Manchester
Cruising crackdown prompts call for a ‘tolerance zone’
The police and Manchester City Council have announced the latest ‘crackdown’ on cruising in the city’s canal area. The Lesbian and Gay Foundation has promoted this in an article on its website, listing the various jail sentences that cruisers might incur (supposedly).
LGF receives award from hardship fund / Manchester Pride announces 2009 community fund
The Lesbian and Gay Foundation has been awarded £121,165 from a hardship fund that is run by the Community Development Foundation.
Right-wingers stoke Islamophobia in Longsight churchyard planning mystery
Latest (25 March 2010): a video of my visit to the site today. This shows the current situation and casts further doubt on the claims of ‘desecration’. As church attendance figures have plummeted over the decades many buildings have been saved by being converted to a different use. One old church on Dickenson Road in … Right-wingers stoke Islamophobia in Longsight churchyard planning mystery
Halloween Special: why the University of Manchester at Whitworth Street may be haunted
Just over one hundred years ago the Manchester College of Technology had a lovely new building on the corner of Whitworth Street and Sackville Street.
‘Hazel Blears Must Go’ campaigners hand in an open letter at her constituency office
‘Hazel Blears Must Go’ campaigners hand in an open letter at her constituency office (video) On Friday campaigners from the ‘Hazel Must Go‘ campaign handed in an open letter at Hazel Blears’ constituency office.
Latest figures show a 63% increase in homophobic crimes in Manchester
More4 News asks ‘are gay hate crimes taken seriously?’ As far as Manchester is concerned, based on my personal experience over the past year or so and the sheer volume of other incidents that people are discussing, I reject the suggestion that this increase in figures is due to more people being willing to report … Latest figures show a 63% increase in homophobic crimes in Manchester
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