News published August 2021

Hundreds of fake Chanel and Louis Vuitton bags seized during Trading Standards swoop

  • Tuesday 31 August 2021
Bags on a shelf, with counterfeit products stacked obviously behind a multi-coloured tote bag.

Hundreds of fake Chanel and Louis Vuitton handbags were seized as part of Manchester City Council’s ongoing efforts to stamp out counterfeit crime. 

£500,000 fund secured for road crossing improvements

  • Tuesday 31 August 2021

Half a million pounds is to be spent improving safety and traffic efficiency at 20 Manchester pedestrian crossings.

Care home staff in Manchester urged to get their COVID vaccinations to meet national legislation

  • Monday 23 August 2021

Government legislation is set to bring in new guidelines around care home staff and Covid-19 vaccinations.

Mancunians fill Manchester Love Letters wall with heartfelt thank-you's

  • Sunday 15 August 2021
A woman writing on a white M. The M has been covered with hand written thank yous in various languages

Mancunians were queuing up today to add their own thanks to a special Manchester Love Letters wall, as the city said 'thank-you' in true Manchester style with a free festival of fun for all.

Manchester turns out to say Thank You with free festival of fun across the city

  • Saturday 14 August 2021
Performers in colourful dress dancing and laughing

Mancunians turned out in force today for day one of the Thank You Manchester weekender - a free festival of fun to bring laughter back to the city's streets and squares, and to help the city say a massive thank you to all those who have helped it get through the last 18 months.

Manchester students pick up their A Level and BTEC results

  • Tuesday 10 August 2021
A student looking excited with her results in-hand

Students at schools across Manchester have received their A level and BTEC results today after an academic year like no other - disrupted by lockdowns and sometimes repeated periods of isolation for some students, and for others against a backdrop of family illness and bereavement.

Thank You Manchester Weekender - free festival of fun, thanks, and remembrance for all

  • Monday 9 August 2021
A performer in a sequined silver costume playing the drums

Manchester will be saying a big thank you this weekend to everyone for helping and supporting each other during the pandemic with a fabulous festival of free entertainment.

Historic Manchester Rates Hall to serve as Covid-19 vaccination site

  • Friday 6 August 2021

The Grade II listed Rates Hall in Manchester city centre has been brought into the fight against Covid-19. 

Manchester remembers the events of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 76 years on 

  • Thursday 5 August 2021
Image of the destroyed church in Hiroshima, with the words 'Manchester remembered nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki' superimposed.

Manchester will pay tribute to the lives lost and the lasting impact the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 76 years on. 

Boost for Manchester businesses as joint graduate scheme launched

  • Thursday 5 August 2021

A graduate scheme looking to boost the prospects of university leavers and support Manchester start ups is to be launched. 

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