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The Independent (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
An innocent shop worker was killed by a hail of bullets last night, police said yesterday. The 27-year-old was shot at least six times while at work behind the counter at Brookhouse Wines supermarket in Salford, Manchester. A lone gunman walked into the store at 9pm and fired the shots at the shop assistant before escaping in a car. The victim, who has not yet been named, was treated at the scene...
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mithering times (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
It's A Good Day For A Parade , originally uploaded by mithering . I've generally not used this blog for promoting or pushing things as it's too easy to offend people by accidentally missing them out, particularly when you are as forgetful as I am. I'm going to make an exception for Jeremy Deller's Procession though, as it's such a wonderfully daft idea. So, tomorrow, July 5th, 2pm, Deansgate, Manchester,...
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Dont Let Them Hurt Our Children (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009
Ever since then schoolboy Bennett’s mother Winnie Johnson, now 76, has dedicated her life to finding her son’s remains so that she could give him a burial. She is seen here outside the High Court in 1997 after Hindley’s attempt to overturn the decision that she must die in prison had failed. Heartbroken Winnie Johnson has broken down in tears as she begged Moors murderer Ian Brady...
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Mars Hill (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
(Graham Whitham) Graham Whitham runs the Greater Manchester Fabian Society (GMFS) which involves moderating the society’s blog: http://gtrmancfabians.blogspot.com/ Graham was born and raised in Wigan and has studied at both Liverpool and Manchester universities. After brief spells in Coventry and London, Graham returned to the North West and now lives in Manchester. GMFS is run voluntarily and...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
Detectives say hunt for body of 12-year-old who was killed by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley in 1964 has been unsuccessful Police today said they had exhausted all avenues in the search for the body of the moors murders victim Keith Bennett. Detectives said the Saddleworth moor search for the remains of the 12-year-old, who disappeared as he walked to his grandmother's house more than 45 years ago, had...
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Labourlist (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Paul Moss, the Liberal Democrat PPC for Denton and Reddish in Greater Manchester, defected to Labour yesterday, saying: “Nationally the Liberal Democrats are a complete joke. And I have seen how the Lib Dems in Stockport have completely ignored local people and have helped to...
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Acid Rabbi (Free subscription) | 30/06/2009
Home Secretary Alan Johnson has announced that plans to introduce compulsory ID cards for staff and pilots at Manchester and London airports will not now go ahead, right after the announcement that ID cards for British citizens will be voluntary - which is a bloody good thing as far as those of us here at Acid Rabbi are concerned, since it'll save us the fines we'd end up paying sooner or later due...
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computing (Free subscription) | 30/06/2009
Bryan Glick, Computing , Tuesday 30 June 2009 at 16:38:00 Airport workers will no longer be forced to carry identity cards, but rollout of voluntary scheme to citizens is to be accelerated The government has made yet another U-turn on the ID cards scheme by dropping plans to make the cards compulsory for the first UK citizens that would have carried them. Airport workers in Manchester and London City...
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Blog o' Beer (Free subscription) | 29/06/2009
A couple of months ago I made the trip into Manchester city centre and back out again to The Crescent, a pub with a justifiable reputation as one of the very best real ale venues in the Greater Manchester area. I used to drink there on a regular basis when I was a student at [...]
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New Word Order (Free subscription) | 29/06/2009
STAND UP FOR JOURNALISMComedians in Greater Manchester will stand up for journalism in the North West on Sunday 5 July, in an NUJ stand up comedy benefit gig, fighting the recent cuts in weekly papers and other media across the region. It follows a similar successful event held in London back in April.BBC Radio Manchester presenter Chris Holliday will compère, and
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manchester clubbing (Free subscription) | 29/06/2009
You may remember some time ago I wrote about what could have been the best job in Manchester – living as a hermit in the tower of the Manchester museum. Refresh yourselves here , if you feel the need. Well, I have news on the hermit front – he’s arrived! That’s right, it was actually true and not just a stupid idea. Well, it may still be a stupid idea but it is also true. Our...
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Jon Slattery (Free subscription) | 29/06/2009
The NUJ is to hold a second Stand Up For Journalism fundraiser on Sunday following a similar event in London. This time the venue is Stockport, hard hit by MEN Media's decision to shut the local office, where the Stockport Express, South Manchester Reporter and Trafford Metro News staff were based. The NUJ says that across the whole of the weekly papers in Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire -...
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Liberal Democrat Voice (Free subscription) | 29/06/2009
The Manchester Evening News has the story: A Liberal Democrat candidate for the next General Election has defected to Labour. Paul Moss had already been selected as candidate for Denton and Reddish but has now quit the party. Mr Moss said: “Nationally the Liberal Democrats are a complete joke. And I have seen how the Lib Dems [...]
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SEO News and Advices (Free subscription) | 29/06/2009
AdInsight Limited wins the best newcomer award at the prestigious Big Chip Awards for their advanced call tracking technology lunched last year in the UK. Manchester, Greater Manchester ( PRWeb UK / PRWEB ) June 29, 2009 -- A Manchester company which has developed a unique application to track the success of online and offline advertising campaigns has scooped Best Newcomer at the prestigious Big Chip...
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