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Did a relative of Cruz 101’s owner win the top prize in the club’s £10,000 prize birthday raffle?

Admin | Saturday 30 May 2009

Manchester club Cruz 101 celebrated its 17th birthday on 23 May with a £10,000 prize raffle. Entrants could win a brand new 2009 Citroen C1 with private registration plate. However rumours are circulating that the car was won by the nephew of the owner of the club. We have asked Cruz 101 for a statement … Did a relative of Cruz 101’s owner win the top prize in the club’s £10,000 prize birthday raffle?

Snouts in the trough at Manchester Pride: the Tourist Board

Admin | Sunday 10 May 2009

Much has been written about the extra income that Manchester Pride brings in for the local economy. In 2008, Andrew Stokes, who is chairman of Manchester Pride and chief executive of Marketing Manchester (the tourist board) told the press that Pride was worth more than £17.5m per year to Manchester’s businesses. Other estimates have been … Snouts in the trough at Manchester Pride: the Tourist Board

Snowball the rocking cockatoo

Admin | Friday 1 May 2009

Lesbian and Gay Foundation: the beginning of the end?

Admin | Friday 1 May 2009

* Employment tribunal reaches decision * Funding crisis: Outnorthwest magazine slashed * An NHS-funded registered charity that engages in politics * 62% of the annual income goes to pay 23 employees

Just to put the swine flu scare into perspective…

Admin | Wednesday 29 April 2009

The media likes to talk about how millions died in the 1918 influenza pandemic. It’s true, but most deaths were in third world countries and unfortunately the same may happen this time. When you look at the facts

Butterflies in crisis

Admin | Monday 27 April 2009

Britains butterflies are suffering a dramatic decline. Can they be saved? Read more at The Guardian. Right at this moment I have a Large White butterfly crysylis attached to the frame of the back door. It should emerge in May or June.

Golden Girls star Beatrice Arthur dies

Admin | Sunday 26 April 2009

Bea Arthur, who starred in the US television sitcom The Golden Girls has died of cancer at the age of 86. As well as winning an Emmy for The Golden Girls and an earlier sitcom Maude, Bea Arthur won a Tony for the musical Mame. In Britain The Golden Girls was something of a gay … Golden Girls star Beatrice Arthur dies

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