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2nd Jan

12 Days of Manchester: Nine is the number of Metrolink stops in the City Zone

Manchester is set to change its Metrolink system so that it has a London-style zonal method of pricing tickets. Whether this is a good or bad thing...

1st Jan

| By Matt Hartless

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Happy New Year! What NQ is looking forward to in 2019

Yesterday we gave you a look back over 2018 with our quiz of the year. Today we will look forward to what will come up in 2019. Take note, it might...

1st Jan

| By Matt Hartless

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12 Days of Manchester: Eight was the age of the youngest victim of the Arena attack

It's a bit of a depressing way to start 2019 but it could not really go without mentioning. On May 22nd, 2017 as fans were leaving the Manchester...

31st Dec

| By Matt Hartless

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Northern Quota's quiz of 2018: How well can you remember the past year?

2018 has been full of action with a World Cup and Winter Olympics, plenty of controversy surrounding Donald Trump and the neverending squabbles over...

30th Dec

| By Matt Hartless

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12 days of Manchester: Six is the number of towns that have a football league team

With 2019 just a whisper away and the football league season just over the mid-point we can say with reasonable cerainty how well or badly each team'...

28th Dec

| By Matt Hartless

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12 Days of Manchester: Four is the average cost in pounds of a pint in Manchester city centre

According to the i newspaper, the average cost of a pint of beer in Manchester is £3.93 Though hardly the most expensive place in the UK, it's still...

26th Dec

| By Megan Luke

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Can we justify the real cost of cheap student accommodation?

Does living in cheap accommodation during our studies mean we have to give up basic living standards? Lack of care and attention from their landlord...

26th Dec

| By Matt Hartless

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12 Days of Manchester: Two is the number of houses with the address 443 Manchester Road

If you've ever been a postman or had a paper round, you can occasionally get perplexed by the numbering of houses on Britain's streets, but imagine...

25th Dec

| By Matt Hartless

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Merry Christmas from the Northern Quota - a guide to the festive period

Good tidings one and all from everyone at NQ, we're enjoying a jolly festive period and hope that you are too. Worry not, they aren't making me work...