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Manuscript records Manchester homeless experiences in illuminated style
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Cloud Studies is filled with hope not hate
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Questions remain over Manchester’s new ‘council housing’
What happened to nuclear free Manchester?
Dr Kim Foale says that now, not only do we have several companies here who manufacture or assist in the production of nuclear missiles and submarines, we put them in the regional marketing brochure.