Donna Petch

Owner and creator of The North East and West HUB. Loves live music, science, sport and meeting new people!!! Find me on

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Lancashire £5 million flood repair programme announced

Lancashire County Council has announced a £5 million programme to repair transport infrastructure damaged in the December floods, funded by the Department for Transport. The December floods were unprecedented in their widespread impact across the county and the county’s highways and other transport infrastructure, including roads, bridges and footpaths, suffered significant damage. The initial estimate …

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Athlete urges Greater Manchester to stop hate crime

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A former international wheelchair fencer helped launch this year’s Greater Manchester hate crime awareness week. Organisations across the region are working with residents along with community and faith groups to raise awareness of the issue, letting people know what hate crime is and how they can report it. Adrian Derbyshire, a former international wheelchair fencer …

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FutureEverything Festival: Manchester 2016

FutureEverything 2016: Wednesday 30th March – Saturday 2nd April  Taking the theme of ‘Less and More’, the festival will explore how we can rethink resources within a world that is changing exponentially. Whether it’s a change to our antibiotics and food, or the world’s natural resources, the first thing that we look for is alternatives. With …

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