lockdown

Living with Covid: How staff and students are coping with a return to normal

By Trishita Bose and Jill Namatsi Featured image credit:People head to their workplaces near Piccadilly, Manchester. /Trishita Bose and Jill Namatsi On February 21, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was time to end legal restrictions and “learn to live with this virus”. On top of a general uproar about mask wearing, employers grappled […]

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Have our special needs children been considered this lockdown?

A tutor who works with children with autism spectrum disorder has spoken about the challenges she has faced working during lockdown. Jennifer Nodwell has been working with nine-year-old Freddie with autism spectrum disorder for five years. She said: “It’s been really hard for Freddie to come to school during lockdown, just having to wash his […]

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Greater Manchester’s Lockdown Heroes

Hundreds of people are doing their bit in communities across Greater Manchester in the face of the global Pandemic. They are the ordinary people who have been going above and beyond during the Coronavirus crisis. From a chef providing free meals to families in need, to the man shaving his head, eyebrows and beard for […]

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“I would have never made that video if it wasn’t for the pandemic”

How the coronavirus lockdown helped one medical student’s YouTube career grow. By Katie Parry When the UK went into national lockdown, everyone was affected. Businesses and schools were forced to close, leaving many worried about what the future might hold. And while 24-year-old Anthonia Adefolaju was unable to study for her dream career, it did […]

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Bolton’s Covid rates highest in four months

New figures show Bolton Covid cases have risen to their highest level since the January lockdown. In the latest effort to stop the spread of the Indian variant, which is prominent in the borough, Bolton is offering Covid-19 vaccinations to all over 16s. Anyone living, working, or studying in the borough who meet the current […]

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“I came up here and haven’t left” – How people have found moving to Manchester during the Pandemic

PEOPLE are moving to Manchester during the pandemic to get work, a better job or even just to make new friends Since lots of jobs have been lost and people have been made redundant throughout Covid-19, some thought it would be better to move to a larger city for employability. Blanca Alhambra, a Physio therapist, […]

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Superheroes of Sale set to raise £15,000 for Manchester’s Ronald McDonald House

A band of Superheroes is running around Sale to raise people’s spirits during lockdown. So, do not be surprised if you see Superman chasing Captain America with Spiderman, and his friends, down your street. Following the announcement of the first national lockdown, the Superheroes of Sale took it upon themselves to come together and have […]

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