manchester

mug1

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...

1600x1000

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...

Christmas Light Switch On

4th November 2017 | By Georgia Landi

LIVE: Manchester Christmas lights switch on 2017

Live Blog Christmas Lights switch-on Manchester 2017  

seven_bro7hers_1

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...

news_summit_video_article_header_image

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.

Christmas Light Switch On

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...

screen_shot_2017-10-31_at_17

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...

img_6130

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...

22833301_1746795561997824_1405995312_o

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...

northern_quota

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...

plastic pollution, refills not landfills, campaign

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...

News impact summit, journalists, manchester

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...

dsc_277125296

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...

fullsizerender_2

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...

mag

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...

apprentice_emily_balshaw_01

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....

People, Place and Things

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...

img_20171006_171318-min

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...

girl_guiding

6th October 2017 | By nq_admin

New Girl Guide badge for youngsters reaching out to the lonely

Girl guides are being given a new badge for visiting lonely elderly people in Manchester. Four thousand Girlguiding Manchester Rainbows, Brownies, Guides are taking part...

homeless_man

6th October 2017 | By nq_admin

24-hour homeless centre to open in Chorlton

A 24-hour homeless centre is set to open in Manchester as part of the council’s bid to tackle homelessness. The Longford Centre in Chorlton will...