“Pantomime” council planners approve gating of Library Walk

Article published: Friday, October 26th 2012

Manchester City Council has formally approved plans to gate Library Walk overnight and insert a glass link between Central Library and the Town Hall Extension, despite opposition from over one thousands in support of the iconic passageway.

Threat to Library Walk mounts as council watchdogs back development plans

Article published: Wednesday, October 17th 2012

A town hall scrutiny committee has approved proposals to gate off Library Walk, despite dissent from local councillors and a spirited defence by supporters. A final decision on the “cherished” curved passageway’s future will be decided at a crunch planning meeting next week.

Welfare campaigners demand council returns one million pounds to legal advice

Article published: Tuesday, October 16th 2012

Legal aid campaigners have urged Manchester City Council to restore funding to its advice services, as Greater Manchester braces itself for millions of pounds in benefit cuts from next April.

Patient transport privatised as NHS hit by budget pressures

Article published: Monday, October 15th 2012

Train and bus company Arriva is to take over part of Manchester’s ambulance service in an attempt to cut NHS costs across the region.

Students hit out against youth work course cuts

Article published: Thursday, October 11th 2012

Outraged students have come out in protest against the University of Manchester’s plans to scrap its Applied Community and Youth Work Studies programme as part of an upcoming merger between two departments.

Man with mental health issues given four months for “offensive” T-shirt

Article published: Thursday, October 11th 2012

A Bury man who claims a history of disputes with Greater Manchester Police has been jailed for four months for wearing a T-shirt overwritten with offensive comments hours after the deaths of two officers.

Atos selected to run Manchester ‘Oyster Card’ scheme

Article published: Wednesday, October 10th 2012

Atos, the multi-billion IT firm which has attracted criticism for computer failures and its controversial participation in the government’s “fit for work” disability tests, has won a seven year contract to implement Manchester’s planned ‘Oyster Card’ public transport scheme.