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24th April 2024 | By Matthew Barber
Tent protest for Gaza ceasefire in ManchesterA protest has started in Manchester with people camping out to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. The week-long protest began on the 23rd of March.
22nd April 2024 | By Leslie Kerwin
Mayoral elections: Greater Manchester candidates agree ‘a set of standards’ should be placed on student accommodation after electionCurrent Labour mayor Andy Burnham and the Liberal Democrats’ Jake Austin have confirmed student accommodation would be included on the Good Landlord Charter if they...
2nd April 2024 | By Anna Klekot
Businesses harmed in Chorlton by new cyclewaysRoadworks still ongoing outside businesses on Manchester Road as footfall drops in Chorlton
19th March 2024 | By Makenna Ali
Manchester City Council launches period poverty campaign in librariesPackage for Val campaign is introduced in 18 libraries to combat period poverty in Manchester
12th March 2024 | By Makenna Ali
Hulme Celebrates International Women’s Day with a health and wellbeing dayWomen partake in a day filled with activities to help their mental health and wellbeing for International Women’s Day in Hulme At the Moss Side...
15th January 2024 | By Amber Brooks
New strategy put in place after youth homelessness rises 57% in the last five yearsHelp is being offered to young people in need of accommodation in new strategy
11th January 2024 | By Thomas Why
Historic Hulme pub to be brought back to ‘original grandeur’The historic pub and music venue, previously known as the Junction Hotel on Rolls Crescent is set for a regeneration scheme for the first time following its closure in 2016.
8th January 2024 | By Anna Klekot
Redevelopment of Fallowfield campus deferred due to residents objectionA united decision defers the demolition of a popular student campus in South Manchester. Long-term residents and student are objecting the redevelopment of the campus...
8th January 2024 | By Osaro Ojo
Chanel’s Spectacular Métiers d’Art 2023/2024 Show showers Manchester hopes of economic boomManchester basked in Chanel’s 2023/2024 edition of Métiers d’Art show with council saying the show could bring an economic boom to the city The deputy...
8th January 2024 | By Osaro Ojo
Manchester city welcomes 2024 new year with a spectacular firework amidst heavy downpourManchester City Council declares a New Year’s Eve fireworks display in Castlefield Bowl on Liverpool Road for 2024. Councillor Pat Karney, the Christmas and New...
6th December 2023 | By Makenna Ali
Local activists claim “the system is by nature divided by rich and poor and gender baselines”Feminist Socialist Alternative took to Oxford Road in Manchester to mark the United Nation’s international day for the elimination of violence against women. Socialist Alternative...
1st December 2023 | By Zoe Spencer
Climate Emergency Manchester urge the council to ditch advertising high-carbon productsA Manchester-based activist group are putting pressure on the council to reduce the number of advertisements around the city centre promoting fossil fuel companies and...
28th November 2023 | By Thomas Why
“The numbers are going up” as Manchester city council initiate winter plan to aid rough sleepersManchester city council have recently announced its plan to help people sleeping rough in Manchester this winter as number of rough sleepers rises.
19th November 2023 | By Makenna Ali
Modern Slavery is on the rise increasing homelessness in ManchesterManchester Councillors have called for action to uncover modern slavery in the city as it is causing a rise in homelessness in Manchester. At a...
3rd November 2023 | By Zoe Spencer
Residents divided over new road safety measures announced by councilManchester City Council has been granted new powers to improve road safety and congestion in Longsight. The rules will target motorists making illegal turns, as...
26th June 2023 | By Grace Elmes
Leaving lights switched on throughout the night“Every morning I sweep up buckets of dead insects from outside my laboratory.” Colin Henshaw shares his morning routine, due to the neighborhood school leaving...
23rd May 2023 | By Kate Gaetto
Fallowfield residents raise concerns after petrol station alcohol licence is grantedFallowfield Residents Group object license application to sell alcohol at the Shell Petrol station on Wilmslow Road. This is due to safety concerns about the station's proximity to temporary accomodation.
20th May 2023 | By Thomas Markham
Heron heaven: Boggart Hole Clough pays tribute to it’s ‘famous’ wildlifeKarl Macauley has designed a new wood carving of a Heron, paying homage to the wildlife in Boggart Hole Clough.
19th May 2023 | By Zara Gallimore
Bus diversions on the Curry Mile to be made permanentBus diversions in Rusholme to be made permanent from July 23rd.
18th May 2023 | By Thomas Markham
How does Blackley and Charlestown compare to other wards within Manchester?More than 50% of people living Charlestown are deprived in more than one dimension. This means that more than half of the people living in Charlestown are deprived in one of the ONS four measures.