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Reporter @MENnewsdesk . Email: imogen.clydesmith @reachplc .com

Manchester, England
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
Here’s a clip to give you an idea of the scale of the march here in Manchester City Centre on the first day of the annual Conservative Party Conference @MENnewsdesk
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8 months
Thousands of protesters are taking part in the march today in Manchester City Centre to coincide with the start of the Tory conference. Here’s a clip of the march as it progresses down Oxford Road @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
The chants are coming thick and fast here on Oxford Road where protestors are marching to coincide with the start of the annual Conservative Party conference here in Manchester @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
6 months
Protestors are blocking the entrance of Manchester Victoria Station. Police are not letting them enter @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
Marchers are now taking over Deansgate. Chants of “Tory Tory Tory out out out” are filling the air. @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
I’ve been meaning to Tweet that I am now at the @MENnewsdesk from this week! Thank you @jackfifield going to miss you and the @TheOldhamTimes team❤️
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8 months
Congrats to my now-former colleague @ImogenC_S who has moved to @MENnewsdesk this week! Looks like they've already got her hard at work!! She will be missed by @TheOldhamTimes , but looks like she's already smashing it there!!
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
1 year
Comedian and celebrity team captain @JasonManford is here and excited to get playing in front of some 4,000 people and support the “worthy cause” @mcrremembers #Oldham #Manchesterremembers #oafc #Boundarypark 🐝
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
Marchers have now reached Castlefield Bowl @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
1 year
Teachers from St Matthews C of E Primary School in Chadderton on the picket line outside the school
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
6 months
Only ticket holders are being allowed into Manchester Victoria train station. Anyone without a ticket is being turned away by police @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
@MENnewsdesk The chants have started and some marchers are already setting off @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
5 months
Crowds are already gathered here at Castlefield Bowl ahead of the free firework display tonight. The last time a New Year's Eve fireworks celebration was held in the city was December 2019🎆🎆🎆 @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
3 years
Oliver Cooney,18, got three A*s and is off to @Cambridge_Uni to study Linguistics and Catherine O’Donnell,18 is heading to Durham University to study law.
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
1 year
Love Island star Ron Hall is playing for the celebrity team and “really looking forward” to supporting an “amazing cause”⁦⁦ @McrRemembers ⁩ He also confirmed that his girlfriend Lana Jenkins will be cheering him on from the stands #LoveIsland #Manchesterremembers #oafc
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
Okay the march is now officially starting an hour later than scheduled. Protestors are marching from Oxford Road to Castlefield Bowl and will be going past the Manchester Central Convention Centre where the conference is being held
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
5 months
Evening all, I'm out and about in Manchester for New Year’s Eve celebrations and kicking off my night at The Shiredale in Harpurhey where there will be karaoke from 7pm! @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
6 months
Norma Turner, the chair of Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine, tells me around 3,000 protestors are taking part in the march. She said she had feared people would ‘get weary’ but there appears to be no signs of that here @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
I’m in Manchester city centre today where a large demonstration is taking place to coincide with the first day of the annual Conservative Party conference behind held at at the Manchester Central Convention Centre @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
6 months
I’m here at Manchester Cathedral where a funeral service is being held for Sir Bobby Charlton. An estimated 1,000 guests have attended to pay their respects to Sir Bobby and celebrate his life @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
@MENnewsdesk Members of the YCL have now started chanting @MENnewsdesk The march here on Oxford Road is set to begin shortly
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
The chant “Put the Tories on the sea welcome every refugee” has now taken over as the leading rally cry
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
1 year
Jack Mason, a History and Politics teacher at North Chadderton School, said teachers like him will not be able to stay in the profession if pay does not improve #teacherstrike #Oldham
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
6 months
Protestors are now chanting ‘I believe that we will win’ outside the station @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
5 months
It’s really filling up here at Castlefield Bowl. The rain doesn’t seem to have deterred anyone ☔️ Hits Radio DJ Jordan Lee is set to start his set at 11:50pm @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
Here’s the scene on Oxford Road where demonstrators are setting up ahead of the march @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
7 months
I’m in Moss Side where the junction of Moss Lane East and Princess Road has been cordoned due to a police incident @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
1 year
Teachers in Oldham are now holding a demonstration outside the Civic Centre #teacherstrikes #Oldham
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
1 year
Love Island winner @kaifagan_ Kai Fagan, who used to work as a PE teacher at a school in Oldham, told me he “can’t wait to get out there for such an amazing cause”. #Loveisland #KaiFagan #Manchester #Manchesterremembers #oafc
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
Next up it’s Martin Empson from the Campaign Against Climate Change @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
@MENnewsdesk Here is Greater Manchester Stand Up to Racism and Leicester Citu Council Unison. ‘Suella Braverman here us say refugees are here to stay’ is among the chants @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
Wasn’t expecting to see Liz Truss here… @MENnewsdesk This protestor chose to remain anonymous
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
6 months
Costa Coffee here at Manchester Victoria has removed its seating area due to the protest. It is currently offering a take away service only @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
2 years
I’m currently out with #GMP officers from the Tactical Vehicle Intercept Unit who are responding to vehicle thefts and stopping the criminal use of vehicles in #Oldham as part of #OperationAvro .
