Words By Neil Harrison Photographs courtesy of Graeme Shimmin A MANCHESTER AUTHOR is set to rub shoulders with giants of literary fiction, after seeing his debut novel get snapped up by the international publishing house behind best sellers such as The Da Vinci Code and the Discworldseries. Graeme Shimmin, who has a Master’s Degree in…

Words & Videos By Neil Harrison Photographs By Jason Cooke & Bethan Grant Manchester’s latest graduates celebrated in the sunshine – following their end of year ceremony at a packed Bridgewater Hall. In spite of the heat, humanities students from Manchester Metropolitan University wore caps and gowns to receive their accolades in front of proud…

Words and photographs by Lisa Burns Mother Tongue Other Tongue poetry reading. A COLOURFUL EXPLOSION OF SOUTH ASIAN CULTURE descended on Manchester last weekend in the form of the long-running Manchester Mega Mela Festival. Held on the 6th– 7th July at Platt Fields Park, this free annual event proved to be a success yet again….

Article by Lisa Burns and Neil Harrison Debra Stephenson and Vice-Chancellor John Brooks present the Outstanding Contribution Award to Rebecca Lawthom. TV STAR DEBRA STEPHENSON HAS MADE a very welcome return appearance at her alma mater, to present the inaugural Manchester Metropolitan University Staff Awards. The Bad Girls and Coronation Street actress and star of…

Words by Amillah Javed, photographs by Waleed Alrumaih Burnage Media Arts College successfully hosted another Community Day on Friday, 28th June. Stalls were provided by Manchester Markets and Burnage Media Arts College staff, alongside stall holders from the local area who were present to sell a variety of products, including food, drinks, plants, crafts and…