Manchester flashmob tomorrow
There will be a flashmob somewhere in Manchester city centre tomorrow lunchtime. I’m hoping to be there to shoot a video of whatever happens.
Manchester
Manchester Pride ‘early bird’ tickets cost 25% more in 2008
As the running costs of Manchester Pride continue to spiral out of control, it has emerged that anyone buying an ‘early bird’ ticket this year will pay £12.50. A 25% increase on last year’s price of £10.
TV drama filming, Stevenson Square, Manchester
As I passed Stevenson Square on my way home, at 5.30pm, a film crew was shooting a drama for Granada TV in the Koffee Pot cafe.
Mysteries of Manchester City Council: part one in a series of ten billion billion
Tenants of Manchester City Council have a 13-digit tenancy reference number. Until recently this could be keyed into the City Council website to make a rent payment or taken along to the payments counter at the town hall. However this was obviously MUCH too easy for everybody.
Manchester earthquake
I was in the kitchen when the earthquake struck at 1am. I could hear a sound like rubble falling inside the wall and then the room shook violently from side to side. The building was literally rocking. I’m about 70ft up on the top floor, so it was unnerving to say the least. This was … Manchester earthquake
Student bus
A bus full of students on their way into Manchester city centre, passes through Rusholme.
How will Manchester fare if there’s a recession?
Walking around Ancoats recently I noticed how many of the buildings (many old cotton mills) are still empty. Some are semi-derelict, in other cases the shell has been tarted up a little, but not much done inside. It’s hard to know how many apartments in the converted and newly-built blocks are occupied. If it hasn’t … How will Manchester fare if there’s a recession?
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