Covid19
19th March 2021 | By [email protected]
‘Prescribed’ poetry panaceas helping to combat lockdown lonelinessAs National Social Prescribing day was celebrated virtually for the first time due to lockdown restrictions, a Manchester-based wellbeing service is continuing to ‘prescribe’ poetry...
11th November 2020 | By Kiah-Azriel Freer
Contact Hostel passes 50 year mark of helping vulnerable young women in ManchesterContact Hostel has been providing homeless young women with safe accommodation since the 1970s and this year celebrates its 50th anniversary. It offers people practical...
6th November 2020 | By Lucas Crossley
Riz Ahmed to live stream performance of The Long Goodbye for Manchester International FestivalAn actor and musician is bringing a one-off live stream performance of his recent album to the city as part of the Manchester International Festival Riz Ahmed,...
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...
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...
20th October 2020 | By Constance Enzler
Manchester Art Gallery launches digital campaign to help families build language skills of children under fiveManchester Art Gallery and Read Manchester have launched a virtual campaign to help parents build their children’s literacy skills at home. The Hungry Little Minds campaign...
16th October 2020 | By Rory Gannon
Manchester musicians hit out at Chancellor’s ‘insulting’ retraining commentsManchester musicians have hit out at the government for suggesting people left unemployed by the Covid-19 pandemic should retrain to find work. Chancellor Rishi Sunak...
16th October 2020 | By Joanna Devany
Manchester councillors make plea for government funding as drastic cuts loom for 2021Drastic budget cuts are predicted by Manchester City Council over the next year as the impact of the pandemic hits home. In a statement released...
7th October 2020 | By Joanna Devany
Food bank encourages creativity in crisis for vulnerable Manchester communitiesManchester Central Food Bank is ensuring that the mental health of vulnerable individuals is not forgotten during the pandemic. The charity has launched a campaign...
1st October 2020 | By Lucas Crossley
Manchester band Blanketman announce release of new singleManchester post-punk outfit Blanketman announced the release of their upcoming single via social media. Beach Body will be available on all streaming platforms from next Tuesday. It...
28th September 2020 | By Claudia Waring
Covid-19 forces Journeys Festival International to go online to explore the refugee experienceManchester’s Journeys Festival International has gone completely digital this year to make sure that its celebration of talented refugee artists is not scuppered by covid-19....
13th May 2020 | By [email protected]
Ramadan: many Muslims are isolated in isolationRamadan is a time for the community to band together and share the experience of the holy month through the act of communal prayer, family...
1st April 2020 | By [email protected]
Clap for Carers: Britain celebrates NHS workers with a round of applause during coronavirus crisisMillions of Britons stood to applaud NHS workers for their service during the COVID-19 outbreak. People stood and clapped out on their doorsteps, balconies and...