Northern Quarter
14th May 2024 | By Matthew Barber
Makers Market showcases small businesses in Northern QuarterThe makers market returned to Northern Quarter this weekend giving local small businesses the opportunity to sell their products.
8th January 2024 | By Anna Klekot
“Stevenson Square shambles”: new anti-terrorist blocks branded an eye-soreStevenson Square's new addition of bollards and concrete blocks for protection.
24th January 2023 | By Callum Pickup
Hushing up the Northern Music SceneThe Night and Day Cafe, the lauded Oldham Street music venue, was served a Noise Abatement Notice (NAN) by the Manchester City Council in 2021...
19th January 2023 | By Zara Gallimore
Northern Quarter loses another three businesses in one dayManchester’s Northern Quarter has become renowned for its unique independent businesses, music venues and bars and restaurants over the years but last week saw the...
3rd January 2023 | By Zara Gallimore
‘Pop-up living room’ appears in the heart of Northern Quarter to encourage people to chat and improve their mental healthA pop-up ‘living room’ open to anyone and everyone to have a cup of tea and a chat appeared in in the Northern Quarter. Social...
5th February 2021 | By Ruby Fandino
Closure of Northern Quarter street to traffic sparks contrasting views among business ownersThe city council has decided to permanently close Thomas Street as part of a new Northern Quarter cycling and walking scheme for summer 2021. The Northern...
8th October 2020 | By Hayley Grice
How the famous Northern Quarter comedy club the Frog and Bucket is standing up to Covid-19A lot of venues in Manchester have had to close their doors during the pandemic but one Northern Quarter comedy club is continuing to host comedy...
28th September 2020 | By Valentine Fourreau
The government’s new 10pm curfew could cost the Northern Quarter some of its favourite venues – and dozens of jobsThe government’s new 10pm curfew is putting dozens of jobs at risk in Manchester’s Northern Quarter as late-night venues are being disproportionately hit, say bar...
4th December 2018 | By Sam Peckett
Manchester’s Grassroots Music and Arts Festival FOUNDATIONS Returns This DecemberFOUNDATIONS Festival is returning to Manchester this December to celebrate the city’s grassroots alternative music and art scene. Focusing on recognising the talent beyond the...
4th December 2018 | By Sian McGuinness
Property development firm release three new proposals for controversial Northern Quarter plotProperty development firm Salboy have released three new proposals for a plot on Shudehill after their original plans were refused by the council earlier this year.
6th November 2018 | By Joseph Chorlton
Iconic Ruby Lounge in Northern Quarter set to close down to make way for new developmentIconic Manchester venue The Ruby Lounge is closing down to make way for a new development of shops and cafes, it has been announced. The...
17th October 2018 | By Sian McGuinness
Jan Oldenburg: Tributes to Night and Day Café founder and Manchester music scene legendFans of the Northern Quarter’s iconic Night and Day Café are saddened to hear that its founder Jan Oldenburg died at the age of 71 over the...
5th October 2018 | By Sian McGuinness
Northern Quarter residents call for better protection of historical buildings in wake of collapsesResidents in the Northern Quarter have taken to Twitter to say they feel “abandoned” and “ignored” by the council as historic buildings in the area...
22nd May 2018 | By nq_admin
Northern Quarter dentists take to the treadmill to raise money for families caught up in Manchester Arena attack
1st April 2018 | By Kieran Hepworth
Manchester City Council plans to transform city’s Northern Quarter into Northern ThirdManchester’s Northern Quarter is set to undergo a revolutionary rebrand as the city’s trendiest neighbourhood becomes the Northern Third. Leaked documents from Manchester City Council...
6th February 2018 | By Freddie Bruhin-Price
Ancoats, Northern Quarter and Chorlton among hippest places to live in EnglandThe Manchester districts of Ancoats, the Northern Quarter and Chorlton have all been included in a list of the top 20 most hipster places in...
16th January 2018 | By Danielle Kenneally
Man assaulted by a gang of six men in the Northern Quarter jailed for a total of 18 yearsSix men have been jailed for a total 18 years after violently assaulting a man in the Northern Quarter in February last year. Manchester Crown...
31st December 2017 | By dave porter
Huge fire breaks out on 9th floor of apartment block in Northern QuarterHere’s some footage from our Air Unit at the Joiner Street fire in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. For more information visit our website:https://t.co/H8RghzARCY pic.twitter.com/19TDO84SXw —...
11th December 2017 | By Tom Green
Review: Beat the Frog @ The Frog and Bucket, 04/12/17Is making jokes about being fat still a taboo? For me, observational comedy is by far the best form of the art. So on this...
8th May 2017 | By nq_admin
Small Steps Festival coming to Manchester’s Northern QuarterA new arts and music festival is debuting in Mancehster later this week. Predominantly an arts activism festival, Small Steps will be showcasing the work...