I grew up in the shadow of Gorton Monastery. Gorton was home to a vibrant Irish community and so the church followed the people. Irish people were drawn to Gorton in the 1800s, pursuing jobs in the engineering industry, and...
Read MoreMikron Theatre is celebrating its 42nd year. Based in Marsden, near Huddersfield, the theatre tours on a narrowboat in the summer and by road in the autumn.The company has performed in every kind of venue from pubs and village...
Read MoreIn his publicity shots, Ólafur Arnalds looks like a model in a Topshop advert. But at his concert at the Royal Northern College of Music he was more rugged, befitting someone who had spent two weeks travelling and sleeping in a...
Read MoreOne of the criticisms of the Manchester International Festival is that it doesn’t include any of the region’s innovative and homegrown talent. By contrast, the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival is very much about local talent,...
Read MoreAs well as movements such as Chartism and the Suffragettes, the Working Class Movement Library in Salford also collects and promotes the histories of more recent radical movements including the punk scene in Britain. As part of...
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