A volunteer group in Bury has turned to the use of music to help people living with dementia across the area. Dignifying Dementia, first established in 2018, organises two group sessions every week, crafted to ease the struggles of coping with the disease. John Pearcey, one of the minds behind the group and a part […]
Manchester’s Cultural Impact Survey from 2021/22 was released yesterday with a number of key figures being revealed, particularly the impact of covid restrictions on the city. In a meeting at Manchester City Council yesterday, the survey was released which has highlighted a massive drop in numbers to the city’s cultural sector In a survey of […]
Concerns have been raised over the level of support that Kurdish residents are receiving after a major set of earthquakes hit Southern Turkey on Monday. The 7.8 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes occurred just hours apart earlier this week. As of February 10, the death toll exceeded 20,000 in Turkey and Northern Syria. Lawand, a member […]
A march to spread awareness of the struggles of women and workers of Iran is to take place this weekend. Red Roots Collective – a group of Iranian socialists, are working alongside Manchester Trades Council to host an event of solidarity at All Saints Park near Piccadilly Gardens, on Saturday 11 February at 1pm. […]
Bolton NEWT have launched a monthly ‘Appreciation Walk’ with support from the Greater Manchester Environment Fund. The group hosted their first walk at Moses Gate in Bolton on Sunday, January 29. It was led by Jasmine Renold who is a teacher and artist as well as a Bolton NEWT volunteer. The aim of the walks […]
An ePetition signed by more than 1700 people has divided the Altrincham community over the future of their historic Town Hall.
The Manchester-based LGBT Foundation is celebrating 20 years since the repeal of the limiting law known as ‘Section 28’. Section 28 was a Conservative law passed in 1988, which stopped councils and schools from promoting acceptability of homosexuality. After mass protests and significant campaigning by Manchester City Council, the law was repealed in 2003. Head of communications […]
It’s been branded as an unprecedented moment in the history of the Premier League. It’s highlighted the systemic problems in football that have been running rampant for years, potentially decades. It’s set the tongues wagging of fans across the country, and much further afield. Manchester City have been charged with at least 100 breaches of […]
Salford and Eccles MP Rebecca Long-Bailey is leading calls to put an end to “rampant profiteering” and “freeze energy bills” in a broadside against the government following huge profits announced by oil giant BP. The British-headquartered firm revealed profits of $27.7 billion and follows huge numbers announced by Shell recently. The shaky supply of energy […]
A political activist from the Ivory Coast seeking refuge in Greater Manchester will remain in the UK whilst further evidence is considered, following a campaign by a Salford-based charity. Kouame – whose full name and age can not be disclosed – fled to the UK in 2014 because of threats to his life in the […]