‘Don’t trust him on anything’: Manchester skeptical over Cameron tax crackdown
Manchester’s residents have unanimously announced their mistrust of David Cameron, in the wake of this week’s tax scandals.
‘Simple, easy and enjoyable’: Seamstress ’empowering’ Manchester through sewing
A seamstress, designer and shop owner is giving a ‘feeling of empowerment’ back to Mancunians by working with charities and taking her trade to various festivals this summer.
‘The kindest person I know’: Autistic woman’s postcards to be used in mental health awareness training pack
An autistic woman and her mother have created 61 postcards showing what it’s like to live with autism to help spread awareness about how to effectively communicate with autistic individuals.
‘It’s a stitch-up!’: Manchester petition aiming to end trade deal ‘corporate takeover’
A Manchester activist has warned that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will mean the ‘knackering [of] democracy’, as Global Justice leads a campaign in the city against it.
‘You need muscles’: MM gets Manchester viewpoints on body image issue in sport
When Mixed Martial Arts fighter Ronda Rousey recently took to Instagram to apologise for sharing a photograph that ‘was altered without [her] knowing to make [her] arms look smaller’, the old debate about body image in sport reared its ugly head.
‘More recognition the better’: Manchester director making ‘dodgy taxi’ inspired short
A Manchester-based film director is crowdfunding to produce a short horror film inspired by ‘a journey home in a dodgy taxi’.
‘A toxic environment’: Eating disorders poison ‘entire’ Manchester LGBT community
The importance of addressing the issue of eating disorders in our country was portrayed when the week of February 22-28 was made National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
All eyes on Salford as first election debate sees seven leaders head to MediaCityUK
Millions will be watching Salford tonight as the leaders of the country’s biggest political parties take part in the first televised debate of the election season.
Hazel Grove KFC accused of standing by as worker with Down’s Syndrome ‘bullied’
KFC staff in Hazel Grove have been accused of discrimination against a young co-worker with Down’s Syndrome.