‘I want to put it in my mouth’: E-cigarette campaign sparks-up controversy with rivals branding adverts ‘sexual crap’
VIP will make no apologies for their adverts
Manchester firefighters hopeful for agreement after two-hour strike over pensions and retirement age
Strikes took place between 6am and 8am
Warning: Greater Manchester fire service strike action looms – safety advice issued
Residents urged to be extra vigilant as strike begins tonight
‘It serves no purpose, it’s a punishment’: Bedroom tax slammed by Wigan councillors as families struggle to cope
More than 12,000 homes are affected in Wigan
‘Save our disability course’: Outraged students protest as University of Manchester axe leading UK degree
The University did not consult students before terminating the course
Naked in the rain… in BBQ sauce on a big plate: Manchester vegan vixen shows animals have feelings too
Demonstration at Piccadilly Gardens encourages people not to eat meat
Harvey Nichols animal fur u-turn: Crusade against use of rabbit, fox and coyote hits Manchester store
Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade target Manchester’s Harvey Nichols
Anti-Page 3 crusaders rejoice as The Sun banned from Manchester University campus
Online petition by No More Page 3 now has 119,554 signatures
Prestwich-born activist takes Oxfam’s plight against sugary drinks company ‘land grabs’ to Coca Cola HQ
Oxfam volunteer Gemma Seddon is lobbying drinks companies over ‘land grabs’
‘They can’t brush this under carpet’: Pirate Party leader demands end to Big Brother spying at Manchester rally
Loz Kaye tells MM that greater political transparency is needed
Police praise ‘peaceful’ behaviour of 50,000 protesters in Conservative Party conference rally
The Trade Union Conference event targeted the Tory conference