Manchester

Manchester – Why Aren’t You More Angry?0
- Manchester, Opinion, UK
- November 5, 2017
Recently online gossip and food review site Manchester Confidential asked why people in the city are so angry. But if you just care to open your eyes there is plenty to object to. In telling us everything is in fact fine, Confidential fell in to one of the classic traps. They based a ‘state of
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Manchester : Food And Drink Is The New Rock And Roll 1
- Culture, Featured, Manchester, Opinion
- August 16, 2017
When it comes to setting trends Manchester likes to think of itself as the great music city. But these days its food and drink that’s getting Mancunians buzzing. Those massive queues? They’re for Pollen Bakery not pop stars. It’s about the latest street-food stalls, not clubs. Tweeting a pic of your tipple, Instagramming your scran.
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North-South : The Deadly Divide 0
- Featured, Health, Manchester, News
- August 9, 2017
Academics have found further evidence of health inequalities in England. Strikingly, they found that people in the north of England are 20 per cent more likely to die before the age of 75 than those in the south. Since the mid-1990s, the number of deaths among people between the ages of 25 and 44 have
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Putting the Greenhouse in the Powerhouse 0

Pomona at the heart of Greater Manchester has become a bit of an in-joke for many. Urban legend has it that Pomona Metrolink station is the place where no-one gets on or off, a monument to the folly of urban planners. Pomona Island has been described as a “hidden gem”. The wild site nestles between

DevoManc? Devo Not.1

Manchester

February 17, 2015

The Greater Manchester devolution deal has taken many in our city aback. Far from empowering people in Manchester by involving them in shaping how our city region is to be run, we have a deal stitched up behind closed doors by the ruling elite. It’s also a deal that is clearly formed to help the