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News page 3 ‘‘Life loves the liver” - A tribute to Maya Angelou page 4 World’s Second fastest man visits schools in Manchester page 5 Exhibition to celebrate the life of ‘Nana Bonsu’ CRIME: Mosscare’s 3rd annual Hate Crime Week
page 6 The return of Lauryn Hill CRIME: 20 year-old suicide
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page 7 Youth health: who can you really ask? Rainbow Noir Poetry Corner - Life Hanges
Lifestyle
page 8 Emergency Hormonal Contraception Gardening: Aquilegias
page 9 Recommended Reads
Entertainment page 10 TNT Music Film Review: Bad Neighbours Kimye marry in Florence
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page 11 Fresh off the Runway Natural Hair Week UK hits Manchester in July Eda London
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page 12 Listed directory
Business page 13 Estate of confusion Solita Review
Classifieds page 14 Listed business advertisements Opportunities page 15 Listed local and regional Jobs Sport
page 16 World Cup set to kick off See you on court! Welbeck: Brazil and beyond
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To all the parents out there I take my hat off to you. We have had nothing but back-to-back school breaks and bank holidays where, between your partner and children, they strive to eat you out of house and home... “May the force be with you!” On to more pressing matters! Take a quick look around your area, what do you see? Large corporate/private companies and government buildings occupying our communities. The buying and selling of prime real estate by private organisations and government is now beginning to have a real impact on recreational space for our youth in particular. For years large areas of land in our communities were too often unused or undeveloped for the community by the authorities. Deemed a luxury, community initiatives were spurned as councils held out for cash injections from land-grabbing companies; rarely redeveloped for community use. What has happened to our parks, woodlands, adventure playgrounds, elderly community centres, youth clubs adult educational centres? Is it a wonder England are predicted to fail at this month’s World Cup when ‘no ball games’ signs dominate our landscape, football pitches are fenced off and spare land sold off to highest bidder? All of which at the expense of community amenities for the very people who will likely be priced out of the houses and apartments built on the land that should be theirs to inherit. What community initiatives were started and funded became abandoned and left in despair and obscurity to rot, fester and fend for themselves as communities bit the steel of the deadly cuts! Take a good
What is the point of local elections?
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look around, when did we stop caring? Why are we still allowing this to go on? Is it not time for action and accountability? So what then is Corporate Social Responsibility? CSR is the recognition that companies should take responsibility for their own impact on the local environment, consumers, employees and community. Is CSR being adhered to by such companies? And indeed who will enforce it? Over the coming months TNT will be asking these questions and highlighting those who fail to take responsibility. As for the elections, some of you in the community have made a political statement at the polls and said, “enough is enough” by voting Ukip, but a deeper look at party policies reveal the extent at which they seek to further divide our communities and inflict social and economic suffering on the wider population. The Conservative party felt the turning tides in this new era of “anti-politics” and no-one more so than the Liberal Democrats, who suffered heavy losses after their hollow promises were exposed as part of the ‘Con-Dem’ government. Labour failed to offer a compelling alternative to bigotry and division, despite a mixed campaign and a massive congratulations to the Green Party, who despite next to zero coverage from that major, ‘unbiased’ news source that shall remain nameless, actually came second in the local polls in Manchester. That same corporation of course decided to give the majority of its coverage to Ukip so that may come as a surprise to some of you. Passing thought: “If UKIP is the future, can we still be called the United Kingdom?”
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Who decides whether these are suitable candidates? Are the correct checks and character references taken? I cannot believe at times that councillors are real people. I had a housing issue, which I needed help with but the housing association were not in my opinion as helpful as they should have been; hence I was advised to see my local councillor. I wish I had never bothered, one surgery every few weeks if not months, only one councillor and the whole bloody community can be there with their issues, pardon my language. Three times I attended and when I finally got to see my local councillor they pointed me back in the direction of my housing association and Citizen’s Advice Bureau where coincidently I had just come from. After losing my rag, this councillor agreed to help by writing a letter to the housing on my behalf, so it was promised, six weeks later no word or letter received to either myself or housing office, I am no further sorting out my issues which have grown considerably worse. All I ask from The Nubian Times is please give a platform for my voice to address a community concern... I cannot be alone! Sheila
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