19/11/08 Historic link in cemetery lodges rescue
Two lodges at the entrance to Philips Park Cemetery in east Manchester that have stood redundant and dilapidated for more than 20 years are to be renovated by a local couple.
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17/11/08 Teen entrepreneurs to solve MCFC business challenge
Manchester City Football Club is challenging students from three east Manchester schools to create a business strategy which will enhance the match day experience for fans, as part of an enterprise competition which aims to develop young people’s business skills.
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03/11/08 Four more step on training ladder to success
Four new recruits have joined a pioneering training scheme run by the urban regeneration company New East Manchester.
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03/11/08 Training place leads to Lapland job with Santa
When Emma Price joined an innovative training scheme to learn about regeneration she never thought it would lead to a job in Lapland working with Santa…
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15/10/08 Students battle for cooking honours
Two teams of students led by top Manchester hotel chefs did battle for cooking honours in a competition at The Manchester College.
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15/10/08 Jobs event helps hundreds
An event in east Manchester to bring together job-seekers and employers was a great success.
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26/09/08 Proposals invited for land at Sportcity in east Manchester
Urban regeneration company, New East Manchester (NEM) together with Manchester City Council is seeking a development partner for the 38 acre former proposed regional casino site at Sportcity in east Manchester.
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19/09/08 New construction training centre opens
A new east Manchester training centre running courses in plastering, kitchen and bathroom fitting, carpentry, joinery and groundwork is now open.
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09/07/08 Signage duo scoop £10k EnterPrize award
Two entrepreneurs who built a successful signage firm by using their redundancy package to buy the assets of the failing company that laid them off won the top award of £10,000 in New East Manchester’s EnterPrize competition.
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10/06/08 Public transport boost ‘good for east Manchester’
Massive improvements in public transport planned for Greater Manchester got a warm welcome today from New East Manchester (NEM), the urban regeneration company that is transforming the eastern side of the city.
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04/06/08 Chancellor sees NEM transformation
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, saw projects that are bringing new life to east Manchester on Monday 2 June.
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04/06/08 Free welding course is the way to work
Eleven people who attended welding courses organised by New East Manchester have got jobs in the trade as a result.
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04/06/08 Could YOU win best garden title?
Keen gardeners Hannah and Allan Boardman have won east Manchester’s Best Garden Competition for three years running.
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14/01/08 Free trapeze course helps east Manchester residents become high flyers
A free trapeze and aerial course funded by New East Manchester is offering twelve east Manchester residents a chance to learn how to become a trapeze artist. Held at MANCAT’s Nicolls College on Hyde Road in Ardwick, the free course starts on 23 January and will take place every Wednesday evening from 6.15pm – 8pm for nine weeks.
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19/11/07 Million pound make-over for Newton Heath district centre
Proposed regeneration plans for the district centre in Newton Heath in east Manchester will be unveiled at a series of consultation events for local residents and businesses.
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09/10/07 Len Grant chronicles six years of change for Manchester's newest community
Award-winning Manchester photographer and writer, Len Grant, has launched the second book in his series documenting the development of New Islington in east Manchester, Manchester’s Millennium Community. Following the success of the first book published in 2004, Cardroom Voices, its successor entitled From the Ground Up: New Islington 2001-2007, chronicles the last six years from residents pouring over Will Alsop’s master plan in the local pub to the first people moving into their stylish new homes in Islington Square and Guest Street developed by the site's social landlord MMHA.
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20/09/07 New East Manchester named Regeneration Agency of the Year
New East Manchester (NEM), has been named Regeneration Agency of the Year at the first Regeneration and Renewal Awards, organised by the regeneration industry’s leading magazine, Regeneration and Renewal. At a ceremony held in London last night, east Manchester’s urban regeneration company (URC) beat off stiff competition from the URCs for the cities of Liverpool and Sheffield to pick up the top award.
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03/09/07 Unique public art unveiled in Ancoats
A unique urban public art work in east Manchester entitled, The Peeps, is to go on display to the public for the first time today (3 September). Ten places across the Ancoats area, including a tunnel, a bell tower, a toilet, and even a space inside a mill closed up since the war, have been walled in, lit and have spy holes for people to peep through.
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30/08/07 ‘Spirit of Love’ sculpture unveiled at Gorton Monastery
A two metre high statue was unveiled outside Gorton Monastery today (30 August 2007) at a special ceremony attended by VIP guests including the Minister of Culture for Macedonia and representatives from six faiths.
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30/01/07 Manchester is selected for UK’s first regional casino
The Casino Advisory Panel today made its recommendation to the Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport that Manchester should be the location for the UK’s first regional casino bringing thousands of jobs and training opportunities to people in Manchester.
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04/07/06 The OCP's Knowledge Mill puts East Manchester
A unique collaboration between three of the region's top universities, University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University and Salford University, together with Manchester Science Park...
