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9th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Manchester hosts Children’s Global Media Summit 2017

Embed from Getty Images With keynote speakers, discussion panels and representatives from FaceBook and YouTube, the summit explored the biggest issues facing children’s media, education...

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9th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Morale is High (Since We Gave Up Hope) @ Contact Theatre

In this digressive yet affable piece of gig-theatre by Manchester-based theatre company Powder Keg, Ross McCaffery and Jake Walton drag us through a whirlwind of...

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9th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Guys and Dolls at the Royal Exchange Theatre

After moving the classic musical up the road in New York, the musical gets a brand new soul. This version of Frank Loesser’s musical about...

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8th December 2017 | By nq_admin

A Night of Laughter: Comedy Store Review

Manchester’s Comedy Store, sister to its store in London, is the biggest establishment to offer the public the very best in stand-up comedy in Manchester....

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8th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Pankhurst Centre reaches out for help to build suffragette garden

The race is on for The Pankhurst Centre as it campaigns to raise £20,000 to provide a sanctuary for women and children who have suffered...

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7th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Manchester filmmakers premiere night beckons

Manchester Indie Filmmakers night from Northern Quota on Vimeo. Manchester Indie Filmmakers are gearing up for the premier of their new, independent sci-fi film. Crimson Pioneers tells...

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7th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Emily’s Paint A Pot opens new store inside Next’s Manchester Arndale Store

A new arts and pottery workshop has opened in the Manchester Arndale as part of Next’s £11 million store refurbishment. The crafts and ceramics studio...

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7th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: The Pigeon Detectives @ Manchester Academy

Remember 2007? Amy Winehouse was still alive, Glastonbury saw one of its biggest mud baths to date while Arctic Monkeys headlined, and The Pigeon Detectives...

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6th December 2017 | By nq_admin

The Charlatans launch entire discography of singles as an app with Manchester tech experts Modern English

Long-established Manchester indie band The Charlatans have launched a phone home screen inspired mobile website that is packed with exclusive Charlatans material redesigned to look...

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6th December 2017 | By nq_admin

The Abstract Orchestra: Madvillainy Review

The Abstract Orchestra is a 16-piece all-star hip hop big band. The band has its original roots in Leeds, with influences from live performances of major...

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4th December 2017 | By nq_admin

‘Bee’ a part of the buzz: 80 giant bees to swarm city this summer

Wild in Art and Manchester City Council are looking for artists to participate in their public art exhibition ‘Bee in the City’. The city-wide public...

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4th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Student raising money for Manchester-based landmine charity

A student from Manchester is completing a charity walk to raise money for a Manchester based anti-land mine charity this weekend. Peace activist Richard Outram...

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4th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Gorillaz at Manchester Arena

It’s not often the animated four-piece take to the stage, so it goes without saying that the return of Gorillaz to the city of Manchester...

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4th December 2017 | By nq_admin

Campaign launched to reduce the amount of edible food wasted in Manchester and the rest of the UK

1.3 billion tons (around one third) of food produced across the planet for human consumption is wasted with 10 million of this from the UK...

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4th December 2017 | By nq_admin

#PetDontPunch: a campaign launched by the Northern Quota to get harsher punishments for animal cruelty

#PetDontPunch is a campaign to get harsher punishments for animal abusers and neglectors, and for the laws surrounding this to be taken more seriously. In...

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3rd December 2017 | By Tom Green

Salford student organises Music for Mental Health charity night

A young man from Manchester is channelling his passion for music and helping others by organising a Music for Mental Health charity night. Liam Casey,...

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3rd December 2017 | By Sanaa Reddy

What lies beneath: 16,000 bodies buried in All Saints Park

Anybody taking a stroll through All Saints Park would be more than a little surprised to find they were walking on a site where 16,000...

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1st December 2017 | By nq_admin

Review: Nativity the Musical at Manchester’s Palace Theatre

Based on the 2009 film, which is now a British classic Christmas film, expectations were high for the cast and creatives of Nativity the Musical. ...

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1st December 2017 | By nq_admin

My Favorite Murder: The No 1 True Crime Podcast and their Manchester fans

In less than two years, My Favorite Murder has moved from first episode to worldwide cult following. Each week, LA-based hosts Karen Kilgariff and Georgia...

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1st December 2017 | By Tom Brady

World Cup draw live blog

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