Lecturers at the University of Manchester took to the pickets yesterday as they went on strike against changes which threaten pensions.
Greater Manchester Police has had to pay out more compensation to victims of police dog bites than any other force in the UK over the past three years, according to figures obtained by the BBC under the Freedom of Information Act.
Youth advice workers wearing David Cameron and Nick Clegg masks staged a lunchtime protest against 60 per cent cuts to the careers and employment guidance service Connexions outside the Moss Side Powerhouse on Wednesday 16 March.
Young people and youth workers have reacted with anger and disbelief following the city council’s decision to close down its entire Youth Service – the only local authority in the country to do so. Meanwhile workers have been barred from speaking about the closure, including to the young people who use the services.
An exiled human rights activist and journalist is facing deportation to Sierra Leone after 12 years of living and working in the North West. James Fallah-William’s case has been described as one of “incompetence and ineffectiveness” on the part of the authorities, with the UK Borders Agency (UKBA) accused of lying to his local MP.
Councillors yesterday voted through next year’s budget cutting 25 per cent of Manchester City Council’s spending on public services, including the loss of 2,000 jobs. Vocal protestors twice forced the meeting to adjourn, urging councillors to vote against the settlement.
A group of squatters have occupied a flat above the Royal Bank of Scotland branch on Palatine Road in Didsbury. This weekend the group unfurled banners denouncing the huge bonuses the bank continues to pay out at a time of massive cuts and despite incurring a loss of £1.13bn. Banners emblazoned with slogans including ‘The […]
