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Journalist Gus Silber writes about the day he met Archbishop Desmond Tutu in 1995.

"Oh Lord," said the archbishop, as the Toyota Camry crammed its way into a gap in the traffic, on the early-morning pilgrimage from Bishopscourt to St George's Cathedral in the centre of town.

"Oh Lord," said the archbishop, as the Toyota Camry crammed its way into a gap in the traffic, on the early-morning pilgrimage from Bishopscourt to St George's Cathedral in the centre of town.

Kerry Ann Lee looks at the enduring appeal of Chinese typeface and letterpress design in the digital age. In 1952, a slow boat from Hong Kong arrived in New Zealand carrying one metric tonne of lead type. This would be used by the Dominion Federation of New Zealand Chinese Commercial Growers Incorporated to print The NZ Chinese Growers Monthly Journal (僑農月刊) until 1972. Stories about the Chinese Growers and their journal have circulated through families for decades, and been made more a...

Following on from consultation with partners and local networks over the past six months, Manchester City Council wants to ensure that Manchester can be a more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient smart city with digital inclusion and skills at its heart....

New apprenticeships available to support the renovation of the iconic Manchester Town Hall A dozen new apprenticeships are being launched as part of a contract to provide scaffolding services during the renovations of the iconic Manchester Town Hall Advertorial "Being an apprentice provides the skills and support to provide me with a stable career." The scaffolding and access contractor for the Our Town Hall project, Lyndon SGB, has so far enrolled seven apprentices in the Construction Industry...

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For a Band B properties, the increase is £7.77 per year or 15p per week. The latest increase is expected to bring 300 officers back to the force, which has lost around 2,000 officers since 2010 due to government cuts. Chair of the Greater Manchester Police, Crime and Fire Panel, Councillor Nigel Murphy, said: “The panel has agreed to the Mayor’s proposal to increase the police element of the Greater Manchester council tax by £10 per year per Band D household. In doing so however, the pane...

Greater Manchester residents urged to ‘be kind’ as Hate Crime Awareness Week set to begin Date published: 31 January 2021 Greater Manchesters Hate Crime Awareness Week People living in Greater Manchester are encouraged to look out for each other and to be kind on the eve of this year’s Hate Crime Awareness Week. Hate crimes are crimes committed against someone because of their race, religion, disability, trans identity or sexual orientation. These are the personal characters currently...

The Greater Manchester Police, Crime and Fire Panel approved the proposed increase at a meeting on Friday. Those living in Band D household will have to pay £10 a year while residents in Band B properties will need to pay £7.77 extra. Funds to train a total of 325 new officers will be allocated. There will also be a new approach to safeguarding with 150 officers tasked with keeping vulnerable victims safe. And there will also be schemes launched in efforts to reduce death and serious ...