Manchester Arena was full of excitement and mischief as The Script displayed their love for their fans on the 22nd February, supported by Becky Hill, on the last night of their 2020 European arena tour. Becky justified her lucrative support slot by putting everything into her performance. The young artist has paved her way to…
An array of musical styles decorated Manchester’s Deaf Institute last week, in a night featuring The Mysterines, Children of the State and Tom Mouse Smith. First to take the stage was 15-year-old Tom Smith, who only started singing seven years ago but has since featured on BBC Introducing and opened for Catfish and the Bottlemen….
Debut novelist Jessica Andrews is crowned the winner of the Portico Prize 2020, for her book Saltwater. Jessica Andrews’ book Saltwater wins this year’s £10,000 Portico Prize – the UK’s only award for outstanding literature that best evokes the spirit of the North. Saltwater, published by Sceptre, is a story of self-discovery by a girl…
Manchester kicked off the Chinese New Year celebrations with a taste of Chinese culture and food. Friday night’s dragon dance was the highlight of the three-day weekend event which ended on Sunday. The celebrations in Chinatown attracted thousands of visitors from across the country and abroad. Decorations, lanterns and the smell of street food flooded…
Manchester Metropolitan University hosted a discussion on ‘The Effects of Stop and Search’ by EQUAL, a criminal justice group supporting racial equality in the criminal justice system on 14th January. Joining the panel was Mayor Andy Burnham, who agreed that stop and search powers in Manchester are being used in a discriminatory manner. Andy Burnham…
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