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Harley Young visits the Afflecks-based music shop that has been single-handedly reviving cassettes in Manchester...
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Ellie-Jo goes back home to try baked yoghurt and learn about Bangladeshi independence
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Ellie-Jo attempts to find a taste of Tuscany in Tameside and tries deep fried pasta
'There's nothing left' - Behind the scenes at the Arndale Market
Lucy Tomlinson finds all is not well at the Arndale Market
New indie bookshop UNITOM on Stevenson Square now open
UNITOM will also stock indie mags, arty gifts and self-published zines
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We talk to the founder of Manchester's original loaded croissantier, Saint Croissants
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(Don't) take your mama out this Mother's Day
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...and we can hardly contain ourselves
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