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Jonathan Schofield rushes out for food and drink as venues open
With performing arts on the brink of collapse, the government has finally stepped in to...
The Manchester institution has begun redundancy talks, with 65% of permanent jobs at risk
Council has waived fees for applications for extra outdoor space
Table service tech that means no contact, no crowds
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The pandemic leaves more hospitality casualties as staff are told they will not have a...
We won’t be propping up the bar … BUT we will be back in the...
Jonathan Schofield on a lovely building unveiled with a hugely relevant history
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40,000 people attended the 1978 rally and concert, featuring bands like Buzzcocks and Steel Pulse
The palace of creative commerce is reopening this weekend with new measures in place
‘This is not about politics, it’s about humanity’, wrote the Wythenshaw-born footballer in a letter...
Jonathan Schofield on the causes, the myths and the rebuilding
Jonathan Schofield suggests a solution to the statue issue
Andrea Sandor looks at who might have put the brakes on the idea
Jonathan Schofield talks us through some more of the characters we pass almost every day
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FilterFirst night out in Manchester: Was Saturday night common sense or chaos?
Jonathan Schofield rushes out for food and drink as venues open
A lifeline at last - £1.57 billion rescue fund for theatres and music venues
With performing arts on the brink of collapse, the government has finally stepped in to...
Royal Exchange Theatre announces huge staff cuts as future remains uncertain
The Manchester institution has begun redundancy talks, with 65% of permanent jobs at risk
'Get your terraces out' City hospitality industry told
Council has waived fees for applications for extra outdoor space
No Queues with NoQ – How the hospitality sector is gearing up to be safely social
Table service tech that means no contact, no crowds
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Forget sitting in an online queue for a supermarket, these local businesses can deliver the...
More Manchester restaurants have closed permanently
The pandemic leaves more hospitality casualties as staff are told they will not have a...
What to expect when SEVEN BRO7HERS beer houses reopen
We won’t be propping up the bar … BUT we will be back in the...
75 years on: The Manchester Congress that changed Africa
Jonathan Schofield on a lovely building unveiled with a hugely relevant history
Lockdown easing – Can restaurants and pubs rely on people’s common sense?
How easy is it to judge social distancing after a few pints?
Councillor’s support plea: ‘We won’t stand by and watch Manchester’s culture take its last gasp’
The industry is struggling to survive, warns Cllr Luthfur Rahman in an open letter to...
Rock Against Racism Northern Carnival: The protest that made music history
40,000 people attended the 1978 rally and concert, featuring bands like Buzzcocks and Steel Pulse
Afflecks is back and needs your support
The palace of creative commerce is reopening this weekend with new measures in place
What a result for Marcus Rashford and over a million children
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The 1996 Manchester bomb - 24 years on
Jonathan Schofield on the causes, the myths and the rebuilding
Has Manchester had issues with its statues before?
Jonathan Schofield suggests a solution to the statue issue
200km pop-up cycle lanes planned for region - but any in Manchester?
Andrea Sandor looks at who might have put the brakes on the idea
A closer look at some other plinth people: Heywood and Gladstone
Jonathan Schofield talks us through some more of the characters we pass almost every day