As the son of Manchester legend and Hacienda founder Tony Wilson, music has always been close to Oli Wilson’s heart – now his passion for rave culture will turn a disused Ancoats warehouse into a daytime eatery and night-time party zone.
With the Cricket World Cup just around the corner, the nation waits with bated breath for England’s dynamic young side to commence their campaign against South Africa in the tournament’s opening game on May 30.
Indie has presence. A nine stone malamute cross dog, he commands your attention as soon as he enters the room. At Rumworth School in Bolton, he’s become a popular classmate as an increasing canine presence in classrooms sweeps the country. MM investigate…
Manchester is turning to the power of talking to help those suffering with their mental health and stop the stigma often associated with it.
This focus on talking comes in the midst of Mental Health Awareness Week and includes the ‘Shining a Light on Suicide Campaign’, recently launched in Salford by the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership, backed by Mayor Andy Burnham.
The latest issue of the MM e-edition is packed with news, sport, features and entertainment.
The news came as an unpleasant surprise to Wythenshawe’s Methodist minister, the Reverend David Warnock.
“We’re all connected in one way or another”, so says one of the hundreds of jazz musicians in A Great Day in Paris. It’s a simple message, but one that courses through every fibre of the film’s being.
It’s a sunny Friday afternoon and I’m sat in the foyer of the Royal Exchange with Jack Lord on a rare day off.
It has to be said, it’s been a great few months for women on screen since THAT Game of Thrones episode, Fleabag, Derry Girls, Killing Eve, Back to Life – if you’ve not seen it, add it to the list.
Mancunian MMA fighter Kane Mousah, with 11 wins and only two losses in his career since his professional debut in 2009, is proof the sport is making an impression worldwide. Read more in our interview ahead of the Bellator MMA European Tour on May 4.
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