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2026-08-02 07:00:20 UTC

The problems with procurement and how they affect our public services, such as hospital food and PPE for the NHS | Georgia Scheerhout
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/business/why-is-nhs-hospital-food-so-bad/?fsp_sid=5735

2026-07-28 09:30:21 UTC

Social Media claims that Andy Burnham arranged a lease for Number 10 North before he was elected as MP are fake news | North West Bylines Reports
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/number-10-north-claims-fact-check/?fsp_sid=5641

2026-07-27 16:00:17 UTC

The iconic installation and UNESCO World Heritage Site Jodrell Bank is likely to close in 2028 unless new funding is secured | Gary Gilligan
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/news/jodrell-bank-funding-to-be-stopped-now-a-real-risk-of-closure/?fsp_sid=5631

2026-05-06 06:10:02 UTC

Many cis women don’t want a possible ban of trans women from single-sex spaces, and fear wider consequences of judging on appearance | Sophie Molly
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/news/equality/do-all-cis-women-support-single-sex-spaces-being-based-on-biological-sex/?fsp_sid=4121

2026-04-01 06:07:01 UTC

A first hand account of the recent No Kings Rally in Minnesota, where people from all walks of life demonstrated agains the threat to their democracy | C J Gronner
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/no-kings-part-3-minnesota-style/?fsp_sid=3586

2026-03-22 09:23:03 UTC

Books removed from a Manchester school raise a bigger question: who decides what children are allowed to read? | North West Bylines
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/news/education/not-banned-just-gone-what-manchesters-missing-books-reveal-about-englands-schools/?fsp_sid=3468

2026-03-03 20:01:19 UTC

How the Greens built a win from the ground up in Gorton and Denton | Noah Buckingham Reed
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/how-gorton-and-denton-became-a-stronghold-for-the-greens/?fsp_sid=3173

2026-02-25 07:02:42 UTC

UPDATED (now includes Green Party answers) North West Bylines asked the Gorton and Denton by-election candidates to answer ten questions. Sadly not all answered | North West Bylines
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/region/greater-manchester/we-asked-the-candidates-the-gorton-and-denton-by-election/?fsp_sid=2853

2026-02-23 20:38:19 UTC

Reform UK's Gorton and Denton candidate Matt Goodwin holds a visiting professorship at a university centre allied with at least five ‘race science’-linked organisations including the front publication of a rebranded Nazi eugenics foundation - a network whose central figures he has defended and promoted | Nafeez Ahmed
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/revealed-reform-candidate-matt-goodwins-academic-network-tied-to-rebranded-nazi-eugenics-front/?fsp_sid=2848

2025-08-28 06:25:49 UTC

A legacy of supporting domestic abuse survivors in Cheshire will be the lasting impact of a soon-to-be graduate from the University of Chester
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/human-interest/law-graduate-leaves-a-legacy-of-helping-domestic-abuse-survivors/

2025-04-29 07:42:54 UTC

EU membership offers the stability the UK needs, whereas Trump’s tariffs bring chaos | Cleisthenes' Disciple
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/us-aggression-versus-eu-membership/?feed_id=1246&_unique_id=681082fe0fa05
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/us-aggression-versus-eu-membership/?feed_id=1246&_unique_id=681082fe0fa05

2025-04-15 06:29:30 UTC

With the increase in more polarising political views, including the concerning rise in the far-right, Reform appears to be gaining traction in Lancashire | Lydia Pearson
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/opinion/the-rise-of-reform-uk-in-lancashire-why-im-concerned/?feed_id=1142&_unique_id=67fdfcca619c8
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/opinion/the-rise-of-reform-uk-in-lancashire-why-im-concerned/?feed_id=1142&_unique_id=67fdfcca619c8

2025-03-21 11:17:24 UTC

Everyone is invited! 4 April, 6pm. Bylines is running an online Big tech
seminar, with Manasa Narayanan and Sabrina Provenzani, journalists with The Citizens.
No charge (though we always welcome donations).
Sign up now!
This will be really informative, interactive and useful…for anyone who wants to understand, investigate or write about Big Tech.
Shortlink to the booking page: bit.ly/bigtechwebinar

