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18th May 2023 | By Jessica Smith

Trees Not Cars continue their campaign for green spaces in Ancoats due to health fears for local children 

Trees Not Cars MCR continue their campaign for green spaces to improve air quality after local children health scares.

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10th May 2023 | By Jessica Smith

Ancoats charity launch walking campaign to raise money for neighbourhood projects

Manchester based charity kickstarts fundraising event in support of National Walking Month to help build local neighbourhoods.

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6th April 2022 | By Hannah Terry

#StudentsSupportUkraine: Manchester Met students launch new campaign to support people affected by the war in Ukraine

Manchester Metropolitan University’s multimedia news website The Northern Quota (NQ) is launching a new campaign in partnership with aAh! magazine to support people impacted by the war...

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1st March 2022 | By Emma Mohammad

Charity teams up with Man Met University to improve Hulme Park for girls

A 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...

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26th October 2021 | By Olivia Weeks

Crime hot-spot Piccadilly Gardens set to be re-vamped in bid to make area safer

Piccadilly Gardens – originally intended to be a welcoming, green space in the heart of the centre – is a hot-spot for crime, theft, drug-use and anti-social...

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29th October 2020 | By Lucas Crossley

‘We are holding Boris Johnson accountable’: anti-mask protesters challenge government over coronavirus ‘cure’

An anti-mask protest took place in Piccadilly Gardens in response to the government’s continued enforcement of coronavirus restrictions. The protest, organised by Save Our Rights...

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27th June 2020 | By Sarai Van-Cook

Levenshulme cyclists take to street to protest against council’s refusal to install pop-up cycling lanes

A human chain of cyclists formed in Levenshulme to criticise Manchester City Council’s “disappointing” response to a bid for government funding for pop-up cycle lanes across...

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14th December 2018 | By Henry Walker

Manchester Friends of the Earth launch ‘plastic-free Christmas’ campaign

With all the wrapping, decorations, and food that come with it, you might think Christmas is the worst time of year to think about going...

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13th December 2018 | By nq_admin

Murder on the dancefloor: Local club The Ruby Lounge announces its closure

If there’s one thing the UK is known for its got to be its historical music scene and rich dance heritage culture and Manchester is...

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13th December 2018 | By nq_admin

#ItsNotNice Campaign launched to raise awareness towards street harassment

Street harassment in an ongoing issue that most women have encountered at least once in their lives, if not more. It is such a huge...

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12th December 2018 | By nq_admin

Campaign Launched to Change the Culture of Sexual Harassment and Assault on UK University Campuses

Currently, 4%of women nationally claim they have experienced rape but this number rises to 8% on UK university campuses according to estimates from the Office for National Statistics....

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12th December 2018 | By nq_admin

The Feed Without Fear Campaign Launches- Let’s End The Stigma Surrounding Public Breastfeeding

Breasts … we all know what they are. We see them on a daily basis, whether on TV or plastered across billboards and magazines. We love...

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11th December 2018 | By Anousheh Yazdani

Campaign launched to raise awareness about the dangers of phone use whilst driving

Eyes Up campaign aims to raise awareness to drivers about the dangers of distracted walking especially when people use their mobile phones. In today’s society,...

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3rd December 2018 | By nq_admin

#TakeControl Campaign launches – put your health in your hands

Welcome to the launch of the #TakeControl campaign! The aim of this campaign is to raise awareness of the health problems that are caused due...

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27th November 2018 | By Daniel Davies

Bad planning, ignorant motorists or just plain unsafe: what is stopping more people from getting on their bike?

Cyclists in Greater Manchester are voicing their anger over the dangers they face when using Manchester’s bicycle lanes. Images shared by cyclists show that poor planning...

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25th November 2018 | By Megan Luke

Irish women around the world are protesting after comments made by barrister in rape trial

Women from Ireland have began protesting with the hashtag #ThisIsNotConsent after a barrister in a recent rape trail claimed the victim was asking for sex...

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25th November 2018 | By Katherine Relton-Grice

16 days of action: campaign to eliminate gender-based violence launches with White Ribbon Day

Sunday marked White Ribbon Day 2018 and the start of 16 Days of Action, a national campaign to end violence against women and girls. Organised by the...

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23rd November 2018 | By Andrew Wong

Bee-themed paper straws one step closer to a carbon neutral Manchester

Bars and restaurants across Greater Manchester have taken part in a campaign to stop the use of single-use plastics. Bee-themed paper straws will be distributed...

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18th November 2018 | By nq_admin

‘Bees, Please’ campaign launched to raise awareness of reduction in Britain’s bee population

Bees are the world’s most common and important pollinator of crops and it has been estimated that a third of the food a person eats...

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16th November 2018 | By Katherine Relton-Grice

Heal thyself: Stockport residents encouraged to choose self care for life

Stockport Council has teamed up with local NHS services as part of a national campaign to promote the health benefits of self care. More than...