photo

Reports problems to your local council with Neighbourhood Fix It

Admin | Saturday 19 May 2007

The Neighbourhood Fix It website is an effective way to highlight and report problems in your local neighbourhood.

Photographer loses image library in fire — how safe is your audio and visual data?

Admin | Wednesday 16 May 2007

As a photographer myself, I broke out into a cold sweat reading how this poor man lost most of his image library in the Lever Street fire. Equipment can be replaced but unique transparencies, negatives and digital images can’t be.

Victorian Manchester: ‘Bank Robbery And Suicide’ in Didsbury

Admin | Thursday 10 May 2007

We tend to think that guns, robberies and violent crime in Manchester are modern phenomena. But there was lots of it going on in Victorian times too. Even in Didsbury (heaven forbid).

Data collection by United Utilities’ foreign call centres

Admin | Thursday 10 May 2007

Recently I mentioned how I called United Utilities and was asked for my date of birth for ‘data protection’ reasons. I refused to give it and they wouldn’t discuss my water bill.

Bye bye Operation Fundraiser

Admin | Sunday 29 April 2007

The Manchester Pride website reports that Operation Fundraiser will be ‘will be hanging up its buckets’ this year.

g7ukTalk: 27 April 2007

Admin | Friday 27 April 2007

UPDATE (October 2008): this podcast has ‘retired’ into the archives. I’ve left the production notes below. Chris joins me to talk about: * Queer Up North: Europe’s leading queer arts festival which starts here in Manchester in the next few days, with events throughout May. * Peter Tatchell * Our show Bargain Hunters: why we … g7ukTalk: 27 April 2007

Check out the Basement Cafe and Social Centre in Manchester city centre

Admin | Thursday 26 April 2007

It comes as a breath of fresh air to realise that there are still good people around in Manchester who are not focused on relieving you of as much cash as possible.

News & Comment