‘If we get one bullet, one less could die’: GMP call for bravery in firearms armistice
A firearms surrender has been announced by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) as part of a North West movement to get guns off the streets.
‘Manchester has a problem’: Education is key to solve obesity crisis, says expert
A Manchester nutrition expert has said that education is the key to helping people with bad diets, after a global report has shown there are now more adults who are obese than under-weight.
MMU to offer expertise and cash contributions to help small businesses grow
A fund which aims to encourage small businesses to work with Manchester Met University has been launched.
Young girl left ‘terrified’ and ‘distressed’ after home invasion in broad daylight
A young girl was left ‘terrified’ but unharmed, when men broke into her house in broad daylight, while she was alone inside.
‘New, unaffordable, bland’: Singer issues gentrification ‘call to arms’ ahead of NQ gig
Music with a message may not dominate the charts, but it has found a home in nooks and crannies around the country, and the rest of Europe, in the shape of Roxanne de Bastion.
‘Do we need the family unit?’: Manchester director puts modern spin on Greek classic
The classic Greek play The Odyssey has been modernised to show a woman’s point of view of the ‘macho’ Greek world by a Manchester-based theatre-maker.
‘This is not North Korea’: Tim Farron says Manchester Lib Dems must provide ‘serious’ alternative to Labour Party
Tim Farron has said that ‘it stinks’ that Manchester is ruled by the Labour Party, and likened the ‘one-party state’ to North Korea.
‘Fundamentally flawed’: Manchester unions criticise Government over Northern Rail ‘April Fools’ shake-up
Manchester Piccadilly played host to one of the biggest shake-ups to northern train services in the last decade on Friday.
‘They’re not just pretty views’: Stunning shots of Manchester at dawn on show in city
Early morning’s seldom seen magic will be on show for all wide awake eyes in Manchester this weekend, with an exhibition that’s a chronicle for the future.
Manchester duo hope black comedy will change opinion student films are ‘horribly acted and horribly made’
Two student filmmakers are crowdfunding to create Grim Preacher, a black comedy about the bubonic plague.
‘It’s absolutely disgraceful’: Manchester CEO blasts Living Wage snub of young workers
A leading Manchester entrepreneur has slammed the Government’s National Living Wage, describing it as discriminatory against under 25s.