2025-03-16 12:31:52 UTC

A global movement to undermine Elon Musk’s Tesla business makes its presence known outside a showroom in Stockport, Gr Manchester | Dominic Jackson
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/region/greater-manchester/tesla-takedown-manchester-edition/?feed_id=994&_unique_id=67d6c4b802b45
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/region/greater-manchester/tesla-takedown-manchester-edition/?feed_id=994&_unique_id=67d6c4b802b45

2025-03-13 07:23:12 UTC

Antibiotics, or a face-to-face dental appointment for a toothache? Now the Covid risk is less, we need to consider antibiotic prescribing and the resulting resistance | Manchester University
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/news/health/dentists-warn-government-on-dangers-of-over-prescribing-antibiotics/?feed_id=970&_unique_id=67d287e00f55f
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/news/health/dentists-warn-government-on-dangers-of-over-prescribing-antibiotics/?feed_id=970&_unique_id=67d287e00f55f

2025-03-06 12:07:52 UTC

Rule of Law is no longer an accepted norm it seems, with politicians trying to diverge from it. What exactly is “Rule of Law”? | Chris May
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/the-rule-of-law-why-should-we-care/?feed_id=946&_unique_id=67c99018811ec
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/the-rule-of-law-why-should-we-care/?feed_id=946&_unique_id=67c99018811ec

2025-01-25 06:53:08 UTC

Democracy in the world appears at risk, with low voters’ turnouts and media giants influencing those who do vote | Jamie Krell
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/can-democracy-survive-elon-musk/?feed_id=754&_unique_id=67948a53e2e23
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/can-democracy-survive-elon-musk/?feed_id=754&_unique_id=67948a53e2e23

2025-01-22 08:00:29 UTC

Great news for many of our friends who have red passports. This government made a good decision here.
https://www.nhsemployers.org/news/changes-eu-settlement-scheme-0

2024-12-23 21:36:41 UTC

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2024-12-08 07:03:08 UTC

After a recent death caused by fireworks, a petition asks for the government to tighten regulations | Adam Green
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/news/crime-and-justice/fireworks-should-we-tighten-regulations/?feed_id=599&_unique_id=675544ac40edc
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/news/crime-and-justice/fireworks-should-we-tighten-regulations/?feed_id=599&_unique_id=675544ac40edc

2024-11-25 11:28:46 UTC

The government insists there will be no return to the EU – does that mean it is all over for those seeking to rejoin? | Adam Green
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/brexit/uk-government-again-says-no-to-rejoining-the-eu/?feed_id=531&_unique_id=67445f6e1fa91
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/brexit/uk-government-again-says-no-to-rejoining-the-eu/?feed_id=531&_unique_id=67445f6e1fa91

2024-11-03 07:50:19 UTC

The wreckage of the Bleaklow bomber - a B-29 that went down in November 1948 - is still visible on a remote plateau near Manchester | Brian Derby
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/a-walk-to-overexposed-the-bleaklow-bomber/?feed_id=411&_unique_id=67272b3bb5836
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/a-walk-to-overexposed-the-bleaklow-bomber/?feed_id=411&_unique_id=67272b3bb5836

2024-10-29 06:29:52 UTC

Funding needed for Social Housing is massive, and this article offers a novel approach, to be known as National Social Housing Bonds | Chris May
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/opinion/could-social-housing-bonds-be-part-of-the-answer-to-the-housing-crisis/?feed_id=358&_unique_id=672080e043434
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/opinion/could-social-housing-bonds-be-part-of-the-answer-to-the-housing-crisis/?feed_id=358&_unique_id=672080e043434

2024-10-15 06:11:13 UTC

Rest and sleep are very important to help your brain learn and for retention of information | Faith Cormier
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/news/health/how-quality-rest-enhances-learning-and-retention/?feed_id=243&_unique_id=670e078162800
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/news/health/how-quality-rest-enhances-learning-and-retention/?feed_id=243&_unique_id=670e078162800

2024-08-08 08:58:53 UTC

What role did social media play in the riots after the Southport stabbings, did they fuel the fire? Should they take some responsibility?
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/social-media-companies-fuelled-riots-mps-suggest/