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Technology know-how vital for business students
‘It is necessary as a manager to have a clear understanding of the issues associated with deploying the power of technology’
Banking reforms to hit future graduates
Commission’s suggestions may increase the cost of borrowing.
Survey forecasts fall in employment for the North West
The only way is down for employment in the North
Councillors clamp down on Fallowfield bars
New bars in the Fallowfield and Withington areas will face stricter licensing criteria under plans by councillors
Millions of ‘contraceptives’ won’t work
Women in the US may have become unintentionally pregnant after the incorrect labeling of the contraceptive pill produced by the Alabama based company Qualitest
Salford to welcome ‘new Brit School’
A performing arts school based on the principles of London’s Brit School is set to open ‘within two years’
Chinese ‘hero’ pig cloned
Scientists in China have successfully cloned a pig who was dubbed a hero after surviving an eathquake
Council plans to cut Sure Start
The future of Sure Start – the government initiative which aims to support families with young children – is under threat following proposals by council officials to close all council run nurseries and day care services in Manchester. If approved, the councils plan would end local authority funding for day care in children’s centres and […]
Longsight market Taliban recruiters plan appeal
Three men jailed for trying to recruit Taliban fighters from a stall in Longsight market are set to appeal.
Prisoner released early to attend freshers’ week
A woman who should have served 18 months for possession with intent to supply has been released to attend her freshers’ week.
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Images of Fallowfield armed robbers released
Three men armed with a crowbar and a petrol can robbed the post office inside a Tesco Express in Fallowfield
‘Major’ protests planned for November
A ‘fresh wave’ of direct action and protest will coincide with strikes in the UK
White coats at Downing Street: One year later
Did the government listen to doctor’s orders after white coats arrived at Number 10 a year ago?
Pulsar in the sky with diamonds
There isn’t a hustler in the world who can steal this diamond.
Green party is too white, says Lucas
Exclusive: Greens are ‘very serious’ about making party more representative of Britain’s ethnic makeup
Businessman arrested after killing suspected intruder
Stockport man on bail after stabbing Raymond Jacobs, who died at the scene
Undergraduates second most vulnerable to meningitis
The Health Protection Agency have warned that the student lifestyle makes undergraduates susceptible to meningitis.
A Good Friday
This Friday, instead of spending your limited funds in the Battered Cod to celebrate the start of the weekend, how about making England’s favourite food yourself?
Got an account? Use it, say NatWest
Student account holders with NatWest must make regular transactions and deposits to avoid losing the free overdraft service.