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    Piccadilly Gardens cordoned off following reports of a ‘suspicious package’

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    Piccadilly Gardens has been sealed off by the police following unconfirmed reports of a ‘suspicious package’. Twitter users have shared photos from the scene showing a rucksack leaning against a tree and a heavy police presence in area, which is sealed off with police tape. Manchester Metrolink has halted services operating in Piccadilly due to the “police…

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    ‘Be Bold, Go Far’: IFFTI Conference Opens With Defiant Message

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    By Ben ThompsonImage: IFFTI 2019 Film Manchester Metropolitan University hosted the 21th annual International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes (IFFTI) this week, featuring a packed programme of events, workshops and keynote speeches centring around the theme of “Identity”. Manchester Met’s Student Union hosted the Opening Ceremony on Wednesday, featuring four esteemed keynote speakers who addressed…

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    Live Review: Drenge @ O2 Ritz

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    Written by Sarah Lane Photography by Georgina Hurdsfield Plastic pint pots fly through the air as Drenge deliver their dark frenetic best. Any struggles they report having had with the creation of third album Strange Creatures, are slim in evidence. The now-foursome pack a powerful punch. The punk fire still burns to a grunge haze….

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    Blue Dot Festival 2019: 6 Acts to Catch this Summer

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    Written by Daniel Broadley Every summer, hundreds of thousands of Brits attend music festival’s across the country, each one showcasing their own unique sites, line ups and parties. No festival, however, is quite as unique as the Blue Dot Festival. Aptly named after Carl Sagan’s famous book Pale Blue Dot, Blue Dot Festival has so…

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    Home Festival: Dr. Deborah Gabriel discusses racial equality in British academia

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    By Hayley Targett Dr Deborah Gabriel brought her knowledge in media and equality politics to the Home Festival at Manchester Metropolitan University to deliver a discussion on equality – and lack thereof – within academia. As a Senior Lecturer in Marketing Communications at Bournemouth University, Dr Gabriel’s work allows her access to information regarding research…

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