Hulme residents prepare for legal challenge to council planning department

A group of Hulme residents are taking the council to court over “misleading” planning decision at the end of this month.

Following a 4 year battle against overdevelopment, Hulme Tenants Union are taking the council to court on March 24th – as they believe the Manchester city council planning committee was misled by the chair in their decision to approve plans for the Gamecock pub in January 2024.

‘On the margins of society’: Why lockdown is a terrifying prospect for Britain’s most vulnerable women

In the eyes of many, the coronavirus lockdown will be characterised by a series of First World problems. MM spoke to those living off an unstable salary, which could mean unemployment, eviction and homelessness, while for those facing violence from their partner, it could mean life or death. Here Emma Morgan speak to women’s charities and campaigns across Manchester, to learn more about the potentially disastrous consequences of lockdown for the North West’s most exposed and unprotected women.