Mrs Urquhart, whose online petition gathered over 10,000 signatures, said she was ‘delighted’ with the outcome and that ‘common sense had prevailed’.

Manchester Metropolitan University professor Cathy Urquhart – who launched an online petition against the spikes last weekend – revealed to MM that there could be up to two protests across the weekend and early next week.

Manchester Green Party have branded ‘anti-homeless’ spikes ‘dehumanising’ and called on Selfridges to abolish the ‘heartless’ tactic.

A Manchester activist is encouraging people to donate their pillows to people sleeping rough in a fight against Selfridges’ controversial installation of ‘anti-homeless’ spikes outside their city-centre store.

Sankeys have announced they will be giving all unclaimed lost property away to Barnabus, a local homeless charity, with those on the streets set to pick up some designer goods next week.

Manchester’s homeless were invited to the opening of the UK’s first every Street Store in the Northern Quarter last weekend

The UK’s first ever ‘Giving Tuesday’ will take place this week, with a host of notable Mancunians and fundraisers helping support The Big Issue in the North Trust charity.

Manchester will play host on Saturday to the UK’s first ever pop up store where the homeless can shop for free – an initiative pioneered by Lancashire entrepreneur Steve Houghton-Burnett.

People are being offered the chance to have their say on services currently under threat by Manchester City Council’s £59million budget cuts

Manchester City Council revealed details this morning of options available to address a funding shortfall of £59million citywide.

People across Manchester will sleep rough for one night as part of a fund raising event for homeless charity organisation The Booth Centre