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Phallic features found on Fallowfield frontages

Phallic features found on Fallowfield frontages

The ‘illustrations’ caused quite a stir on Fallowfield Students’ Group
Breaking: New Zealand Wines under criminal investigation following police raid

Breaking: New Zealand Wines under criminal investigation following police raid

The popular Fallowfield convenience store has been raided after numerous intelligence submissions claiming that the shop was selling nitrous oxide to residents
Police called after “violent incident” at Salford nightclub

Police called after “violent incident” at Salford nightclub

Police were called after a “violent incident” in the early hours of Sunday morning at Salford nightclub The White Hotel.
Student burglary victim feels sidelined

Student burglary victim feels sidelined

“Lots of students don’t feel safe walking home and for good reason”, says burglary victim
My experience with Greater Manchester Police

My experience with Greater Manchester Police

Burglaries in South Manchester are not uncommon – but when my house was ransacked in December, I at least expected Manchester Police to be on hand to help us through

Most-feared Fallowfield streets undergo crime inspection

“What is more crippling than crime is the fear of crime”, Councillor tells The Mancunion as authorities carry out a ‘Street MOT’ on the five streets most-feared by students

Student gun-attack victim speaks out on Manchester Police gun amnesty

Following a recent surge in crime in Fallowfield which has led to subsequent statements from the Greater Manchester Police as well as UoM’s student union, Max Brimelow talks to a victim threatened at gun point in the area about the horrific ordeal

Safety petition to be reviewed by Manchester Council

Matt Harvison presented the infamous petition to the Deputy Mayor

‘Night Owl’ scheme receives widespread criticism

One student described the proposed ‘Night Owl’ scheme as “almost offensive to anyone that’s been assaulted, threatened, stabbed or mugged”

Safety ‘Night Owl’ scheme to launch in new year

Amidst a reported climate of fear in Fallowfield, the ‘Night Owl’ scheme will aim to make streets feel safer for students

Manchester drug testing lab accused of manipulating police evidence

Hundreds of people may have been wrongly prosecuted as investigation reveals manipulation of 500 drug test results in a forensic lab in Manchester

Woman found ‘bleeding heavily’ in Manchester’s Arndale Centre

The area surrounding Topshop in Manchester’s Arndale Centre was cordoned off on the morning of 17th of February after a woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries

Teenagers stabbed outside Manchester college

Two students are seriously injured after they were stabbed outside of Manchester college

Students attacked with fireworks in Fallowfield

Students in the Fallowfield area were given a scare on Halloween night after fireworks were thrown at them and into their homes

Homeless people’s belongings ‘binned’ before royal visit

It has been claimed that council workers and police officers were removing the possessions of homeless people from city centre streets as part of a ‘royal clean up’

Warning issued for Fallowfield area after three students robbed

Greater Manchester Police issue a call for information and warn students to be wary of their surroundings after three students were robbed in Fallowfield in one night

18-year-old woman raped close to Piccadilly Gardens

A young woman was raped just behind Portland Street, close to both Piccadilly Gardens and the Gay Village

Uninsured students left vulnerable

Students have been found to be twice as likely as other groups of adults to be burgled by Back Me Up

Three sexual attacks in city centre believed to be by the same culprit

Manchester’s police are warning women around Manchester to be extra vigilant at night

Inquest records suicide at University of Salford over grades

A student at the University of Salford hid her depression and jumped to her death in her halls of residence after obtaining a 2:2 in her second year