Manchester
How The Strangeways Nazis Were Halted in the Late 1970s
Strangeways Prison warders were members of the National Front, so 10,000 people showed up to protest at the start of the Northern Carnival Against Nazis...
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From Fascist HQ to Synagogue – the grizzly history of 17 Northumberland Street
Historic irony on Bury New Road...
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QUEEN’S PLATINUM JUBILEE 2022 ON BURY NEW ROAD
The rain stayed away as Bury New Road celebrated the Queen’s Jubilee in style...
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Mike Leigh On Growing Up In Salford
In 2019 Mike Leigh was awarded the Freedom of the City of Salford and in his acceptance speech he spoke of growing up in the city...
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Mike Leigh – a Bury New Road icon…
Who is he? What did he change? And just how important is one of the greatest British filmmakers?
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John Dee: The original Prospero; the original James Bond
Guru for Elizabeth 1and subject of Damon Albarn opera...on Bury New Road
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Chetham’s Library: The oldest public reference library in the English speaking world
Over 600 years old and still open
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Greater Manchester and the World Condemns Evil Arena Bomb Attack
In the weeks following the Manchester Arena bomb, local and world leaders condemned the attack while the community grieved defiantly...
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The Night Manchester Arena Witnessed Evil Bomb Attack
On May 22nd 2017, following a concert by Ariana Grande at the Manchester Arena, terrorist Salman Ramadan Abedi detonated a bomb that claimed the lives of 22 people and injured many more...
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The Glade of Light
The Glade of Light is a 'living memorial' at the very start of Bury New Road to those who lost their lives in the 22nd May 2017 Manchester Arena terror attack...
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