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
6 months
Protestors are now being allowed to enter Manchester Victoria. They are entering to cheers from those already inside @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
Here’s Daniel Kebede the general secretary of the National Education Union
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
3 years
Thomas Astbury,19, got a triple distinction star and is off to Bournemouth University to study Paramedics Science. He’s “really excited” and would advise other students to “get practical experience as early as possible”.
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
3 years
Malaikah Shahzad has got some of the top results @HathershawC Congratulations, what an achievement! She said she’s “excited and surprised” and has dreams of becoming a dentist.
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
3 years
Student Mizanur Rashid collects his results from the head of year 9 Anjum Raza . Mr Raza said the pupils are “beaming with confidence”.
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
Also wasn’t expecting to see a dinosaur here on the march today 🦖 @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
Aderonke Apata, the founder of African Rainbow Family, on why she’s marching @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
5 months
Nichola and Mark Stott have chosen their seats! They say they’ve come to The Shiredale because it’s a “nice community pub”. Nichola added: “The landlord and landlady are so welcoming and will do anything for anybody. We all look out for each other.” @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
3 years
Robin Gypta, 18, has got three A*s and is heading to @imperialcollege to study Computer Science, congratulations!
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
Here are speakers Emma Clifford and Martha Fold from Disabled People Against the Cut addressing marchers here in Castlefield Bowl @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
Chantelle from Black Lives Matter Merseyside has just addressed marchers here at Castlefield Bowl @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
1 month
I’m on Flapper Fold Lane in Atherton, Wigan this afternoon where a crane has toppled into a house @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
2 years
Good evening, It’s @OldhamCouncil election count today and I’m heading to the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Follow here for results from the count as it takes place and check for updates on our live blog⬇ #LocalElections2022
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
5 months
There appears to be a generator in the water. I’ve asked a member of the crown management team what happened but he doesn’t know. I will investigate further @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
2 years
Good morning, I’m reporting from #Oldham today as the borough pays tribute to #QueenElizabeth and reflects on her lifetime of service following her death yesterday at the age of 96. Follow here for pictures and videos as tributes are paid
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
Jane Ware and husband Adam McMahon who are marching here today due to concerns over the climate
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
3 years
Tafsir Ahmed (right), Ashfaq Masnun (centre) and Mizanur Rashid are all off to @OSFC_Info after smashing their #results !
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
1 year
Teachers on the picket line outside Newman RC College in #Chadderton #teacherstrike
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
“Hey hey ho ho Rishi Sunak’s got to go” is now the chant of choice along with “One solution revolution”
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
6 months
Protestors here are chanting ‘Ceasefire Now’ as they make their way down Oxford Road to Deansgate @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
1 year
Radio presenter and footballer @SanchezPayne is on the Celebrities team and said it “means everything to be here” remembering those who sadly lost their lives during the Manchester Arena attack for @McrRemembers #Manchester #Manchesterremembers #oafc #Boundarypark
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
3 years
The free ice creams are proving popular!
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
Here’s Kerri Waters mid-march telling us about the People Demand Democracy campaign @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
5 months
I’m next to the River Mersey in Stockport where water levels are high and an amber flood alert is in place. Residents have been told to prepare for possible flooding today with #StormFergus set to batter the region @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
3 years
Sabirah Miah (left), Sadia Begum (centre) and Inshah Sharif (right) from @HathershawC Are very happy with their #GCSEresults . Well done !
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
3 years
Ayeza left has got three A*s and is off to study Medicine and Ana right has got an A* and two As and is heading to Manchester University to study International Business Finance and Economics
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
5 months
Here’s landlord John Malone on what punters can expect tonight for NYE 🎉 @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
3 years
Emma Smith has got three As and an A* and is off to @Queens_Belfast to study English and Politics. She’ll be flying over in September and can’t wait ✈️
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
3 years
Sheila Miah,18 (left) got two A*s and an A and Fahmida Chowdhury,18 got three As. Well done !
