Black History Month: Black and brilliant Mancs making history today

Corrie has featured many Black characters.Factory machinist Shirley Armitage was the first regular Black character back in the '80s. She began a romance with supermarket manager Curly Watts.But it wasn't until last year that the ITV soap introduced its first-ever regular Black family, the Baileys, to better reflect modern day Manchester.Coronation Street producer Iain MacLeod admitted their arrival was long overdue.

Corrie has featured many Black characters.Factory machinist Shirley Armitage was the first regular Black character back in the '80s. She began a romance with supermarket manager Curly Watts.But it wasn't until last year that the ITV soap introduced its first-ever regular Black family, the Baileys, to better reflect modern day Manchester.Coronation Street producer Iain MacLeod admitted their arrival was long overdue.

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Halloween and Bonfire Night. But in certain corners of Greater Manchester and Lancashire, the season is synonymous with a local culinary delight - the black pea.

Grill It Yourself kit. The G.I.Y. kits, launched in lockdown, recently won a Manchester Food and Drink Festival Award and deliver all the ingredients and instructions you need to make your own grilled cheese at home.

herePeople would have to pay for their own tests to avoid impacting NHS capacity.MAG CEO Charlie Cornish, along with easyjet, Heathrow and Virgin Atlantic, issued a joint response describing the move as 'a step in the right direction' - but said such a scheme needed to be implemented by early November.They added: "We encourage the Government to take a lead in moving to pre-departure testing, as well as the approval of new testing technologies, as soon as possible.

Manchester city centre tonight. Emergency services descended on Anaconda Cut on Greengate near the banks of the River Irwell in Salford.Police said they were called to the apartment block just after 9:45pm after reports a stabbing.

They found that a lack of communication and information at handovers contributed to his death, as well as misinterpretation of instructions; a break-down in radio communication; the internal layout of the building; inadequate fire risk assessment, and acts of vandalism and criminal damage.

Manchester Evening News.“A friend of mine has told me of a few occasions, like when she was in a nightclub and music would come on and the N word will be in the lyrics.“She said there was this one particular white girl who would turn around and look at her and say the N word,“It’s stuff like that that makes you reconsider being in a place like this.”In 2019-20 there was a record number of black students enrolled at Cambridge, recent reports showed that in 2019-20 more than 200 black

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the official website, puts it: "2020 has held a mirror up to the world and forced many to see the reality of racism in all its guises."Shining a light on black history, heritage and culture, this year's Black History Month programme includes plenty of virtual events in light of the current coronavirus restrictions.Many of Greater Manchester's reopened galleries, museums and theatres will also be hosting in-person performances and exhibitions, with extra safety measures in place.

straight to your inboxMicah Richards reckons Manchester City are not yet fully up to speed this season.City have taken four points from their opening three Premier League fixtures.Having beaten Wolves in their league opener, Pep Guardiola's men were then humbled 5-2 at home by Leicester City.And on Saturday evening, they were held to a 1-1 draw by newly-promoted Leeds United at Elland Road.Raheem Sterling put the visitors ahead in the 17th minute but Rodrigo levelled for Marcelo Bielsa's side

Bolton, at 9.35pm on Thursday evening.The kitchen was found engulfed in flames, believed to have been started by a tumble dryer.One eyewitness told the Manchester Evening News that a family including children and a dog escaped the burning building."We heard the flat owners little girl say 'there's a fire in the flat', and then we saw blue lights flashing," he said."When we got there we seen gusts of smoke coming out of the kitchen window."No one was injured, the fire service has confirmed, but

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has hailed Leeds boss as the person he admires most in world football. The Manchester City boss takes his team to Elland Road tomorrow for a clash which many think could be a classic between two teams who only know how to attack.