Reflections of a rainy day in Manchester.

Sunday afternoon seemed a good time to drop in on the Manchester International Festival, to see if anything was happening that might interest people who don’t necessarily read The Guardian. All was quiet....

RACIST BLOG WITHDRAWN FROM BBC MESSAGE BOARD FOLLOWING PROTEST FROM BOARD OF ...

LONDON – (19 Month 2007) - A viciously anti-Jewish posting was finally removed from the BBC Radio 5 Live message board after correspondence was exchanged between the Board of Deputies of British Jews and senior...

VIGIL IN MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE FOR ISRAEL’S KIDNAPPED SOLDIERS

We can only hope that somebody is listening!!! Around 250 people stood in Manchester city centre by St Ann’s Square to show solidarity with Israel’s kidnapped soldiers and those who are missing in...

Street Choir Festival, Manchester

The 25th Street Choir Festival has just been held, 13th-15th July 2007, in Manchester, England. It was hosted by Manchester Community Choir, at the Royal Northern College of Music and sites throughout the City...

African Dancers smile on Manchester

As I walked past Manchester Town Hall last Sunday, another very wet day, I was cheered to see these very energetic dancers giving a really good performance to a small audience. The rain was heavy at times but...

St. Michael’s Church, Ancoats, Manchester.

St. Michael’s Church, Ancoats, Manchester. Madonna del Rosario Procession Sunday, 1 July 2007, could be the last time this procession, which is said to have taken place every year for the past 117 years, will...

The Manchester Campaign Against Climate Change Carnival, 30 June 2007.

This was another of the many very wet days that we have had recently. We were joined by the cheerful Congo Support Project and their singing, dancing, and colourfulness brightened the afternoon. Photography was...

Stop the War Coalition demonstration, Manchester, England

Last Sunday, 24 June, Manchester's streets echoed the protests of thousands of people, from all parts of the Country, in a well organised protest march. They were here to coincide with a Special Labour Party...

100 days since NUJ member Alan Johnston was kidnapped in Gaza.

Spare a thought for Alan... Dear Colleagues Wednesday 20 June will mark 100 days since NUJ member Alan Johnston was kidnapped in Gaza.  At 14:15 BST on 20 June Alan's parents will release 100 balloons in their home village in Scotland. At the same...

Cutting back topiary in Heaton Park, Manchester

It is reported in the Manchester Evening News that the Horticultural Centre at Heaton Park, Manchester, is in a state of neglect because, a council spokesman is reported as saying: ‘… the greenhouse...

Manchester Cathedral, no faith in Sony.

To add to Kaitlin's story. Sony has apologised for guns in the Cathedral  Sony has apologised to Manchester Cathedral for using the building interior as a setting for a computer shooting game without...
 

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from