Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy with Mother Tongue Other Tongue winners Words by Amillah Javed. Drum roll please! The moment finally arrived to award prizes to the students who won the Mother Tongue Other Tongue (MTOT) Competition, 2013.  Mother Tongue Other Tongue launched last year to celebrate the range of languages found in schools across the UK…

Words and photos by Sophie Bannister Whitworth Art Gallery closed its doors earlier this month with a bang and a spray of colour in the form of the Whitworth Weekending Festival, and (lucky me!) the whole thing took place five minutes from my house. The festival, which was mainly based outdoors in Whitworth Park, was…

Neil Harrison explains why he would back the Top Gear tosser’s election campaign. Whether it’s a night spent with that ex, or another crushingly disappointing ‘meal’ at Pizza Hut, it appears that certain mistakes in life are destined to be repeated. If ‘to err is human,’ then to err and learn from it is often…

Beware Litterbugs, Kevin Danson is watching you…. Hands up those who just LOVE the fact that we live in a world where a rush of adrenaline and excitement of joy can be achieved by our decision to throw litter on public streets. Now, hands up those who want to smack that person silly till they…

Kevin Danson picks up some top Twitter tips… Laptops, Smartphones and iPads were being unloaded as people found their seats for the Twitter session at Cornerhouse. The weather outside was dreary but the tapping on the keyboards inside was cheerful.  The workshop was lead by Mr. Digital Guru, @technicalfault– aka Josh. Starting with the workshop…