Manchester set for economic takeoff as Airport City’s £15m logistics hub approved
Manchester businesses are jet set for ‘unrivalled’ access to the international market place as Airport City get the go ahead to build a new £15million logistics hub.
Manchester trans leader praises Stonewall charity for uniting LGB back with T
The chair of a Manchester transgender discussion group has praised national charity Stonewall for its decision to finally start campaigning for the trans community.
Manchester community leaders unite against cuts to give city ‘service it deserves’
Councillors and community leaders from across Manchester get together to discuss the impact of public sector cuts on the safety and security of local communities.
Tameside ‘terror’ probe: Girl, 16, released without charge – boy remains in custody
On February 16, searches were executed at Hanover Street and Spring Mill Drive in Mossley following an investigation by the North West Counter Terrorism Unit.
London’s George the Poet on social exclusion, ‘simple’ Northerners’ and secret slang
The flow of George the Poet’s lyricism travels much deeper than the regurgitated 16 bars we’re used to hearing in most urban music.
Devo what? Referendum needed as ‘most Mancs don’t know what devolution is’
The majority of Greater Manchester residents are completely unaware about the city’s devolution agreement and that a referendum must be enforced, according to a local trade union leader.
Female genital mutilation – the truth: 100 girls butchered in Manchester in four months
Statistics published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre on January 30 reveal that FGM is prevalent in the Central Manchester area, with up to 2,000 women believed to be at risk.
For your ears only: Cornerhouse ditch visuals to put cinema truly ‘in the dark’
Cornerhouse will be presenting the audio-only adaptation of Herk Harvey’s 1962 experimental horror, Carnival of Souls, for you to feast your ears (but not eyes) upon.
‘Muslim lives matter’: Manchester unite to honour Chapel Hill shooting victims
Manchester unite to show Muslim lives matter at a Piccadilly Gardens vigil for the three young victims of the Chapel Hill Shooting in America
Step up to the plate: Black Dog’s pancake challenge promises flippin’ good fun
Manchester’s Black Dog Ballroom invite you to prove you’re batter than the rest at their Pancake Day challenge. Get down to the Northern Quarter for some flipping great foodie action!
‘Dehumanising’: Manchester Green Party call on Selfridges to ditch anti-homeless spikes
Manchester Green Party have branded ‘anti-homeless’ spikes ‘dehumanising’ and called on Selfridges to abolish the ‘heartless’ tactic.