Activists will congregate at Terminal 3 of Manchester Airport this Saturday, 4 August, as part of a day of protest against domestic flights between Manchester and London. Later on there will be an evening of party and music as part of the connected campaign to save the Hasty Lane cottages, threatened with demolition by the […]
Manchester College student Farhad Vahidi and his family are facing deportation to Iran as of this Friday 20 August. It is believed the family are part of pilot scheme, on trial in the North West, to deport asylum-seeking families within a few weeks of failed asylum applications as an alternative to child detention.
Sixteen year old Rabar Hamad has lived in Oldham for the last two years, having fled Iraq due to fears for his safety after his parents were killed in targeted explosion at their home in 2008. Upon arriving in the UK – hidden near the wheel arch of a truck – his age was incorrectly […]
Nearly 2,500 people were prosecuted in a 4 month period this year for failing to pay fares on the Metrolink, according to figures released this week. In total over 5,000 people have been caught with 1,200 being issued with warnings.
Chaos reigned in Hulme this morning as residents occupied Spider Park during demolition work ordered by the Council.
Bosses at water giant United Utilities (UU) have seen their bonus payments double the same year the company shed 500 jobs due to “financial pressures”. Meanwhile, as UU prepares the way for investment and lower prices in the North West demanded by industry regulator Ofwat,
Greater Manchester Police recorded 353 incidents of domestic abuse in the city following England’s World Cup defeat against Germany, making it the second highest recording of domestic abuse this year, after New Year’s Day.
