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‘We’re going to stay here for as long as it takes’ – Ryebank Fields camp occupiers demand a development rethink

By Judith Suckling | 21 May, 2021Features

Setting up a protest camp in Ryebank Fields, campaigners are calling for Manchester Metropolitan University to rethink their plans to sell the land for development. The camp occupiers call for community control of the land to use as a recreational green space and a haven for wildlife.

Manchester ‘off the pace’ in reducing emissions, say climate scientists, as council claims progress

By Alex King | 18 March, 2021News

Manchester city council’s Executive Committee met yesterday to review the Council’s 2020-25 Climate Change Action plan. The Tyndall Centre, Manchester, told The Meteor that it was likely Manchester was ‘off the pace in terms of year-on-year reductions’ in carbon emissions.

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Campaigners fear for the fate of these popular poplar trees near Ryebank Fields

By Andrea Sandor | 15 December, 2020Features

Campaigners can’t get a clear answer from Trafford Council and Manchester Metropolitan University about which side of the border these trees lie. They fear the trees could be felled to accommodate a controversial proposed development on Ryebank Fields. Andrea Sandor discovers the location of the boundary is indeed under discussion.

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