travel

31st January 2023 | By Ruby Qaimkhani

How will tomorrow’s rail strikes impact commuters in and around Manchester?

Industrial action has been announced by both the ASLEF and RMT unions this week.

4th March 2022 | By Ben Pledger

Wythenshawe residents’ frustration over Stagecoach’s ‘hit or miss’ service

Wythenshawe residents have expressed frustration and anger over what they say is Stagecoach’s ‘hit or miss’ bus service. Stagecoach is the leading bus service in Manchester but...

9th February 2022 | By Ben Pledger

Manchester Airport boosted by over 500 job opportunities following mass exodus of staff during pandemic

Manchester Airport has announced a jobs boost and is looking to recruit 500 people in security, customer services and hospitality positions. Hundreds of extra jobs are...

8th October 2021 | By Rebecca Redican

Metrolink tram strike is cancelled less than 30 hours before Sunday’s Manchester marathon

Runners and spectators of the fourth largest marathon in Europe are breathing a sigh of relief after Metrolink tram drivers called off planned strike action this...

28th September 2020 | By nq_admin

Things to do this week if you are in self-isolation

Hogwarts digital escape room We all need a bit of escapism right now. Created by an American librarian, Harry Potter fans can enjoy this free...

28th September 2020 | By nq_admin

Things to Do This Week From Isolation

Hogwarts Digital Escape Room We all need a bit of escapism right now. Created by an American librarian, Harry Potter fans can enjoy this free...

27th June 2020 | By Sarai Van-Cook

Levenshulme cyclists take to street to protest against council’s refusal to install pop-up cycling lanes

A 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...

11th July 2019 | By Matt Hartless

Missed flights, food poisoning and bad weather: Things to try and avoid on holiday

After two months of glorious sunshine last year, it seems summer might have given us a miss in Manchester this time around, so you wouldn’t...

31st March 2019 | By Derrick Flanagin

American Airlines flight departs Manchester 22 minutes early without passenger – and blames passenger

When Matt Mascarenas showed up at Manchester’s Ringway International airport at 7.30am for his 10.05am flight, he was chuffed at how early he was. “I...

29th March 2019 | By Matt Hartless

15 places abroad easier to get to from Manchester to have a weekend break than Cornwall

The other day myself my partner were trying to book travel to see friends of ours in Falmouth, Cornwall. We found return train tickets to...

26th November 2018 | By Derrick Flanagin

Campaign launched to end misleading compensation practices by low-cost airlines

Flying has quickly become one of the cheapest and most accessible ways to travel, thanks to the growing trend of low-cost airlines. More often than...

17th November 2018 | By nq_admin

A campaign to raise awareness to British tourists about the ethical way to visit elephants

With 3 out of 4 elephants in Thailand living in poor or unacceptable conditions and tourism in Thailand increasing every year, it’s time we educate...