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12th November 2021 | By Ben Pledger
Construction underway for Stockport’s multi-million-pound transformationTransport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is working in partnership with Stockport Council and Greater Manchester Combined Authority to build a new bus interchange as part of a £1bn...
4th November 2021 | By Megan Traviss
Thousands of protestors join boycott of Manchester venues ‘not doing enough’ to prevent drink spikingThousands of protestors gathered in the city centre last week demanding that Manchester venues provide better protection against drink spiking. The event followed reports of young...
27th October 2021 | By Rebecca Redican
Banner making event gets a ‘shocking’ turnout ahead of Girls Night In protestThe University of Manchester hosted a banner making event ahead of the Girls Night In protest at St Peter’s Square. The protest is calling for a boycott of...
26th October 2021 | By Ellie Pickering
Man Met students to join Girls Night In demo in St Peter’s Square protesting against surge in drink spiking incidentsWomen students at Manchester Met are joining a demo in town tomorrow to protest against a surge in drink spiking incidents as part of the Girls...
19th May 2021 | By Victoria Thiele
‘I teared up, it was overwhelming’ — reopening of cinemas and theatre sparks strong feelings but the struggle is not over yet(Film by George Crafer and Kiah Azriel-Freer) It was a great night for Colin, the veteran Big Issue vendor. He says he once taught Andy Burnham...
5th May 2021 | By Niamh O'Connell
A guide to voting today in Manchester’s mayoral election with full list of candidatesWhat is the role of the mayor and why is it important? The mayor of Greater Manchester is a major figure in the political life of...
30th March 2021 | By Victoria Thiele
‘We thought things were bad, but we were struck’: Can Manchester win the fight against inequality?Black people die twice as often from Covid-19 as white people, but a new inequalities report suggests a “good life for all” in Manchester is...
12th November 2020 | By Bailey Taylor
Christmas trees in November? Why residents are putting their trimmings up even earlier this yearResidents across Greater Manchester have taken it upon themselves to deck the halls early this year in an attempt to fight off coronavirus blues as...
25th October 2020 | By Georgina Randall
Socialist Alternative at the People’s Assembly protest against ‘deliberate harm to workers in north’Political activists from the Socialist Alternative turned out to the People’s Assembly protest at weekend to add their voice to demands for an increase in the government budget for Manchester...
24th October 2020 | By Valentine Fourreau
Hundreds attend anti-tier 3 rally in Manchester in protest against government-imposed restrictionsMore than 100 people gathered in the rain today to protest the government’s imposition of tier 3 restrictions in Manchester. Despite local authorities’ best efforts,...
23rd October 2020 | By Ruby Fandino
Warning over mental health crisis as Manchester enters tier 3 lockdownConcerns are growing over people’s worsening mental health as tighter lockdown restrictions and a tight £22m financial support package are predicted to affect the most...
23rd October 2020 | By Rory Gannon
BREAKING: Growing opposition as Manchester moves to Tier 3 restrictionsThe Greater Manchester region has been moved to Tier 3 restrictions by the government, putting hundreds of jobs and businesses at risk. New restrictions that...
7th October 2020 | By Valentine Fourreau
‘You won’t serve us, so we won’t serve you’: the Manchester bar chain which has banned MPs because of the 10pm curfewA Manchester bar is refusing to serve MPs in response to the government’s 10pm curfew. The measure, which was criticised after its first weekend by...
28th September 2020 | By Valentine Fourreau
The government’s new 10pm curfew could cost the Northern Quarter some of its favourite venues – and dozens of jobsThe government’s new 10pm curfew is putting dozens of jobs at risk in Manchester’s Northern Quarter as late-night venues are being disproportionately hit, say bar...
24th September 2020 | By Georgina Randall
Professor Brian Cox MBE to speak at the Manchester Green Summit on how to tackle climate change with scienceBrian Cox is to give a speech in Manchester today looking at how science can be used to combat climate change. Professor Cox, who is professor...
24th September 2020 | By Georgina Randall
Professor Brian Cox MBE to speak at the Manchester Green Summit on how science can tackle the climate crisisAndy Burnham To keep on track with the Five-Year Environmental Plan, internationally renowned physicist Professor Brian Cox is due to speak today at the GMGS....
8th June 2020 | By [email protected]
Manchester’s Black Lives Matter weekend protests bring thousands into the city centreImage by Isaac Piper Image by Isaac Piper Image by Isaac Piper Since the days of Jim Crow, black communities worldwide have pleaded...
5th June 2020 | By Ellie Swindale
Where do you turn to for help with your mental health during the pandemic?As the need for mental health services continues to rise during lockdown, digital access has become essential for those with mental illness. Manchester College has...
4th June 2020 | By Louis Foss-Clark
Mad Dogs Street Project – a helping hand for Manchester’s homelessThe Mad Dogs Street Project has been working for six years to feed, clothe, and signpost as many rough sleepers as they can in the city....
31st May 2020 | By Isaac Piper
Takeaway beer helps Northern Quarter bars survive the lockdownCutting Room Square in Ancoats The sun blazed down over the Northern Quarter this weekend, a weather occurrence most of us are unaccustomed to. Usually...