The Fête of Britain in Manchester’s hands
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Interview with Stephen Wilkinson, founder of Sober Gay Socials
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20 February: Manchester street action in solidarity with Julian Assange ahead of extradition hearing
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The Meteor is driven by a mission to promote social, environmental, and economic justice. But what does this really mean? And is this idea of justice something people care about locally? At a time when we are seeing what seems…
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Panto flash mob gather to save Oldham Coliseum building
Led by actress Julie Hesmondhalgh, the jubilant and passionate group gathered in the Bank Top Tavern in fancy dress before parading up to where the Wow Garden used to be…
Why my biography of folk producer Bill Leader is really a social history of the Twentieth Century
When I set out to write a biography of Bill Leader, the legendary sound recordist, what I pictured myself writing about was the music, of course. Those early recordings of…
The Friends of The Meteor category contains articles that have been published elsewhere and selected by The Meteor team as worthy of sharing to our audience. They will generally have a Manchester or Greater Manchester focus and are from publications we trust and respect.
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