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Award winners, crime writers and Nessa from Gavin & Stacey
Kelly Bishop meets the punk poet of Salford
BAFTA writer behind The Royle Family launches live tour, 'The Escape Plan'
Northern Quarter classic street art updated in cast iron
Ripples of Hope will also feature Marcus Rashford, Elif Shafak and more
Plus: Lemn Sissay, Cillian Murphy and more for this year's Manchester International Festival
From gin cinemas to dinosaurs and festivals galore, it’s looking lively…
Live entertainment venues, museum transformations, a poetry library…and that’s just for starters
The works will form a permanent archive of Manchester’s creative response
'Tony Wilson Says', by Gerry Potter
Fifteen Haiku For A Drinking Day, by Danny Moran
Celebrating National Poetry Day with a riposte to Rudyard Kipling from North Manchester’s unofficial laureate...
'A Gift' by Andrew McMillan
Bricks is by Danny Moran
Jonathan Schofield blots out the nonsense about the never-ending rain
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BAFTA writer behind The Royle Family launches live tour, 'The Escape Plan'
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Northern Quarter classic street art updated in cast iron
Hillary Clinton headlines Manchester human rights festival
Ripples of Hope will also feature Marcus Rashford, Elif Shafak and more
Manchester International Festival 2021: Big Ben in Piccadilly Gardens
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Top things to do in Manchester: September 2020
From gin cinemas to dinosaurs and festivals galore, it’s looking lively…
Galleries, gardens and gowns - there are LOADS of things to look forward to in 2021
Live entertainment venues, museum transformations, a poetry library…and that’s just for starters
GMCA is offering £500 each for artworks and poems about COVID-19
The works will form a permanent archive of Manchester’s creative response
A poem about…the nineties
'Tony Wilson Says', by Gerry Potter
A poem about…alcohol
Fifteen Haiku For A Drinking Day, by Danny Moran
A poem about… Harpurhey
Celebrating National Poetry Day with a riposte to Rudyard Kipling from North Manchester’s unofficial laureate...
A poem for... Pride
'A Gift' by Andrew McMillan
A poem about... gentrification
Bricks is by Danny Moran
Why Manchester’s rainy rep is unfair
Jonathan Schofield blots out the nonsense about the never-ending rain