Police are concerned for the safety of a man who has gone missing from Whaley Bridge. Steven O’ Riordan was last seen on Monday 30 May at 5.30pm in the Whaley Bridge area. He has…
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Homeless charity’s appeal
Manchester homeless charity Barnabus has seen a 50 per cent rise in the number of people seeking its help this year. Barnabus attributes the rise to the effects of the downturn in the economy and…
Roma vendors and media criticism
This week a number of articles in national newspapers have claimed that Roma people are selling The Big Issue in the North to take advantage of a loophole in the tax system which allows them to claim…
Refugee reunited with children
A charity set up on a shoestring budget just six months ago has reunited a refugee mother with her children after two years apart. Manchester’s Refugee Welcome Trust was set up by 26-year-old Amy Lythgoe…
Homeless hostel faces closure
A Manchester centre to help homeless people beat alcoholism has been earmarked for closure – less than 12 months after a £1.3 million refurbishment. The residential Newbury House, in Victoria Park, could shut down after…
Game farmers in foul play
Many northern game farms are not registered to pay business rates, according to animal rights campaigners. As a result the Treasury could be losing millions in tax revenues. Game farms that produce birds such as…
Protest urged over library closures
Public protest could prevent library closures, according to Alan Gibbons, Manchester-based children’s author and campaigner for Save Our Libraries. Councils in Bradford, Doncaster and Manchester have all threatened to close libraries because they say they…
Human rights in austere times
The head of Britain’s leading human rights group has warned that the UK’s civil liberties risk falling victim to austerity culture. “History demonstrates that our rights and freedoms are most vulnerable in times of austerity…
Climate activists fail to convince juries of their case
The guilty verdict at the recent trial of six climate activists who broke into Manchester Airport and formed a human chain around a plane to highlight aviation emissions delivers another blow to environmental campaigners defending…
Pirates undergo rebranding
Leafy Cheshire has become the nerve centre in a global campaign to expose the realities of Somali piracy. The Save Our Seafarers campaign is the brainchild of Altrincham-based RMS PR agency, backed by a consortium…
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