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13th November 2017 | By nq_admin

‘Peequality’ campaign for gender-neutral toilets in Manchester

“81% of the participants of the Trans Mental Health Study (McNeil et al 2012) said that they avoided certain situations due to fear of negative...

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10th November 2017 | By Tom Green

Review: Wolf Alice at O2 Apollo Manchester

It’s been quite a while since I’ve been to see a band for the first time. As boring as it sounds, I do tend to...

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10th November 2017 | By Sanaa Reddy

Interactive app lets you explore Manchester’s Christmas markets

A new app has been launched which lets people explore Manchester’s Chrismtas markets using augmented reality. Anyone who scans the Christmas market mugs will see a santa...

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8th November 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Spamalot at the Palace Theatre Manchester

Based on Monty Python’s 1975 Holy Grail film, the humour is like Spam itself, a matter of taste. Love it or loathe it you cannot...

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4th November 2017 | By Georgia Landi

LIVE: Manchester Christmas lights switch on 2017

Live Blog Christmas Lights switch-on Manchester 2017  

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3rd November 2017 | By Danielle Kenneally

Oh brother! Seven Salford brothers talk about the highs and lows of running a family brewery

“Well, we’re constantly fighting,” jokes Keith McAvoy about what it’s like be part of a business with seven brothers. “There’s plenty of that, I guess...

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2nd November 2017 | By nq_admin

VIDEO: News Impact Summit Manchester: Newsweek’s John Crowley on the future of news

Manchester News Impact Summit 2017 | Intro [Why Community is the Future of News] from Northern Quota on Vimeo.

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31st October 2017 | By nq_admin

Corrie star and Yes Lad lined up for Manchester’s Christmas lights switch-on

It might only be November but on Saturday Albert Square will be lit up as part of the big Christmas lights switch-on in Manchester. Hosting the...

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31st October 2017 | By nq_admin

Rescue Me: Campaign launched to get people adopting animals instead of buying from breeders

The Northern Quota has launched a campaign to encourage the public to adopt animals instead of buying them from breeders. Whilst animals are left forgotten about in overcrowded...

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29th October 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Black Rebel Motorcycle Cycle Club at Manchester Academy One

A sea of black, leather, biker jackets surge forward in anticipation, as the whole room is engulfed in darkness, before Black Rebel Motorcycle Club take...

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24th October 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Sunset Boulevard at the Palace Theatre Manchester

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award-winning production set in the late 1940s Hollywood is based on the 1950 film noir by Billy Wilder. It tells the...

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23rd October 2017 | By Georgia Landi

Campaign launched to lower the price of gluten free food in UK supermarkets

Coeliac Disease is a lifelong autoimmune disease that is caused by the immune system reacting to gluten. Around one in every 100 people are affected in the...

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23rd October 2017 | By Sian Hamer

Refills not Landfills campaign launched to raise awareness of plastic pollution and encourage using reusable bottles

Refills not Landfills is a campaign aimed at raising awareness of the damage that plastic is doing to our planet and encouraging everyone to use...

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23rd October 2017 | By Sian Hamer

News Impact Summit coming to Manchester for the first time

For the first time in its history, the News Impact Summit is coming to Manchester. The event takes place next Thursday (2 November) in Manchester...

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16th October 2017 | By Freddie Bruhin-Price

Manchester gets its first taste of waste food

A restaurant called Real Junk Food Manchester has opened on Oxford Road which only sells dishes made using waste food products. The restaurant also has a “pay-what-you-feel” policy...

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13th October 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Loyle Carner at the O2 Ritz

“This is my favourite place in the whole of the UK. We made Manchester the last place of tour on purpose, cos it’s ******* mad.” says...

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13th October 2017 | By nq_admin

Manchester based charity celebrates 20th anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize award

Manchester-based landmine charity Mines Advisory Group celebrated the 20th anniversary of Nobel Peace award in a glitzy ceremony at Manchester town hall. The charity’s crucial...

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13th October 2017 | By nq_admin

Teenage lifeguard aims to save lives with the police

Life is hectic enough for 19-year-old lifeguard Emily Balshaw but soon it could become a lot more hectic and even end up with her saving lives....

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9th October 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: People, Places and Things at Home MCR

The National Theatre’s critically acclaimed People, Places and Things has embarked on a UK tour sustaining the same gritty themes of addiction, mental health and...

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6th October 2017 | By nq_admin

Manchester Museum awakens with interactive performances from refugees

Manchester Museum is coming to life this weekend with a celebration of refugee culture and history through song and dance.  The Flying Carpets show tomorrow (Saturday) is...