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21/06/06 Sportcity Visitor Centre reaches 6000 milestone
The Sportcity Visitor Centre on Rowsley Street, off Ashton New Road in east Manchester has reached a milestone with over 6,000 visitors through its doors...
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20/06/06 New medical centre for east Manchester
Construction work has started on a £6.5 million state-of-the-art medical centre in New Islington, Manchester's Millennium Community in east Manchester...
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23/03/06 World's first industrial suburb wins national regeneration award
A project to regenerate Ancoats in east Manchester, the world's first industrial suburb, has won a prestigious national regeneration award...
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13/03/06 One thousand PCs for £50 help bridge the digital divide
Eastserve, the largest community based broadband project in Europe has one thousand PCs for as little as £50 available to residents in the Ancoats, Beswick, Clayton, Gorton, Openshaw, Miles Platting, and Newton Heath districts of east Manchester...
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10/03/06 The Medlock Valley secures £2 million of funding
The Medlock Valley in east Manchester, a 225 acre (90 hectare) area of public open space alongside the River Medlock, is to receive nearly £2 million of funding...
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10/03/06 New East Manchester launches business network
As many as 3,000 east Manchester businesses are set to benefit from a new business network supported New East Manchester Ltd...
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08/03/06 Eastserve consults residents about community website
Eastserve, the largest community based broadband project in Europe based in east Manchester is relaunching its website www.eastserve.com...
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07/03/06 World's oldest municipal park gets makeover
Philips Park, the world's oldest municipal park, located in Clayton, east Manchester is to undergo a major facelift...
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01/03/06 Magnificent heritage hoardings adorn monastery walls
Hoardings depicting Gorton's heritage, that stretch for nearly 100 metres along Gorton Lane in east Manchester...
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28/02/06 Prime development opportunity in East Manchester
A development partner or consortium is being sought to work with New East Manchester Ltd, its partners and the community to regenerate the Lower Medlock Valley area
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27/02/06 Ceremony marks milestone for Openshaw health clinic
To mark a major milestone in the construction of the state-of-the art health centre in Openshaw...
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27/02/06 Tesco superstore coming to Gorton
Ask Developments, Manchester City Council’s selected developer of the 3.5 acre Gorton District Shopping Centre site, has concluded agreements with Tesco, the UK’s leading supermarket group...
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21/02/06 Two development plans for East Manchester
Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs) on land in two east Manchester districts have now been approved by Manchester City Council, enabling the neighbourhood plans to take a major step forward...
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31/01/06 Work and Leisure Fair for East Manchester residents
A work and leisure fair called ‘Time to Change Gear’ for all East Manchester residents, with particular support for refugees and minority ethnic communities, is being held at the Manchester Velodrome on Wednesday 15...
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31/01/06 Search starts for development partner for West Gorton
A development partner or consortium is being sought to work with New East Manchester Ltd to transform West Gorton...
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30/01/06 East Manchester in the world’s top intelligent communities
The Intelligent Community Forum, an international not-for-profit think tank, has included East Manchester in its annual list of the Top Seven Intelligent Communities of the world...
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25/01/06 MCFC donates oak trees to East Manchester parks
In recognition of receiving a Gold Environmental Business Pledge Award, Manchester City Football Club has donated eleven oak trees, representing the eleven players, which will be planted in East Manchester parks...
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24/01/06 Learn to Do It Yourself
East Manchester residents can sign up to a free DIY course starting on 6 February 2006. The course takes place every Monday from 10am-3.30pm and runs for eight weeks at PJs, St Paul and St Johns Church, Abbey Hey Lane, Abbey Hey...
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24/01/06 ‘Massive’ investment secured for East Manchester
Manchester City Council today announced the preferred partner for the redevelopment of Miles Platting in East Manchester, heralding the start of the first stage in the transformation of a107 hectare (264 acre) area of Manchester...
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24/01/06 East Manchester jobs fair for over 50s huge success
The East Manchester jobs fair for the over 50s organised by Job Centre Plus and New East Manchester proved to be a huge success with nearly 500 job seekers attending...
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16/01/06 Dyslexia Association seeks volunteers
Manchester’s only dyslexia association, based in East Manchester, which opened its doors in August, is looking for volunteers to help at the Clayton-based drop-in centre...
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06/01/06 East Manchester students first to get regen qualification
Four East Manchester residents have become the first people in the country to gain a formal qualification...
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12/12/05 Terry and Joan Celebrate as Monastery’s £6 million Restoration Begins
After almost a decade of campaigning and fund raising, the Monastery of St Francis & Gorton Trust’s prayers are finally answered...
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12/12/05 Monastery’s £6 million Restoration
After almost a decade of campaigning and fund raising, the Monastery of St Francis Gorton & Trust’s prayers are finally answered...
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25/11/05 East Manchester project scoops employment award
For the second year running, an East Manchester project has scooped a prestigious employment award at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister’s New Deal for Communities and Neighbourhood Management Awards 2005...
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