Choosing ‘Booker of the North’ winner like ‘choosing Pope without the smoke’
Books exploring magic, bereavement and landscape are among the fiction and nonfiction shortlisted for a £10,000 writing prize dubbed the ‘Booker of the North’.
‘Cameron flaunts Manchester as trophy city’: Protests as China’s President Xi Jinping arrives at Town Hall
Thousands of people gathered outside Manchester Town Hall to show their support for President Xi Jinping as he joined David Cameron, George Osborne, and other key figures from across Manchester for lunch today.
Meet Manchester parents who bucked ‘strange’ trend and adopted kids over four
Just 20% of the children adopted in England last year were over four, even though parents said that over-fours are much less demanding to care for, according to a survey by First4Adoption.
GMP’s ‘brave’ agency bonds will break chains of modern slavery and human trafficking
In the fight to end modern slavery and human trafficking Greater Manchester Police must ‘be brave’ in their partnerships with other agencies, according to the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner.
Who you gonna call? House Network! Manchester estate agents turn ghost hunters to put homeowners at ease
Homeowners in Manchester can now have their house searched for any signs of paranormal activity, thanks to an online estate agent.
Racist comments ‘from heart’ of government spur on white supremacist groups, says Manchester Green candidate
The racist, scapegoating comments coming from ‘the heart’ of government feed the ideology of white supremacist groups in Britain, says a Manchester Green Party candidate.
Firefighters battle blaze at Manchester city centre building near The Printworks
A fire has broken out in a development site on Withy Grove behind the Printworks in Manchester city centre.
‘Treated like luggage’: Disabled passengers petition to Manchester Airport
Going on holiday should be a chance to relax and enjoy ourselves, but for many disabled people it can be difficult and painful simply to get onto the plane.
Council blame homeless for own homelessness so they don’t have to deal with crisis, says Manchester solicitor
Manchester City Council are blaming people for their homelessness so they do not have to address Manchester’s growing homeless crisis, according to a solicitor.
Manchester council’s hands tied by ‘horrendous’ Tories, says homeless charity boss
Manchester City Council are doing all they can to help the homeless on a shoestring budget liminted by the ‘horrendous’ Tories, according to the co-founder of the Manchester soup kitchen Coffee4Craig.
‘Taking the pain out of parking’: AppyParking takes to the streets of Manchester
An award winning car parking app takes to the streets of Manchester expecting to save Mancunians time and money.