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12th February 2019 | By Sarai Van-Cook

Incoming Festival 2019 line-up announced by Home promises a ‘radical shake-up’

The line-up for this year’s Incoming Festival at Home in Manchester has been announced.  The festival will be presented simultaneously in London’s New Diorama Theatre...

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8th February 2019 | By [email protected]

Palestinian protest at Media City calls for boycott of Eurovision 2019

Palestinian protest at Media City calls for boycott of BBC screening of Eurovision 2019

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26th January 2019 | By [email protected]

Police forced to keep rival protestors apart in Piccadilly Gardens after visit by ‘yellow vests’ to city

Police keep 'yellow vest' activists apart from counter-demonstrators in Piccadilly Gardens

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20th January 2019 | By Sam Peckett

Manchester healthcare partnership ‘preparing’ Brexit plan, spokesperson says

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester’s healthcare partnership has stated the region is prepared for ‘any and all possible events’ that may impact services as a...

Bollocks to Brexit Bus

20th January 2019 | By Sam Peckett

The Bollocks to Brexit bus visits Manchester as part of European tour

The Bollocks to Brexit bus visited Manchester as part of its European tour to encourage debate around Brexit and the benefits of remaining in the...

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14th January 2019 | By O.enwegbara

Wheel Of Misfortune – Campaign Fighting for clean streets for wheelchair users & cyclists

We all value our independence and ability to go from one place to another freely but imagine not being able to go anywhere on a...

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11th January 2019 | By Lewis Finney

Activist erect billboards under Russian GRU guise

A group of activists disguised as Russian GRU agents have claimed responsibility for a series of satirical billboards which have appeared throughout Manchester. 

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7th January 2019 | By [email protected]

Manchester activists join nationwide refugee solidarity demonstration

Manchester Stand up to Racism held a demonstration in St Peter’s square as part of a nationwide solidarity protest in support of refugees. Members of...

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14th December 2018 | By Joseph Chorlton

Popular student bar Joshua Brooks flooded during Quids in’ event

A broken tap in the men’s bathroom led to the bottom floor of Joshua Brooks being flooded during a Quids In event this week. The flood...

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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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13th December 2018 | By Jordan White

Facebook group used to help locals tackle crime and anti-social behaviour

Stockport is a large town in Greater Manchester and has a population of around 136,000. 14,500 of those inhabitants are members of the ‘SK8’ Facebook...

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13th December 2018 | By Jordan White

Fallowfield: A Youth Centre success story.

In light of the Change 4 Cheadle Youth campaign going live earlier this year. We seeked to find a similar story in which we could...

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13th December 2018 | By Jordan White

Double frustration as next door neighbours both experience car break-ins

Two local girls have expressed their anger as both their cars have been broken into in two separate incidents.  Courtney Cunningham and Hannah Adshead of...

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12th December 2018 | By Jordan White

Local man blames a ‘lack of discipline for the younger generation’ after being attacked in Cheadle

Royston Able was attacked by a young man in the early hours of Saturday morning in Cheadle village last month and blames a lack of...

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12th December 2018 | By Sian McGuinness

Immigration arrests made at Rusholme shisha café as police tackle indoor smoking

Three people have been arrested by immigration officials at a shisha café as police tackle the issue of indoor smoking.   The arrests were made at the...

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12th December 2018 | By Sarai Van-Cook

Absolutely Buzzing: Girls only football organisers win Equality and Diversity Award at Youth Buzz Awards 2018

More than 40 young people, schools, or youth groups made it through to the finals of the Youth Buzz Awards this year. Awards were made...

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8th December 2018 | By Sarai Van-Cook

Instances of domestic abuse are on the rise and are more frequent at Christmas, a new survey reveals

Officials are bracing themselves for an upsurge in domestic violence over the Christmas period in Manchester and the North West. Last year it was recorded...

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7th December 2018 | By Harriet Mills

Live review of Fat Freddy’s Drop at the Manchester Academy

It’s been a highly anticipated twelve month wait for our reggae fathers. So the frenzy surrounding Fat Freddy’s Drop in Manchester was potent on the...

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6th December 2018 | By Michael Daniels

Manchester joins worldwide vigil raising awareness for HIV testing on World AIDS Day

Sackville Gardens in Manchester city centre hosted a vigil on December 1st at 7pm to commemorate the important day. The important date is always held...

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4th December 2018 | By nq_admin

Review: Callum Francis puts a new spin on a Broadway staple in the Manchester Opera House production of Kinky Boots

Based on the 2005 film, Kinky Boots has cemented itself as a musical theatre standard ever since it opened in Chicago in 2012. With music...