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Britons Protection calls for help to fight Heineken takeover and 26 storey development next door

By Nick Prescott | April 9, 2022News

The 200 year-old much loved Manchester pub built close to the site of the infamous Peterloo Massacre faces a double-jeopardy threat to its future as Heineken brewery refuses to renew its owners license, and a controversial 26 storey skyscraper towering over the pub threatens to blot out the sky for pubgoers.

Will Hulme Hippodrome be saved from the wrecking ball to become a creative community space?

By Gary Roberts | April 5, 2022Features

Manchester’s cultural venues face an uncertain future as the relentless march of new towering apartment and office blocks progresses unabated. Developers have their eye on the Hulme Hippodrome, a venue steeped in Manchester’s illustrious musical heritage.

Gary Roberts speaks to Oli Wilson about the campaign to save the theatre.

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STAND UP + FEEL GOOD: Contact Hostel addresses gender inequality in comedy

By Alexandria Slater | March 9, 2022Culture

Addressing the gender imbalance in comedy, Contact Hostel organised an all-female lineup show at Feel Good Club café in the Northern Quarter, with all of the money raised going towards vulnerable teenage girls in Manchester.

Ole Kirkeng playing at Night and Day

Legendary Manchester music venue Night and Day turns 30

By Gary Roberts | November 20, 2021Culture

Night and Day in Manchester is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Gary Roberts reflects on the venues illustrious past and the great acts lined up for the future.

How I helped bring a ‘lost classic’ Manchester novel back into print: Passing Time by Michel Butor

By Danny Moran | November 18, 2021Culture

Writer Danny Moran heard about a strange novel written in the 1950s. Getting it republished opened up a whole world of Manchester in fiction.

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The Queen’s Gambit: Two Manchester chess prodigies take on the world

By Guest Writer | July 19, 2021Friends of The Meteor

Two girls from Timperley in Trafford are taking on the world in the ultimate game of strategy. Guest article from The Mill.

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Russell Howard kicks off summer of stand-up comedy at Homeground

By Eddie Toomer-McAlpine | June 11, 2021Culture

Russell Howard trials material at HOME’s new outdoor venue Homeground ahead of Frog and Bucket’s Barrel of Laughs comedy night on Sunday.

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