Review: Spector @ Gorilla, Manchester
If all of Spector’s songs are, essentially, cries of existential angst from frontman Fred MacPherson, they are more fun than most.
‘Creating profound change’: Charity backed by Obama opens in Manchester schools
A presidentially-approved charity has officially launched in Greater Manchester, encouraging young people head back to school, to help tackle educational inequality.
‘Manchester understand us’: London band Spector talk the North, drug references and the ‘state of Britain today’
As the London four-piece come to Manchester to play Gorilla on Saturday, MM spoke to frontman Fred MacPherson, who says that although the band comes from London they’re happy to be get outside of the capital for a UK-tour.
‘Stories of loyalty, devotion and trust’: Hunt begins for Manchester’s best friends
Greater Manchester’s ‘Best Friend of the Year 2015’ competition is now taking entries, and the winner will be invited to a production of Snow Queen with their best friend and six others.
Peek into Salford’s past with special HOME screening of Love on the Dole
Manchester cultural commentator CP Lee will provide a special introduction of the film tomorrow night as part of Manchester Literature Festival.
Cracking down on organised crime: GMP make 18 arrests after police raids in Salford
A haul of Class A drugs has been seized and a cannabis farm shut down as hundreds of police descended on Salford to eradicate the organised crime groups ‘poisoning our streets’.
Manchester council collect £60k litter fines – more than previous four years combined
The council’s mission to keep Manchester clean has resulted in a staggering increase in people being hit with fines, with more offenders last year than the previous four put together.
‘A world first’: Meet the deaf actors of the sign language sitcom filmed in Salford
Small World, thought to be the world’s first deaf sitcom series, is a comedy about a group of deaf flatmates and has been devised and performed entirely in British Sign Language
Ameri-canine dream! Lucky Labradoodle swaps streets of Ancoats for USA’s Great Lakes
A Manchester mutt will be living the American Dream by the end of the year, just months after she was left homeless by her family’s change of circumstance.
‘Denying access to justice’: Oldham Council hit back at plans to close courts
Oldham Council has united in firmly opposing proposals to close Oldham Magistrates Court and Oldham County Court.
‘Creative and resourceful bunch’: Manchester quick on the uptake with upcycling
From cashmere jumper mittens to vodka bottle lamps and scrabble clocks, upcycling has gone mainstream in Manchester.