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Fig. 4. Today the red fox is familiar as a fellow city resident. Our taxidermy may have been made before foxes were common as urban wildlife, reminding us about how our cities can change and adapt to nature. © Michael Pollard and The Manchester Museum. Fig. 5. Educational models allow...
The city council has identified Swinton town centre – along with Eccles, as a priority area for regeneration. On that basis, the council has engaged with the community and local stakeholders to establish a clear vision for the town that will help to guide change and future investment, whilst...
Manchester City Council to create 15,000 new homes in the Collyhurst region News Spanning over a period of between 15-20 years, the scheme will create an impressive 15,000 new homes, signifying the first major financial commitment in the area in more than 50 years. The total worth of the...
Mother of four Karen Woods uses her experiences growing up on a Manchester council estate in her writing.Having left school with no qualifications, she spent her formative years raising children and suffering domestic abuse. Karen has been snapped up by a leading literary agent and her first nove...
Dear Manchester City Council, Please would you acknowledge this request. As of January 2023, please could you tell me: 1) How many allotment sites are there in Manchester for which the Council has access to waiting list data? 2) What is the total number of plots on these sites? 3) What...
I previously wrote about theadvertising screens Manchester Council has deployed in the middle of pavements and walking spaces. The backlash was swift but things have settled down again now the screens are in place. What I found strange about them, is they don’t seem to suspend. Or at least...
Manchester City Council boasts that Pride brings in more than£20mfor the city's businesses each year. However, in 2006, just £65,000 was raised for charity by Pride. This was one of the lowest figures in the 17-year history of the event, which was started to raise money for HIV...
Two major events in Manchester's cultural calendar – Procession byartist Jeremy Deller, produced by Manchester International Festival andManchester Day Parade, a council-led civic celebration – both combined communitygroups with artist input to put large-scale structures and people on thecity's ...
Manchester City Council’s executive member for the environment, planning and transport, councillor Angeliki Stogia, said: “We welcome this funding confirmation and will continue to work with residents and local businesses to ensure that the Manchester to Chorlton cycling and walking route delivers...