“Our Transport Network is safe, but people need to feel safe”: What the launch of Greater Manchester’s new Transport Policing command means for women and girls in Manchester
A new policing command bringing together Greater Manchester Police and transport authorities has been launched, with plans to increase visible patrols and tackle crime and antisocial behaviour across the Bee Network. The launch of The Transport Policing and Crime Command (TPACC) will see Greater Manchester Police team up with Transport for Greater Manchester and the […]
Manchester Racecourse — 63 years on
On Monday, it will be 63 years since the old Manchester Racecourse at Castle Irwell closed its doors for the last time. Manchester racecourse has had its fair share of locations in the past 400 years. Despite its name, each location of the legendary course has actually been within Salford. The site of the final […]
Darker evenings raise safety concerns for women travelling in Salford
Women travelling across Salford are changing their journeys home as earlier sunsets bring concerns about personal safety, with students altering their routines, extra transport costs and feeling less confident travelling alone. For University of Salford student, Inge Synman, 21 , who works part-time to help pay her rent, walking home has become increasingly difficult. She […]
Action being taken on major Manchester road
Work is being done on a major road in Gorton, due to it being a hotspot for road accidents, with 4 deaths in just five years. A 1.1km section of Hyde Road, from Chapman Street to Laburnum Road, will be having safeguards built from 4th November to the 16th. This specific section of the road […]
The rise of Arndale knife attacks
In the last three weeks, there have been three separate knife incidents at Manchester Arndale. On Saturday 17th October, a 14-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital after receiving a knife wound with two other 14-year-old boys being arrested in connection to the incident. Then on Saturday 24th, a 19-year-old man was arrested after an […]
‘We’re Losing Our Home’: Rita’s Reign Founder Reflects on Seven Years at Piccadilly Market
By Jessica Akrasi Piccadilly street food market traders are preparing to leave the market site as traders have been told by the council bosses to close their stalls on October 22nd. Rita’s Reign, an Afro-Caribbean street food stall situated at Manchester’s Piccadilly Street Food Market, is one of the many stalls affected by the move. […]
Andy Burnham introduces new private parking rules to prevent more ‘rip-off’ fines
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to tackle unfair private parking prices with new rules inbound. With the government announcing a new private parking code of practice, Burnham has chose to shake things up with laws coming in such as there being a five minute deciding period, in which drivers will choose whether to park, […]
Trial of the man accused of murdering Stretford Grammar Headteacher continues at Manchester Crown Court
A court has heard how GPS data from a headteacher’s smartwatch could show the moment he was allegedly hit by a car. By Isabel Munday Simon Richardson, 34, stands accused of the murder of Michael Mullins, 56, who had been the Headteacher of Stretford Grammar school in Trafford for 17 years. Mullins died after he […]
Fresher’s flu:What is it and why are students so vulnerable to it?
By Jasmyn Chuwku The start of the academic year has brought thousands of students into the city, bursts of excitement, making new friends…unfortunately with that, the yearly rise in what is referred to as ‘Freshers Flu’ tags along too. Although it just sounds like another common cold, it can last longer, even weeks if left […]
Fines for Failing to Follow New Guidance
The Government have announced that from Monday the 19th of October passengers caught vaping on public transport could face up to a £100 fine. New guidance published by the Government could now mean that anybody caught vaping on a tram, bus or train could be either removed, fined, or any other consequence deemed appropriate. The guidance […]