“The north-west of England is very much home away from home now. I don’t get homesick at all, because the people of Manchester are such friendly people, just like in Ireland. I’ll stay here for the rest of my life. Salford is home now.” Tim Flynn is one of Manchester’s many Irish residents, who moved […]
In the year of 2025, genuine success stories from the music industry seem to be increasingly hard to come by. With reflection on Sam Fender recently saying the line of work is ‘rigged’ against working class musicians, it’s hard to think of a new voice to emerge prominently onto the scene that doesn’t have the […]
Manchester cyclists have hit back after comments made by former Labour MP Andrew Gwynne wishing a constituent to be “mown down” by a HGV. The MP for Gorton and Denton has been suspended by the Labour party after multiple messages were leaked from a Whatsapp group chat. He has also since been sacked in his […]
Hundreds of people have signed a petition launched by a Manchester based climate group calling for a stronger environmental plan from Keir Starmer. Friends of Earth are an international group with branches in 70 countries, and their Manchester based branch is calling for action over concerns that climate change plans are losing momentum on a […]
A ‘life-changing’ Manchester homelessness centre which welcomes scores of people each day is celebrating three decades of work. The Booth Centre, in Cheetham Hill, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year with events planned for each month. Based on Pimblett Street, the Centre first opened its doors at Manchester Cathedral in 1995 with one worker […]
A Salford-born World War Two Veteran has died at the age of 99, after dedicating his life to service, charity and his family. Joe Thomas, who joined the Royal Navy on his 18th birthday in 1943, lived in Salford for most of his life before moving to York to be with his family for his […]