Pothole hazard for cyclists
Oxford Road in Manchester is reputed to be the busiest bus route in Europe. Since the severe winter, the surface of the road has cracked open into a large number of potholes as never before.
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Manchester Irish Festival is the latest event to over-inflate crowd figures
Manchester Irish Festival, which is now in its fifteenth year has, unfortunately, become the latest Manchester event to over-inflate its attendance figures. The official website claims that “an estimated crowd of 100,000” people watched the annual St Patrick’s Day Parade.
Accounting mistake costs Manchester Council Tax payers £421,000 and it won’t be repaid
Manchester Liberal Democrats have asked the District Auditor to investigate the loss of £421,000 of City Council funds due to a basic accounting error. The sum was part of funding that went to Marketing Manchester (the tourist board). Manchester City Council was supposed to pay 35% of Marketing Manchester’s costs and another nine Councils would … Accounting mistake costs Manchester Council Tax payers £421,000 and it won’t be repaid
Another reason not to trust Google and GMAIL
I have an arab friend from Saudi Arabia. Normally I message him using an email address that is attached to one of my domain names. But this weekend I am moving some domains including this one to different web hosting. So, via my domain registrar, I forwarded this particular email address to a GMAIL account … Another reason not to trust Google and GMAIL
New Year’s Eve fireworks, Manchester city centre
I broadcast live on blogtv. Including the ten minute firework display at midnight, which you can watch above.
Mork and Mindy’s offensive landlord
In 1978 I was a teenager and one afternoon switched on the local ITV channel — Tyne Tees — at about 5.15pm to watch the US sitcom Mork and Mindy. However I nearly fell off my chair when it turned out that the episode was all about their evil landlord who was called ‘Arnold Wanker’. … Mork and Mindy’s offensive landlord
How a vinyl record is made / Mike Read’s record collection sold
This BBC News report shows how a 7 inch vinyl record is made. It’s quite a process and involves a one-hundred-ton weight. Plus sad scenes as Radio One DJ Mike Read’s £1m record collection is sold following his bankruptcy.
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