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30th Aug
| By Matt Hartless
| Comments
Climate change activists, Extinction Rebellion, have blocked off the Deansgate road in the city centre.
The blockade is part of a 4-day-long protest...
14th Aug
| By Matt Hartless
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Rail prices are set to rise by 2.8% in the new year, it has been announced today.
This figure is based on the Retail Prices Index (RPI) for...
5th Aug
| By Matt Hartless
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An old retail park in Manchester is to be turned into a new 10-acre parking lot unless campaigners can convince the city council to change its mind...
3rd Aug
| By Declan Kirk
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As a two-week firearms amnesty comes to an end, hauls of arms handed in anonymously are being handled by police officers across Greater...
29th Jul
| By Matt Hartless
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The 29th of July has been declared as Earth Overshoot Day by the Global Footprint Network for 2019.
This is the illustrative day on which humanity...
25th Jul
| By Matt Hartless
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Music festival goers might be saving the planet by not washing over the weekend, a study has found.
Researchers, including some from The...
25th Jul
| By Matt Hartless
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Parts of the UK are likely to see their hottest recorded temperatures today, with parts of greater London forecast to hit 39 degrees celsius.
In...
17th Jul
| By Matt Hartless
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The Mayor of Manchester has hit out at central government for rejecting a funding application to help the city adapt to a Clean Air Zone.
Earlier...
10th Jul
| By Alexander Candlin
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Manchester City Councillors have put forward the notion to declare a climate emergency and achieve a carbon neutral city by 2038.
Member...
4th Jul
| By Fionn Burrows
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Taking place across 18 days Manchester International Festival features an array of UK and world premieres from internationally-acclaimed...