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Woe-161: Withington named as Manchester’s most burgled area

Woe-161: Withington named as Manchester’s most burgled area

Greater Manchester Police are warning against public responses to crime, as the force struggles with £215 million funding cuts
Manchester universities renew security firm contracts

Manchester universities renew security firm contracts

Security firms operating night patrols in Fallowfield have had their contracts extend, and will operate in the area for a third year straight.
Withington to host community litter pick

Withington to host community litter pick

Students are being encouraged by the civic society to participate in the event
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

Review: Grinch £8.95 lunch

A lunchtime deal well worth the wait

Review: DosaXpress

The Dosa, indigenous to South India, takes centre stage in the back streets of Withington

Muggings on the rise in Fallowfield

Criminals reportedly target students as they return to Fallowfield and Withington from University or nights out this week

G4S security return to patrol Manchester’s student suburbs

Manchester City Council is implementing security in Fallowfield and Withington to control antisocial behaviour for the second year in a row

Interview: Green Party candidate Laura Bannister

We met with Green Party candidate for Withington, Laura Bannister, as part of our series of interviews with local candidates before the general election on June 8th

Withington hero who saved children from fire faces deportation

A Withington resident of 15 years who saved two children from his burning neighbour’s home faces being sent back to Zimbabwe following his asylum rejection by the Home Office

Two dead in Withington house fire

A Withington house fire has left two dead and has sparked a police investigation

Are letting agents doing enough for student tenants?

Are students really to blame for their poor standards of housing?

Preview: LightUp Fallowfield

The LightUp Fallowfield protest art installation aims to highlight key problems about safety and the dark

Austere approach to student noise problem is not working

As part of Community Week at The University of Manchester, we discuss what is being done to tackle negative neighbourly relationships in the biggest student areas

G4S to patrol Fallowfield during Welcome Week

Concerns have been raised over new security measures implemented by Manchester City Council and funded by the city’s universities to tackle anti-social behaviour in popular student area Fallowfield

Watch the Tapes: Are Cassettes Making a Comeback?

Cassette tape sales are the highest in decades. But what is drawing people back to the much-maligned medium?

Pasha

Sophie Wyburd reviews a Middle Eastern gem in Withington

Thousands of pounds stolen from Withington café Fuel

Police are searching for information after robbers break in to Fuel cafe bar in Withington, stealing the weekend’s takings

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, 16/2/15

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