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.

Fast food: the reality

Someone has photographed various fast food and put the photos alongside the glossy promotional images.

Sudden Mother’s Day email barrage

Two days ago it was the fourth anniversary of the death of my mum. Tonight, four emails within thirty minutes: Tesco: ‘spoil your Mum this Mother’s Day’ Kodak: ‘remember Mother’s Day’ Asda: ‘treat your Mum this Mother’s day’ Ancestry.co.uk: ‘don’t keep mum about our great family history gifts’ One or two is fine but by Sudden Mother’s Day email barrage

Manchester television history disappears

A small piece of Manchester’s television history disappeared in November when the transmission tower was removed from the roof of the Granada TV office building.