Charlotte Church was the latest famous face to speak at the anti-austerity march organised by the trade unions and People’s Assembly at Castlefield Arena.
Four people were arrested yesterday as tens of thousands of people marched through Manchester City Centre in protest against the Conservative Party Conference.
Amnesty International Manchester are celebrating the modern relevance of the Human Rights Act for its 15th anniversary by hosting an evening talk on October 11.
The day-long event has been organised by a coalition of local environmental groups and will take place at Methodist Central Hall on Oldham Street.
Charity campaigners invited Mancunians to score goals against extreme poverty and preventable diseases, ahead of the Conservative Party Conference coming to Manchester tomorrow.
Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh described the Tory government as a ‘fucking proper enemy’ at a theatre night to raise awareness of cuts and the importance of trade unions yesterday.
Africans Unite Against Child Abuse (AFRUCA) have praised the Manchester Airport campaigns to raise awareness of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
Manchester has had 239 incidents relating to forced marriages, predominantly affecting females between 15 and 24.
An extra 16.5 km of cycle routes are to be created in Salford as part of the city’s drive to encourage people to use greener modes of transport.
Banks should have been ‘left to go bust’ instead of allocating tax payers’ money to bail them out, according to a leading economist during a Manchester debate.
A 15-year-old boy from Blackburn has been sentenced to life after encouraging a man in Australia to commit acts of terrorism at a national day of remembrance.
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