On Saturday June 6th more than 100 residents gathered at Methodist Church in Withington for a public screening and discussion exploring the causes and consequences of increasingly volatile weather in the area. The event, organised by members of several local community groups, brought together people
Councils must prove they are doing more to fix potholes and future-proof roads under tough new reporting requirements issued by the government today (Tuesday 9 June). For the first time councils will need to demonstrate publicly how well they repair their roads and what they
As concerns around loneliness, digital fatigue and the decline of shared social spaces continue to grow, electronic music artist and researcher Jamie Reddington (Sound of Fractures) is exploring a simple question: can live music events be better designed for human connection? On Saturday 27 June,
A man with links to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue attacker has pleaded guilty to preparation for acts of terrorism. – Mohammad Asim Bashir (18/09/1994) of Shaftesbury Road, Cheetham Hill appeared earlier today (Friday 5 June 2026) at the Central Criminal Court and pleaded
JIM JONES ALL STARS (fronted by legendary testifier Jim Jones – formerly of Thee Hypnotics, Black Moses, The Jim Jones Revue & Jim Jones & The Righteous Mind – will be touring with new dates this October in support of brand new album ‘CAT FIGHT’
Hazardous prescribing has been significantly reduced across Greater Manchester following a pioneering collaboration between the NHS, academia and industry, supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration (GM PSRC). Early evaluation in Salford, for example, covering
A Northern conductor is sharing his passion for trains with thousands of people on social media after finding “a home” on the railway. Demario Green, 22, has gained around 8,000 TikTok followers by presenting videos about different types of trains, tickets, stations and railway history.
Responding to reports that Chinese authorities have barred the mothers of protesters killed in the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown from visiting their loved ones’ graves on this week’s anniversary of the atrocity, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Sarah Brooks said: “Banning the relatives of people killed
Greene King Untapped is back for 2026, bigger and better than ever, as the nationwide search restarts to find unsigned local bands and solo artists ready to showcase their talent on stage in their hometown pub. With hundreds of acts performing in pubs last year,
Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy is appealing for passionate volunteers who are leading in the fight against litter pollution in the North West’s communities to become part of its national Litter Heroes Ambassador programme. There are currently 22 Ambassadors located across the region and the