Eight held after stabbing on Canal Street
Eight men have been arrested after a man was stabbed in Manchester’s gay village. BBC
Manchester Libraries make the Guardian and Observer archives available online
If you have a card for Manchester Libraries you can now access full-content archives of The Guardian and The Observer newspapers via the online 24 Hour Library service. The newly-added archive covers The Guardian from 1821-2003 and The Observer from 1791-2003. The years from 2003 to date can be seen via the existing NewsBank service. … Manchester Libraries make the Guardian and Observer archives available online
Manchester’s gay village topped the city centre league for violent crime again in January
The crime level street map for January shows that the gay village was again the worst spot in the whole city centre for violent crime (orange). The village was the top spot for anti-social behaviour too (blue). I’ll let the map showing all crimes (grey) speak for itself… You can see December’s stats in my … Manchester’s gay village topped the city centre league for violent crime again in January
Crime level street maps reveal Manchester’s gay village is the worst part of the city centre for violent crime
The government’s new crime level street maps show that Manchester’s gay village was the worse hot-spot for violent crime in the whole city centre in the month of December.
Pride charity money given to the Village Business Association
The origins of Manchester Pride go back to 1990 when an August Bank Holiday event was set up by several of the gay businesses. The aim being to raise money for good causes – particularly for those connected with HIV and AIDS. So it’s quite extraordinary to hear that, this year, the opposite has happened; … Pride charity money given to the Village Business Association
A Freedom of Information request reveals how much Manchester City Council gives to, and charges, Manchester Pride
You can see full details of the FOI request here. As you can see, even if we ignore the thousands of pounds that are charged for removal of rubbish, in four out of the last six years the City Council has clawed back in charges more than it gave the event. It gives with one … A Freedom of Information request reveals how much Manchester City Council gives to, and charges, Manchester Pride
Manchester Libraries get free wi-fi
The temporary city centre library (which is at Elliot House, 151 Deansgate) has introduced free wi-fi on all three floors. Customers who have a library card get two hours of free use per day and up to four gigabytes of data transfer (two gigs of downloads and two gigs of uploads). Laptop charging points are … Manchester Libraries get free wi-fi
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