man Met firsts finish the season unbeatenMan Met firsts have earned the title as ‘invincibles’ following a 6-2 win away from home against Liverpool Hope firsts. The victory rounds off an almost perfect season...
2nd March 2022 | By Hannah Wintle
Memory of Salford man kept alive through random acts of kindnessA Salford family are celebrating the life of a loved one by encouraging residents to undertake random acts of kindness for others. Norman Frost died...
2nd March 2022 | By George Walden
Primary school in Woodhouse Park promoting good mental health for children and teachers during ‘mindful March’A primary school in Woodhouse Park is taking part in ‘Mindful March’ to promote happiness among children and teachers . This month of mindfulness was created...
1st March 2022 | By Benjamin Golaub
Manchester City through to the quarter final of the FA Cup after 2-0 victory over Peterborough.Man City lined up with 4 changes from their previous FA Cup match against Fulham. Zack Steffen is out due to a shoulder injury so...
1st March 2022 | By Emma Mohammad
Charity teams up with Man Met University to improve Hulme Park for girlsA charity is collaborating with a group of graduate students who want to reach out to teenage girls in Hulme on ways of improving Hulme Park. Make...
1st March 2022 | By Megan Barlow
‘We are in shock, we did not choose this war’: Russians speak out against invasion of UkraineOne is Ukrainian, the other from Russia, but both are implacably imposed to the invasion currently being carried out under President Putin’s orders. Natasha is...
1st March 2022 | By Megan Traviss
In conversation with Venture Arts: the Manchester charity with a mission to empower disabilities within the artsThe Northern Quota sat down for a chat with Venture Arts’ project manager, Sarah Boulter. Sarah has worked with Venture Arts for a year and...
28th February 2022 | By Callum Scott
FC United unlucky to draw against MatlockFC have made it back to back games without loss as the points were shared in their 1-1 draw with Matlock on Saturday at a...