Police are warning of a new drug epidemic in Yorkshire.  People are placing ecstasy tablets above their front teeth and sucking on them.  E-by-gum.

And this weekend…

Saturday 13th  10am – 6pm. Northern Vegan Festival will take place in Sachas Hotel in the heart of Manchester City Centre  Admission is just £1 (under 12′s free) payable at the door.

Sat 13 Apr, 12.15 to 1.30: “Climate Jobs and the Alternative to Austerity” workshop, Mechanics Institute

The Campaign Against Climate Change Trade Union group is hosting a workshop at the North West conference of “Unite the Resistance” on Saturday 13 April, with Helen Rimmer, the North West co-ordinator for Friends of the Earth and Martin Empson, from the Campaign Against Climate Change Trade Union group.

The full conference runs from 10.30am to 5pm and tickets cost £2 (unwaged) and £5 waged.  The organisers are happy for people to attend just the workshop, but you’ll need to book in advance.