Attempt to demolish an historic Ancoats pub is unsuccessful. For now…
Developers have been unsuccessful in their application to demolish the former Cross Keys pub in the Ancoats conservation area and replace it with shops and offices.
Manchester
World Naked Bike Ride 2010: Manchester (video)
Last night was the fifth annual Naked Bike Ride around Manchester city centre. A video is coming with footage of the ride plus interviews with the cyclists and spectators. Please call back soon to see it. Until then I’ll tease you with a selection of reaction shots! My video from 2008 can be found here.
Hell Is A City – the 50th anniversary of the Manchester-based crime thriller
Fifty years ago today, on 10th April 1960, the premiere of the film Hell Is A City took place at the Apollo cinema in Ardwick.
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.
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.
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.
Remembrance day ceremony, St. Peter’s Square, Manchester
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