“Celebrate Collyhurst” offers community grants

Article published: Friday, April 26th 2013

Small grants of up to £500 are available for people in Collyhurst to take on projects in the area, as part of the first phase of a £1 million scheme for the area over the next ten years.

Situation critical at Ancoats Dispensary

Article published: Friday, April 26th 2013

A fightback to save the derelict but much-loved Ancoats Dispensary has won a “thirteenth hour” stay of execution after councillors delayed its demolition.

Fundraiser held for woman fighting threat of female genital mutilation

Article published: Friday, April 26th 2013

A campaign to prevent the deportation of a woman at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) has called for public support to prevent her from being subjected to the violent and oppressive practice.

Red Flag Walks takes in city’s radical history

Article published: Wednesday, April 24th 2013

The battle of Bexley Square, Flat Iron market and Salford’s first birth control clinic are some of the scenes of working class and socialist history explored in the latest Red Flag Walk.

Levenshulme in pictures: march to save the Arcadia

Article published: Tuesday, April 23rd 2013

Levenshulme campaigners took the fight to save their services to the streets once again on Sunday in a march against the proposed closure of their historic Arcadia sports centre.

Chorlton campaigners tell bankers to quit gambling on food prices

Article published: Monday, April 22nd 2013

Food prices have being going through the roof in recent years, and anti-poverty campaigners from the World Development Movement (WDM) say bankers gambling in the financial sector are to blame.

Bedroom tax campaigns gear up as Manchester and Salford march once more

Article published: Sunday, April 21st 2013

Manchester and Salford campaigners marched once more against the bedroom tax as demonstrators heard of growing anger at the government’s attack on welfare.