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Attack on couple in Fallowfield leaves young man fighting for his life

A young man and his girlfriend have been attacked in the centre of Fallowfield, leaving a young man in a serious but stable condition

Fallowfield ALDI robbed by armed men

The ALDI discount store in the student area was robbed by four men carrying dangerous weapons recently

Student raped in Fallowfield

Last month a student coming home from a night out was raped in Fallowfield, police are appealing for a witness to come forward.

Residents oppose Owens Park plans

£200 million plans to revamp the Fallowfield accommodation are to be opposed by local residents due to concerns over noise and anti-social behaviour

Owens Park’s £200m refurbishment

For years there have been rumours of knocking down the Owens Park Tower, but it now appears these plans have been officially set in motion

My Big Fat Greek Date

Contributor Lucy Brenner checks out Fallowfield’s recently opened Greek deli and take-away, Tzatziki

Interview: FLESH

Zakk Brown chats to Manchester’s own hot new starlings FLESH about their new-found fame, a scattershot of influences, and their own self-defined ‘Snotpop’ sound

Does your student house have ‘Britain’s ugliest carpet’?

Posh Flooring have announced a competition to find ‘Britain’s ugliest carpet’

Overheard at the University of Manchester, 9/3/15

The funniest things you’ve been saying around campus this week

Overheard at the University of Manchester, 2/3/15

The funniest things you’ve been saying around campus this week

Overheard at the University of Manchester, 23/2/15

The funniest things you’ve been saying around campus this week

The Orange Grove to be converted into flats

Concerns have been raised by Fallowfield locals over the proposal to turn The Orange Grove into flats

Overheard at the University of Manchester, 16/2/15

The funniest things you’ve been saying around university this week

Rapist sentenced three decades after attack

A Fallowfield man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after a victim of rape has come forward 30 years after the attack

UAE set to invest in Fallowfield redevelopment

Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi-based and government-owned investment company, has announced it will invest around £175 million in the redevelopment of the Fallowfield campus to create a 3000-room student village.

27-year-old arrested on suspicion of Fallowfield rape

A man is being held in custody in connection with the rape of a 22-year-old student on Ladybarn Lane on the 5th of December

Students petition for more police patrols in Fallowfield

Students “find it ridiculous that MPs will be debating ‘loud student parties’ in parliament this week, whilst next to nothing is being done to protect women that are being raped”.

GMP investigating another rape in Fallowfield

A 22-year-old was raped as she walked home from a friend’s house around 11:30pm on Friday the 5th of December

University accommodation too expensive for students

University accommodation is becoming too expensive for students as it increases in price at a rate higher than inflation

Off-campus but on the record

In their efforts to record and control its students, the University of Manchester and the local community are neglecting the real dangers