Please note, this is an archived story. Please check the date above.

The site was launched in July 1999 as crumpsall.net in response to a BBC Panorama programme depicting the area as a community 'on the edge'.

Coverage quickly extended to Cheetham and weeks later we added lightbowne.net to the service to include the Moston and Lightbowne areas.

At the start of this year the site evolved into northmachester.net covering the seven wards of the whole parliamentary constituency including Blackley, Charlestown and Harpurhey.

The site is operated independently and produced without outside funding.

We have gratefully welcomed sponsorship in the form of advertising from a small number of local businesses and other organisations to help towards the cost of phone bills and equipment.

Our stories over the last 12 months have covered housing issues, education, health and crime as well as community activities and events, and the site has been commended by the government's e-envoy.

The following links are a selection of the stories published this year on northmanchester.net.

e-envoy praises northmanchester.net

City joins in with the craic

Refugee treatment condemned as 'demeaning'

Witnesses urged to help murder hunt

Teamwork to tackle youth crime

Wastepaper keeps volunteers in the swim

Surplus homes to be demolished

New homes to make Harpurhey hip

Sports scheme for former chemical site

Hospital bosses lose patience over violence

High infant tooth decay rate down to dental charges

Church to raise roof with soul music

To view the full archive of northmanchester.net click on archive on the right hand menu, or select search.

The crumpsall.net and lightbowne.net archives are not currently available but we do plan to add them when possible.