Features

Hulme homeless shelter

28th Oct

| By Georgina Randall

Lockdown on the streets of Manchester: how the homeless are risking their health for safety

Sat with a coffee and some hand-rolled cigarettes, David Chapman spoke candidly to the Northern Quota about the trials of enduring a pandemic with no...

27th Oct

| By Ellie McDermott

Tameside author sets out to publish children's novel promoting mental health awareness

A book highlighting the mental health of young people has been written by a mum who wants to reach out to other sufferers. Special educational needs...

23rd Oct

| By Alexandria Slater

Cosmo editor Claire Hodgson: 'My dream job was in the media industry but I told myself it was impossible'

Cosmopolitan Magazine boasts the title of biggest young women’s media brand in the world. From putting plus size supermodel, Tess Holliday and non-...

Image of a television screening football

22nd Oct

| By Lewis Mottram

Cost of watching football: how it's driving fans to potential harm

With the news that football fans will not be allowed back into the grounds, the only means of watching the sport will be at home. Pilot events last...

13th Oct

| By Allen White

Coronavirus: will it be the end to the grassroot venues and the bands we see today?

Allen William White · Coronavirus: Will it be the end to the enterainment idustry for venues and Bands? It's a common occurrence right now...

8th Oct

| By Tyrese King

'Poetry is the official language for children and we just stole it'

Manchester Children’s Book Festival and Poetry Library hosted prize-winning poet and illustrator, Mandy Coe, for launch of her latest book the to...

No police speed cameras near a school on Withington Road could result in a death of a child

2nd Oct

| By Georgina Randall

Student teachers due to start placements in Manchester secondary schools 'scared about infecting pupils'

With the global death rate from Covid-19 now reaching more than one million, trainee student teachers are expressing anxiety about going into ...

4th Jul

| By Leonie Backhaus

How beatboxing lifted one Syrian busker out of homelessness and depression

“The purpose for me is encouraging a new way of communication, transforming perspectives about the power of voice and changing the energy of the...

2nd Jul

| By Declan Kirk

Raising funds for BAME LGBTQ youth network

Raising over £6000 on their launch day, the Colours Youth Network aims to reach £50,000 to become an independently run organisation, dedicated...

A young women with long dark hair sits reading a book, surrounding by books and plants

2nd Jul

| By Alice Stevens

Children's author offers advice to primary school leavers amid covid-19 crisis

Manchester-based Cara Bradley is a celebrated travel writer and children’s author, having first drafted her book, The Ultimate Year Six Guide to...

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