• Creative, Culture, Interview, Manchester

    Laureate’s Choice Anthology showcases a cohort of poets to watch

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    By Hayley Targett The Laureate’s Choice Anthology was launched in Manchester on Friday 10th May, welcoming readings from some of the new poetic voices it has championed, including David Borrot, Tom Sastry, Natalie Burdett and Yvonne Reddick. The Laureate’s Choice Anthology brings together substantial selections from each of the twenty poets chosen by the Manchester…

  • Culture, Entertainment

    Preview: Toruk – The First Flight

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    By Mike Hingston On the beautiful and exotic exoplanetary moon known as Pandora, there are stories told by the Na’avi people, spoken by the worshippers of their goddess Eywa to the chiefs of each tribe. They speak about the great Leonopteryx that, unlike the lesser Ikran that the Na’avi fly by melding together, flies with…

  • Opinion, Politics

    Opinion: Fifty Shades of Freedom of Speech

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    By Dan Gough Freedom of speech and expression is something that we in the West hold very dear. It takes many forms and is incorporated into Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights, albeit not as expansively as in First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The enshrinement of freedom of expression in…

  • Manchester, Music, Uncategorised

    Live Review: Loyle Carner @ Band on the Wall

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    By Sarah Lane Loyle Carner’s second sold out show at Manchester’s Band On The Wall last week was cathartic. It was a joy. It was testament to the healing power of music. His uncensored emotional range is full of passion, full of fire and full of heart. Pure unfiltered soul energy pulsing through, it escapes…

  • Uncategorised

    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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