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Shows a hijabi women speaking on a stage behind a banner saying: "No climate justice without Palestine's liberation"

“No climate justice without a free Palestine” rallies activists across Manchester, and the world

By Anja Jungmayr | 18 November 2024News

On Saturday 16 November, hundreds marched in Manchester city centre to mark the global day for climate justice – joining forces with Palestine activists under the banner ‘No Climate Justice without Palestine’s Liberation’.

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No News is Bad News – support local independent media this Indie News Week 3 – 9 June

By The Meteor Team | 9 June 2024News

It’s Indie News Week and we’re taking part. It’s about boosting independent local news providers like The Meteor, and it’s a chance for you to meet our journalists and find out more about your local indie outlet. You can also sign up to be a co-op member and/or donate to our crowdfunder.

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A just Greater Manchester – what do you think?

By The Meteor Team | 4 January 2024Editorial

Our reporters will be out across all ten GM boroughs over the next two weeks, asking members of the public what they think about the idea of a just Greater Manchester.

Animal Rebellion protestors seated on the floor of a supermarket milk aisle

Meet the animal rights activists fighting for a plant-based food system

By Alex King | 7 September 2022News

Animal Rebellion staged a protest against dairy products at a supermarket in Manchester last weekend. Alex King spoke to them to find out more about their campaign.

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The Meteor is changing – and you can be a part of it

By The Meteor Team | 19 July 2022Editorial

We’re relaunching with a focus on our members and what matters to them.

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Meteor reporters reflect on a year dominated by Covid-19

By The Meteor Team | 23 March 2021Features

Today is the anniversary of a very strange Covid-19 lockdown year. Six Meteor reporters reflect on working through the pandemic and the challenges faced.

Manchester's teachers and Co-op Academies Trust clash over school safety

Manchester’s teachers and Co-op Academies Trust clash over school safety

By Alex King | 19 November 2020News

Workers at Co-op Academy Manchester write to headteacher and the Co-op Academies Trust calling for school closures and better working conditions, while Andy Burnham lends support for partial closures under a “tier system” during the winter.

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Protestors blast Manchester Metropolitan University for attempting to fence off Ryebank Fields

By Alex King | 10 November 2020News

Manchester Metropolitan University workmen attempted to put up permanent fencing around Ryebank Fields yesterday morning allegedly because of the presence of “potentially hazardous material”. Protestors argue hazardous material is buried deep underground, and that MMU’s planned development and resulting disturbance of the land is the real cause for concern.

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‘Positive Energy Always Creates Elevation’: Q&A with peace activist Dr Erinma Bell

By Guest Writer | 30 October 2020Features

Lamin Touray interviews Dr Erinma Bell, a Rusholme-born Nigerian who was the first woman to have a statue of herself on display in Manchester Town Hall as a tribute to her work of reducing gun and gang crime in Manchester.

Can Greater Manchester’s planning committees keep up with the pace of advertisement technology?

Can Greater Manchester’s planning committees keep up with the pace of advertisement technology?

By Kacy Preen | 25 October 2020Features

Local councils are being overruled by central government on decisions regarding planning applications for LED billboards in public spaces. Check out the accepted and rejected digital billboards in your area on The Meteor’s interactive map.

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