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
3 years
Amina Hussain (right) and Arifah Begum (left) are very happy with their results ! Congratulations!
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
1 year
Former world champion boxer @HitmanHatton MBE said he is “very proud” to come from Manchester and be supporting @McrRemembers and raising awareness #boxing #Manchester #Manchesterremembers #oafc #Boundarypark 🐝
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
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Emma Palmer, was caring for her grandmother throughout her #GCSEs . She said she’s “ done her proud” and is looking forward to study beauty at @OldhamCollege
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
3 years
Hafsa Shahnaz has been in and out of hospital but still managed to ace her #GSCES and is looking forward to a bright career in #marketing .
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
6 months
Groups here at the march include Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine, Manchester Palestine Action, Jewish Voices for Labour, Oldham United for Palestine, and many more @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
6 months
I am not being allowed to enter the station as I do not have a ticket. Some protestors have got in and are holding a sit in. Protestors outside are asking to be let in @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
Protestors from Stand Up to Racism coming through now. One of their chants is: “Say it loud say it clear refugees are welcome here”. @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
5 months
We’re off it looks like it’s going to be a cracking night here at The Shiredale !! @MENnewsdesk 🎉🕺
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
Here’s friends Ted Sinclair, 5, and Tom Eastland. They’re marching for better pay for doctors @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
7 months
@CharlotteyP @TUIUK @GBNEWS @GMB @MENnewsdesk Hello @CharlotteyP . I'm a reporter from the Manchester Evening News please can you follow me back so I can DM you. Thanks! Imogen
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
“1234 transphobia no more “ is now being changed by members of the Socialist Workers Party @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
Here’s Tony Waterston from Health for XR on why he’s marching today @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
1 year
The players have started to warm up and the sun has come out here at Boundary Park for @McrRemembers #oafc #oldham
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
1 year
Staff on the picket line outside North Chadderton School #TeacherStrike #Oldham
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
6 months
I have managed to now enter the station. Tactical Aid unit officers are inside @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
6 months
Sir Bobby's coffin is carried out of Manchester Cathedral @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
7 months
CSI officers have now arrived at the scene here on Moss Lane East. They are currently speaking to other police officers just outside the cordon @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
I’m here at the Business Centre in Little Hulton where bomb disposal experts have just arrived as police are responding to reports of a World War Two shell being found @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
1 year
Good morning, I’m heading to a picket line outside a school in Oldham today to speak to teachers and National Education Union (NEU) members who have walked out as part of national strike action over pay. #TeacherStrike
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
6 months
A police van and car is here at the scene along with a private ambulance @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
7 months
Here is a video of the cordon covering the grass area between Moss Lane East and a row of houses on Quinney Crescent ⁦⁦ @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
6 months
A few hundred Free Palestine protesters are gathered here listening to speakers and chanting before they plan to march from here at Whitworth Park to Manchester Cathedral @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
2 years
Labour Council leader Arooj Shah has LOST her seat in Chadderton South. Robert Barnes (Conservative) has won the seat. Robert Barnes (Conservative)- 1197 Joe Beeston (Lib Dem)-244 Arooj Shah (Labour)-1101
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
@MENnewsdesk @CityLifeManc B*Witched are here and getting ready ahead of their headlong performance tonight. They’re wearing head to toe @riverisland and of course denim
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
Now hearing “Say hey ho Rishi Sunak’s got to go” from protestors here on Oxford Road
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
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Paul Dennett, who was re-elected as Salford City Mayor with 61.5% of the vote, said the “Westminster and Whitehall model” of governing was “clearly broken and detached from ordinary people’s lives” @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 years
Such a pleasure to interview @amandalifestyle for @SphinxLiverpool
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
7 months
Two marked police cars have just arrived at the scene here in Moss Side @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
8 months
Big police presence here on Chepstow Street for today’s march @MENnewsdesk
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Members of the University College Union (UCU) are among those holding banners here @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
1 month
Recovery of the crane is continuing here on Flapper Fold Lane, Atherton @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
6 months
Protestors have stopped outside Pret here on Oxford Street. They are chanting ‘Boycott Pret’ @MENnewsdesk Marchers here say Pret is opening stores in Isreal
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
1 year
The names of those who lost their lives during the Manchester Arena attack have been read out and balloons released
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
5 months
🧵Chris Hood, 39, (left)is here with Stan Sitarchaemo, 31, from the Ukraine. It’s Stan’s first time celebrating in NYE in Manchester @MENnewsdesk
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Imogen Clyde-Smith
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Thousands of Free Palestine protestors are now marching down Oxford Road after leaving Whitworth Park @MENnewsdesk
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