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Wynnie LaFreak delivers a letter on behalf of the Facebook group ‘Facts about Manchester Pride’ (video)

Admin | Saturday 9 April 2011

In the absence of any official public forums or public meetings, we set up a group on Facebook to discuss the facts and changes people would like to see at Manchester Pride. The questions were put in a letter and on Friday 8th April 2011 Manchester’s premier drag queen Wynnie LaFreak delivered it to Pride … Wynnie LaFreak delivers a letter on behalf of the Facebook group ‘Facts about Manchester Pride’ (video)

Manchester Libraries make the Guardian and Observer archives available online

Admin | Friday 11 March 2011

If you have a card for Manchester Libraries you can now access full-content archives of The Guardian and The Observer newspapers via the online 24 Hour Library service. The newly-added archive covers The Guardian from 1821-2003 and The Observer from 1791-2003. The years from 2003 to date can be seen via the existing NewsBank service. … Manchester Libraries make the Guardian and Observer archives available online

Manchester’s gay village topped the city centre league for violent crime again in January

Admin | Friday 11 March 2011

The crime level street map for January shows that the gay village was again the worst spot in the whole city centre for violent crime (orange). The village was the top spot for anti-social behaviour too (blue). I’ll let the map showing all crimes (grey) speak for itself… You can see December’s stats in my … Manchester’s gay village topped the city centre league for violent crime again in January

Crime level street maps reveal Manchester’s gay village is the worst part of the city centre for violent crime

Admin | Tuesday 1 February 2011

The government’s new crime level street maps show that Manchester’s gay village was the worse hot-spot for violent crime in the whole city centre in the month of December.

Pride charity money given to the Village Business Association

Admin | Wednesday 19 January 2011

The origins of Manchester Pride go back to 1990 when an August Bank Holiday event was set up by several of the gay businesses. The aim being to raise money for good causes – particularly for those connected with HIV and AIDS. So it’s quite extraordinary to hear that, this year, the opposite has happened; … Pride charity money given to the Village Business Association

Survivors remember the Manchester Blitz 70 years on

Admin | Monday 13 December 2010

“Seventy years ago, Manchester endured its own Blitz – two nights of bombing by Hitler’s Luftwaffe which left 684 civilians dead, 2,364 wounded and swathes of the city centre in ruins.” Manchester Evening News

Bygone Manchester: the Grand Theatre, Peter Street

Admin | Wednesday 15 September 2010

The lower building nearest the camera was once the Grand Theatre. Built for Edward Garcia, and designed by a Mr Weldon, it opened as a circus on 29 September 1883 and then became a theatre. From 1916 until 1924 the building operated as a cinema, known firstly as the Palladium and then the Futurist. After … Bygone Manchester: the Grand Theatre, Peter Street

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