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Post-burglary Blues

With some statistics showing that Manchester has the highest student burglary rate in England, Robert Firth talks to one student who had more than the usual fright on Halloween

Manchester students have Playstation 3 seized

Manchester students have had their Playstation 3 and other equipment seized following various noise complaints from neighbours over excessively loud 4am gaming sessions. The story, which has received national attention, is however one of many reported lately, which students fear are depicted to demonise the Manchester student community collectively.

Briefly Exploring Chorlton

Lifestyle editor Robert Firth is on a mission to visit all of Manchester by bus. This week he visits upmarket Chorlton

Review: Fuzion

Ben Walker shares his experience of Fallowfield’s Fuzion

Female student raped as she walked home through Fallowfield

The 19-year-old was raped in an alleyway near Whitby Road in Fallowfield at around 3:30am last Saturday, on her way home from a night out

Things you didn’t know about Fallowfield

Fallowfield, the student of of Manchester has been met with many stories over the years, but some that have never seen the light of day yet.

Fallowfield Baa Bar brawl leads to road closure

In the early hours of Sunday morning riot police vans arrived on the scene of a violet fist-fight between two large groups of drinkers outside of the Fallowfield Baa Bar

Three students attacked in unprovoked incident in Fallowfield

Three students, one currently in a serious condition in hospital, have been attacked in Fallowfield on their way home from a night out in Manchester.

120 arrested in Fallowfield crime initiative

A series of unannounced door-to-door visits in Fallowfield at the beginning of October saw over 100 known criminals located and arrested and £90000 worth of cannabis plants seized

Man in serious condition after Fallowfield attack

The man was left with serious head injuries at local petrol station after a violent dispute over bike ownership.

GMP Launch New Initiative in Anticipation of Increased Crime Towards Students

Greater Manchester Police attempt to send a clear message towards offenders who target students that they will be “relentless” in their efforts to bring them to justice as a new Student Safe initiative is launched.

Fallowfield gets Creative with the Fallow Street Fair and Oxjam

Oxjam Manchester took over the streets of Fallowfield last week, with three days of music and shopping.

Fallowfield caterer reaches Food and Farming final

Deborah Kermath, head caterer at Ashburne Hall, has beaten thousands of contestants to reach the finals BBC Radio 4’s Food and Farming Awards.

Three women injured in Baa Bar assault

Three women and two men caught in unprovoked attack over taxi

Cyclists face danger on Oxford Road corridor

Ben Flanagan looks at the risks student cyclists face and asks who is to blame for so many accidents – cyclists or motorists?

Mourners pay tribute to cyclist killed in Wilmslow Road collision

Joshua Jarvis, 21, was killed when his bicycle collided with a cement mixer

Cyclist killed in collision outside Owens Park

Major delays and diversions along Wilmslow Road after tragic accident

RedRum “put lives at stake”

– Fallowfield nightclub’s license revoked after four violent incidents there were ‘covered up’ by staff – Owner of RedRum speaks exclusively to The Mancunion, calls allegations ‘racist’

On your bike, if you dare

Charlotte Green discusses how the potential ban on using headphones whilst cycling is symptomatic of a system determined to blame bikers for accidents, not motorists

Two men jailed after stabbing in Fallowfield

The stabbing on Wilmslow Road raised questions over safety in Fallowfield