As the winter period approaches and colder, longer nights are ahead, the number of homeless people in the UK has reached new heights. Support schemes and initiatives around the country are striving to combat homelessness, through a variety of strategies and programmes, targeting those who are at risk of facing homelessness, individuals who are rough […]
Salford Quays has once again been transformed by Lightwaves, the city’s annual light-art festival, returning this December for its 12th edition. Running from Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 December, 4–10 pm, the festival features a 1.5 km trail of light installations along the waterfront and it is free. This year’s edition showcases 12 new installations, ranging from […]
The Booth Centre prepares for its busiest season as rough sleepers confront life threatening conditions. As temperatures in Manchester begin to dip below zero, over 9,000 reported homeless across the city are preparing for this chilling season. For those sleeping rough, freezing conditions bring severe health risks: hypothermia, untreated infections, and even death. These are […]
A new Immersive experience built by students is taking you into the fictional world of VEGANZZ, where a virus has spread across the country and infected everybody, except in this unique take on zombies, they hunger for Socialism, not brains. VEGANZZ is a short film by Will Quail, a 3rd Year student at the University […]
Young voters in the UK are choosing the Green Party, over Labour, as their top choice, according to new figures. Illustrating a shift in political attitudes for people under 30, it shows a sharp drop in Labour’s youth support, which is down 18% from the latest poll just eight months ago. ITV Peston’s ‘Youth Voting […]
A network of new Age-Friendly benches has been installed across Cheetham Hill, giving older residents safer, more accessible routes through their neighbourhood and improving connections to their community. The benches were placed following close consultation with older residents and community groups. They line key walking routes near Khizra Mosque, a local guidance hub, the post […]
47% percent of people in Manchester have been targeted by a scam, according to new research by Microsoft. This is expected to rise as Christmas approaches and money becomes tighter, with 57% of the city’s population saying that their finances are tighter than this time last year. Some of the most common scams are delivery […]
Customers and shopkeepers at Quayside shopping centre are left saddened due to the dying high street. It is hard to imagine that this was the destination for families, tourists, and Salford locals not so long ago. Now walking around Quayside shopping centre, you notice the cold, the derelict storefronts, the lack of shoppers. Shoppers have […]
£2m worth of funding has been granted to theatre companies across Northwest England. This new announcement by Arts Council England states their launching the theatre breakthrough fund, a new 2-million-pound fund that redistributes investment previously allocated to Eclipse Theatre Company and released upon its closure. This now means a possibility of helping Theatres in Salford […]
Avanti west coast has reversed a controversial decision that would have seen one of Manchester’s most important morning trains run without passengers. The original plan, announced last week by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), planned to turn the 7:00am service from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston into what critics are calling a “ghost […]