Hulme residents oppose new student tower blocks and call for community facilities
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Russell Howard kicks off summer of stand-up comedy at Homeground
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Undressing centuries of exploitation within Manchester’s fashion industry
Our addiction to fast fashion means we import the majority of clothes made from global south countries, who have built there own satanic mills to replace our own. Fast fashion brands based in Manchester are making a killing from this trade.
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Francis House: supporting children, with life-limiting conditions, and their families
Austerity hit public services hard in Manchester, leaving many vulnerable people without the support they need. The Covid crisis has compounded the damage done and just like austerity it hits disadvantaged and vulnerable people the hardest. Many community groups and…
Undressing centuries of exploitation within Manchester’s fashion industry
Our addiction to fast fashion means we import the majority of clothes made from global south countries, who have built there own satanic mills to replace our own. Fast fashion brands based in Manchester are making a killing from this trade.
‘It makes Manchester special’ – locals slam plans to build on Hough End playing fields
Community-led housing’s potential is yet to be realised
Established housing cooperative Homes for Change show what can be achieved when support is provided which allows people to work together to create housing solutions.
Piccadilly Gardens redevelopment must challenge inequalities
Greater Manchester must leave green belt post-Covid and build on brownfield instead
Greater Manchester Labour for a Green New Deal argue that we must abandon the idea of developing on greenbelt, and instead embrace bold alternatives which reflects the urgency of the climate crisis﹣starting with sites like Carrington Moss.
Today is our last chance to save New Islington Green
Russell Howard kicks off summer of stand-up comedy at Homeground
Homeground is the new outdoor venue located on First Street near theatre and arts centre HOME, whose shows have been sorely missed during lockdown. The calendar of events for Homeground…
Orior Apparel – couple inspired by nature, plant a tree for every item purchased
Early 2021 saw two University of Salford graduates, Manchester-born and raised Abby Cassady and her husband Matt Cassady, launch Orior Apparel. The couple’s love of the great outdoors and a…
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Reshaping ownership within adult social care
The report’s author, Tom Lloyd Goodwin, reflects on how ownership models must be shifted to fix that broken system.
We have a collective right to Manchester — let’s proclaim it
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