Manchester research to ask whether football could help migrant communities “fit in”?
Researchers from Manchester Metropolitan University are investigating how football can help refugees and asylum seekers become part of their new communities.
The team from the...
Would you pay more to live next to a Green space?
A full or partial council tax rebate for local residents who join civil or community groups and volunteer to maintain and improve nearby green...
Affordable housing bonanza for Manchester
Some good news for Manchester on the housing front as £47m of funding success announced this morning will see nearly 600 affordable homes built...
Three bidders for each North of England Rail Franchise announced
Three companies have been shortlisted for each of the Northern and TransPennine Express franchises to run the railway network in the North Of England...
Milnrow author launches tale of area’s WW1 heroes
Author Ralph Davidson, from Milnrow, unveiled a poignant new book during a special launch event and book signing at Rochdale Town Hall this week.
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Letter from Manchester A round up of the week’s news.
Manchester
15th August.
Dear S,
The hot summer weather finally broke at the weekend, the result, we are told of a rogue Hurricane which crossed the Atlantic...
Could the Irwell heat our homes?
The River Irwell in Manchester and the River Tame in Stockport are among forty rivers across the country that could provide clean and reliable...
Former Manchester Lord Mayor Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw dies at 101
The death has been announced of Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw, former Lord Major of Manchester at the age of 101.
Dame Kathleen served as a councillor...
25 metre War Horse Panorama to be unveiled at The Lowry
Rae Smith, the Olivier award-winning designer of War Horse, will unveil a 25-metre long art installation at The Lowry on Wednesday (13 August) as...
Manchester professor mobilises medics to treat the injured in Gaza
A University of Manchester professor has helped to organise a group of NHS medical professionals to travel to Gaza to help treat hundreds of...