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· Jul 8
The charity targeting deprivation to improve children’s literacy and life chances in Greater Manchester - The Meteor
Schoolreaders is a national charity working in Greater Manchester to improve children's reading ability. Read on to learn why their work is necessary.
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· Jun 3
Highlights from Supreme Court trans rights protests 18 & 19 April 2025 in Manchester - The Meteor
Our video provides glimpses of the emergency protests held on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 April 2025 in Manchester following the ruling of the UK Supreme Court on 16 April that the definition of ‘sex’ i...
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· Jun 2
Greater Manchester’s collective history: Jenny, People's History Museum - The Meteor
Jenny Mabbott is Head of Collections & Engagement at People's History Museum, based in Manchester. She has worked on a number of the museum’s programmes highlighting key moments in UK democracy and so...
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· May 28
Insurance industry conference in Manchester draws protest against fossil fuels - The Meteor
Last week (14 May 2025) protestors from a coalition of environmental groups demonstrated against the annual conference of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA).
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· May 11
Greater Manchester’s collective history: Linda Carver, Save Ancoats Dispensary - The Meteor
Linda Carver was a member of the Ancoats Dispensary Trust, a local organisation set up to save the dispensary building from demolition and redevelop it into a cultural hub. While the original plans di...
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· Mar 5
Manchester Five - is justice in a wig and gown or in orange paint? - The Meteor
On Friday 21 February 2025, Just Stop Oil protestors Daniel Knorr, Margaret Reid, Indigo Rumbelow and Ella Ward all were found guilty of the crime of ‘conspiracy to commit a public nuisance'. Noah Cra...
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· Jan 16
St Peter’s Square camp eviction hearing 13 January 2025 - The Meteor
The red tents in St. Peter's Square have been there for 10 months now, and the council want them gone. Their time may be up, depending on the outcome of a possession hearing.
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· Jan 15
Greater Manchester’s collective history: British Muslim Heritage Centre - The Meteor
This conversation in our generative inquiry into Greater Manchester’s shared heritage was held with Halima and Robina of the British Muslim Heritage Centre.
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· Jan 14
Labour’s Plan for Change: what does it mean? - The Meteor
The prime minister launched a new government plan with six milestones in a speech at Pinewood Studios earlier this month. But what’s the detail on these ‘plans for mission-led government’? And will th...
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· Nov 29
Interview with Asma Begum, founder of domestic abuse charity Soul Sisters - The Meteor
As part of our series '16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence', we spoke with women working to reduce GBV and its impacts. This is the first interview in the series.
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· Nov 25
16 days of activism against gender-based violence - The Meteor
Today, 25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, marking the beginning of UN Women’s 16 days of activism, with this year’s theme being “Every 10 Minutes, a wo...
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· Nov 25
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· Nov 22