• Creative

    Fourth Time Lucky…

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    By Ian Peek We’re often told perseverance and tenacity are necessary attributes for aspiring writers to cultivate. I couldn’t have wished for a better object lesson in this than with my own application to the MA Creative Writing! I’d become more serious about my own writing in early summer, and was quietly confident of securing…

  • News

    Moving In – An Outsider’s First Impression

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    By Kalman Dean-Richards “It looks like the back of a fridge you know, Manchester,” my friend told me – part of his new collection Reasons to Not Leave Me Alone in Birmingham. Aside from that, and football, and one messy night a few years ago that did anything but crystallise an impression of the city, I…

  • Manchester, News

    Self-Built Homeless Camp on Oxford Road is Dismantled

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    By James Skipper Oxford Road is a hub of activity; a gateway to the city, accommodating three universities, bars, clubs, and a horde of greasy takeaways to satisfy the taste buds and clot the arteries of Manchester’s student population. But for some, Oxford Road performs a more integral function, as a place to simply survive….

  • News

    Apple Pay, One App Too Far?

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    By Maria Loizou We are living in the constantly high-speed, rapidly moving world of technology, where it feels like our phones can give us everything. Day-by-day this seems to eradicate our needs for simple activities. Why should we buy a newspaper? There’s hundreds of news sites available. Why would we carry around a camera? There’s…

  • Lifestyle, Manchester, News

    An Evening With Hilary Mantel

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    By Jamie Ryder History is considered an opportunity to look into the past, to appreciate what came before so it can inform our future. We’re given a glimpse of the human condition through studying the lives of historical figures. The spark of determination has burned through the ages, allowing us to become who we are…

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