Free community fridge returns to Inspire
A seasonal community fridge that has saved 10 tonnes of food waste from going to landfill will reopen next month.
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The Big Interview: Pauline Rawlins
You always hear Pauline Rawlins before you see her. A fixture of various crossings in Levenshulme for a generation, the 58-year-old lollipop lady is at the stage where kids she ushered to primary school a generation ago are now using her traffic-stopping powers to ferry their own whippersnappers to class.
Police raid 50 shops in illegal vapes crackdown
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have seized almost £50,000 of illegal vapes, cigarettes and counterfeit goods in raids along Stockport Road and Hyde Road. Officers pounced on more than 50 shops in Gorton, Levenshulme and Longsight over two days this week after members of Manchester City Council’s trading standards team made test purchases across the area. The…
Chris Bridgett interview: “I won’t play in venues where you’re a sideshow to someone having a burger”
“I know that if I keep going, I’ve got a song in me that could change the world.”
New 30mph speed limit for arterial road
A road that has seen 100 casualties over the past five years is set to have its speed limit reduced.
Weekly Wednesday walks to explore local parks
A new series of weekly walks aims to encourage people to explore their local community with fresh eyes over the summer.
Restaurant offers free meal to diners with same name as ‘icons’
An acclaimed restaurant has promised free meals to people sharing their first name with people it considers to be ‘Real Manchester Icons’.
Jobs boost as McVitie’s lands £21m factory upgrade
McVitie’s will expand its Stockport workforce by 10% after a £21million investment in its Wellington Road North factory.
Petition launched to save former baths
A derelict pool where one of the first women to swim the English Channel trained must become a heritage site, according to a campaigner trying to stop its demolition.