Charity accuse Manchester City Council of lying about homeless figures
A charity has accused Manchester City Council of lying about homeless figures, saying that they don’t paint a ‘true reflection’ of the situation in the city.
Northern maestro Tim Benjamin on inspirations behind dark ‘bitesize’ operas
In the 22 years that have passed since RNCM graduate Tim Benjamin – adopted northerner, entrepreneur and musical prodigy – won the BBC’s coveted Young Musician of the Year Composer’s Award at the tender age of 17, everything has changed.
Homeless protesters driven from Castlefield site after city council ‘issue notice’
Manchester City Council has threatened to shut down homeless camps across the city centre as Homeless Rights for Justice campaigners have relocated to the Castlefield Bowl.
Young people ‘ill-equipped’ to deal with independent life, says Manchester charity
Young Mancunians who’ve upped sticks and left their family home aren’t prepared for the reality of life without the parental ‘safety net’.
‘Great to be part of humanity again’: ‘Enigmatic’ Benjamin Clementine on miracle of life
Often referred to as a barefoot performer, 26-year-old Benjamin Clementine is an enigma.
National homeless football tournament to celebrate fifth birthday in Manchester
An annual five-a-side football tournament representing homeless and disadvantaged people will celebrate its fifth anniversary when it kicks off in Manchester next week.
VIDEO: Disabled homeless woman refused access to Manchester Central Library
A disabled homeless woman has accused Manchester Central Library of ‘discrimination’ after being refused access to the building yesterday due to an alleged injunction.
Manchester homeless protester ‘bribed’ with roof over head by city council
A homeless protester says he felt ‘bribed’ by Manchester City Council as they offered him sheltered accommodation he had once been told was unavailable after serving him papers to evacuate his Albert Square campsite.
Turn Manchester’s empty warehouses into homeless shelters, says charity
Manchester’s empty warehouses should be converted into homeless shelters by the City Council, according to a charity spokesman.
IN PICS: Bez joins hundreds campaigning against homeless cuts in Manchester
Hundreds of anti-austerity protesters gathered to demonstrate their anger towards the government’s homelessness funding cuts in Manchester yesterday.
Manchester street store gives homeless back ‘faith, dignity and power to make choices’
Manchester’s homeless were invited to the opening of the UK’s first every Street Store in the Northern Quarter last weekend