Indie film challenging Manchester’s gang culture to premiere in Moston
Brother’s Day, an urban crime drama about Manchester gangland culture, aims to make young people think twice before joining a gang.
Black Lives Matter: Moss Side supporters give rallying cry at Ferguson Solidarity Tour
Moss Side’s Hideaway Youth Project witnesses ‘the first steps towards building unbreakable communities and families’ as Black Lives Matter speakers and supporters turned out in droves for the Manchester stint of the Ferguson Solidarity Tour.
Manchester’s Velodrome will be ‘production line of success’ for UK cycling
Manchester’s National Cycling Centre is cultivating a ‘production line of success’ according to its Velodrome Manager.
The kids are more than alright… they can save our health, says Manchester chief
Professor Ian Jacobs, Director of Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC), believes that young people can have a ‘profound impact’ on health outcomes for future generations.
Trafford Council cuts to youth services are ‘choice not necessity’, says Tory minister
A Stretford MP is urging Trafford Council to rethink plans to close all but one youth centre in the borough after a Tory minister branded the cuts ‘choice, not a necessity’.
Piccadilly Pulse: Should teenagers be allowed to trick or treat at Halloween?
Piccadilly Pulse: Ghosts, ghouls and packs of teenagers are set to terrorise Mancunian’s this Halloween. Do you think Manchester’s teenager’s should be out trick-or-treating?
Oldham council could close ALL BUT ONE youth centre in bid to cut £60million
Oldham Council have admitted that it may be forced to close all but one of their youth centres if plans to make handover services to charity provision go ahead
Bolton trampolining prodigy hopes £2K boost will bounce him to Florida tournament
A Bolton trampolining teen star is using crowdfunding to keep his Olympic dream alive – as his mum looks for £2,000 to send him to Florida.
Manchester’s Unsung Heroes: Wigan couple show Willpower to run youth theatre for two decades
Caroline Joynt and Tim Hans Smith run Willpower Youth Theatre in Wigan – a non-profit drama school that holds classes on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings.
Land of opportunity: Manchester enjoys ‘booming’ job market as unemployment sees biggest drop in 26 years
Manchester’s job market will continue to flourish according to a Jobcentre Plus boss after new figures showed the North West had the biggest fall in unemployment across the UK.
Manchester pipped to City of Football title by… Nottingham
Nottingham pipped Manchester and Portsmouth to win the right to stage a £1.6million two-year pilot project aimed at testing ways of getting more people playing football regularly