safety
31st January 2024 | By Leslie Kerwin
Police report rape next to Mancunian Way as Man Met issues warning to staff and students over safetyReports of a rape next to the Mancunian Way underpass in the early hours of this morning have intensified concerns over safety in the city centre.
12th November 2021 | By Isabella Coombes
‘Girls just wanna walk home:’ Manchester councillor vows to make Fallowfield safer as students take to the streets and boycott nightclubsHundreds of people gathered at St Peters Square in Mancheste, as part of a national boycotting of nightclubs. The emergency Girls Night In protest was...
30th October 2021 | By Megan Traviss
‘I nearly got run over!’ Salford Quays campaigner succeeds in getting pedestrian walkways around busy roadworks siteA resident has successfully campaigned for the introduction of pedestrian walkways after roadworks blocked use of pavements in Salford Quays. The works, which have been ongoing for almost...
12th March 2021 | By Victoria Thiele
Reclaim These Streets urge Manchester residents to light a candle for Sarah Everard in vigilMancunians are invited to light candles on their doorsteps in a vigil for alleged murder victim Sarah Everard at 6pm today (Saturday, 13 March). The event...
27th June 2020 | By Sarai Van-Cook
Levenshulme cyclists take to street to protest against council’s refusal to install pop-up cycling lanesA human chain of cyclists formed in Levenshulme to criticise Manchester City Council’s “disappointing” response to a bid for government funding for pop-up cycle lanes across...
29th January 2020 | By Leonie Backhaus
British universities move to help prevent spread of coronavirusThere are currently 132 people killed and over 6,000 infected because of coronavirus and the disease – which originates in the Chinese city of Wuhan...
16th October 2019 | By Anish Vij
Fire safety campaign aimed at children to stop misuse of fireworks leading up to bonfire nightChildren have been taking part in a fire safety campaign aimed at reducing the number of injuries from fireworks in the run-up to Bonfire Night. Fireworks are already legally on...
14th November 2018 | By Lewis Finney
Thieves want to steal your bike – here’s a handy guide to stopping them doing soA spate of bicycle thefts on campus at Man Met has brought a warning from the university’s security team and police alike. Students and staff...
24th October 2018 | By Sophia Khan
Parents say lack of police speed cameras on Withington Road near school is putting children’s lives at riskSpeeding motorists and a lack of police speed cameras near a school in south Manchester are putting children’s lives at risk, it is claimed. Parents are concerned...