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Levenshulme Inspire: Inspiring People and Unlocking their Potential

In Buildings, Culture, Living and Society on 30.06.2015
Contributed by Alex Wharton

Inspire CIC talk to Morag Rose of Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisations (GMCVO) about inspiring Levenshulme and unlocking its potential.

Fracking protest image by JustinWoolford via Flickr/Creative Commons

Fossil fuels must stay in the ground, say climate leaders

In Energy and Green & blue spaces on 24.06.2015
Contributed by Steve Connor

Climate leaders in Manchester come out against plans to extend fracking operations in neighbouring Lancashire.

Manchester Film Co-op screening at Manchester Museum

Manchester Film Co-op - an antidote to Weapons of Mass Distraction

In Culture, Living and Society on 24.06.2015
Contributed by Laura Ager

Sarah Redman and Laura Ager reflect on the Manchester Film Co-op and the importance of providing inclusive spaces to watch, think and talk.

Food insecurity here to stay unless we act

In Economy, Food and Society on 19.06.2015
Contributed by Kingsley Purdam

Dr Kingsley Purdam, Elisabeth Garratt and Professor Aneez Esmail of the University of Manchester examine food insecurity in the UK.

Image by Sue Langford of cat on blue wall

Green down your street: planning eco-neighbourhoods

In Energy, Housing, Living and Society on 19.06.2015
Contributed by Steve Connor

A series of workshops have been held to get pro-active plans off the ground for ‘eco neighbourhoods’ across Manchester.

Your invitation to Manchester: A Certain Future's 2015 AGM

In Buildings, Energy, Green & blue spaces and Society on 19.06.2015
Contributed by Gavin Elliot

Manchester: A Certain Future's AGM is on 7 July at Manchester Town Hall with Sir Richard Leese opening and a keynote from Craig Bennett, the new Executive Director of Friends of the Earth.

Peak Valley Housing Association: Opening Up The Hub

In Buildings, Culture and Society on 18.06.2015
Contributed by Alex Wharton

Sam Cooper of the Peak Valley Housing Association chats to Alex Wharton about The Hub, a new community centre in Hattersley and Mottram.

Fracking to return to Lancashire?

In Economy, Energy and Society on 17.06.2015
Contributed by Mark Hillsdon

The return of fracking to Lancashire came a step closer earlier this week when Lancashire County Council planning officers recommended that Cuadrilla should be allowed to conduct test drilling at the Preston New Road site in Fylde.

Inside the THINKlab at the University of Salford

In Education and Housing on 15.06.2015
Contributed by Mark Hillsdon

Mark Hillsdon explores the University of Salford's innovative 'space to think'.

The Mosses Community Association: Managing The Community’s Centre

In Culture, Living and Society on 12.06.2015
Contributed by Alex Wharton

Peter Firth of The Mosses Community Association chats to Alex Wharton about building an association for the local community in a centre that wasn’t built to last.