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dreamings-free · 2 months

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The Northern Music Awards will take place at the Albert Hall on April 23 and will also feature performances from Courteeners frontman Liam Fray and indie hip hop star Antony Szmierek.

by Adam Maidment | 15 Feb 2024

Manchester music royalty Lisa Stansfield is to be honoured with the title of ‘Northern Icon’ at the first ever Northern Music Awards.

The singer, best known for hits including All Around the World, In All The Right Places, and People Hold On, will receive the accolade during the awards event at the Albert Hall on April 23.

Lisa will also perform at the awards ceremony, alongside a line-up including Courteeners frontman Liam Fray, indie hip hop artist Antony Szmierek, Leeds quartet English Teacher and Warrington-based band The K’s. Tickets for the event are on sale now.

The Nordoff and Robbins Northern Music Awards have been created to recognise and celebrate the breadth of talent across the North of England. Spice Girl star Melanie C will be honoured with a Special Recognition award, whilst Aitch’s Manchester-based manager Michael Adex, who is behind the NQ talent agency, will receive the first ever Industry Icon Award.

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Louis is nominated in the category Artist of the Year:

Artist of the Year nominees shortlist:

Sam Fender

Louis Tomlinson

Self Esteem

-> full article and list of nominations here

#that’s a SHORTlist lol #very cool #louis #nominations #northern music awards #apr 23rd #manchester evening news #15.02.24 #news #link

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sevenclowds · 2 years

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My Chemical Romance, Warrington 27th May 2022

Photos: Vicky Pearson

#warrington 27 may 2022 #my chemical romance #mcr #gerard way #frank iero #mikey way #ray toro #vicky pearson #manchester evening news

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richardarmitagefanpage · 1 month

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Lenny Henry, Rosalind Eleazar and Ashley Walters were spotted filming Missing You in Manchester today.

Film crews on the new series have already been seen out across Manchester, including at Hardman Street and the latest scenes close to the Bridgewater Hall. Scenes have also been shot in Bolton.

📰: Daily Mail UK / Mirror UK / Manchester Evening News

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totallyhussein-blog · 10 months

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5, 4, 3, 2, 1...Thunderbirds Are Go!

“I can't believe it's been 4 years, since I took part on Salford's Run Media City with my good friend Tracy. It was also fabulous, to adorn our Thunderbirds costumes and promote the international rescue efforts of the AMAR International Charitable Foundation.

We're incredibly proud of what AMAR has achieved in Iraq and this includes the school for orphans, which the AMAR Foundation built in Basra back in 2016. Since opening its doors, the school has grown to become a sanctuary for kids who have lost parents to conflict or illness.

The school boasts modern facilities and provides a broad curriculum, so children get the best start in life. The teaching staff are also equipped to assist children's emotional development and this allows the young people to grow in a nurturing and supportive environment.

This picture was taken on our second Run Media City adventure for the AMAR Foundation and I've also done the Manchester 10K for AMAR's efforts in Iraq. If you're looking for a challenge and believe in welfare, healthcare and education, then why not run for AMAR? We'd love for you to join us!”

(pictured is Hussein Al-alak and Tracy Hollowood on the Run Media City 5K in Salford for the AMAR International Charitable Foundation. You can contribute to AMAR’s ongoing work here)

#hussein al-alak #amar foundation #salford #run media city #media city #iraq #iraqi #basra #thunderbirds are go #thunderbirds #international rescue #education #child welfare #manchester #Manchester Evening News

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hldailyupdate · 2 years

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'It'll be the greatest music arena ever built': Manchester's Co-op Live boss gives exciting update on £365m venue - and how Harry Styles and Bruce Springsteen helped

'Co-op Live will be one of the three or four busiest arenas in the world on day one - and I’m talking the Garden, Forum, O2'

The boss of east Manchester’s new £365 million arena says it will become one of the busiest and most important music venues in the world on the day it opens.

Co-op Live, currently under construction next to the Etihad Stadium in east Manchester, is on track to be completed and host its first events in December next year.

In an exclusive interview with the Manchester Evening News, Tim Leiweke, CEO of Oak View Group, the American firm behind the project, said they had already “locked down” some artists for the first flurry of gigs.

And he revealed how the venue on the banks of the Ashton Canal, which he says was inspired by a Bruce Springsteen remark and which Harry Styles helped create, will have 32 bars, restaurants and clubs, but will be a “big sweaty hall” inside.

Speaking from the Co-op Live’s swanky offices in the Northern Quarter, Tim, 65 said: “You’ll be hearing artists and events announced soon. We have some things already locked down. We have some big things locked down.”

On the possibility of heartthrob Harry, who is a “passionate” investor in the project, opening the venue himself, Tim said: “It’s his choice, as to what he wants to do, but my guess is in somewhere in the first six months of the building you are going to see a large Harry presence and I think he’s going to want to do something spectacular as this is hometown.

“One thing I absolutely guarantee you is it will be one of the three or four busiest arenas in the world on day one. Right off the bat.

“And I’m talking the Garden, Forum, O2, Co-op Live. Those four buildings will be the four most important music buildings in the world.

"Manchester deserves one of the great, great music venues. The arena we’re building here, it’s going to be the greatest music arena ever built.”

He said Covid had not delayed the project as OVG and Manchester City’s owners the City Football Group, who are co-investors, had benefited from putting in their money up front, securing the financing for the project before the pandemic economic shocks and also from ‘buying out’ virtually all the materials needed for the project at the beginning.

“The decision we entered into with the city of Manchester to try and put as much of this £365 million economic impact into the region and try to drive the economy here, it turns out that has saved us, as what we don’t have, which many other projects have, is shipping issues,” he said. "If we hadn't have done that, we wouldn't be having this conversation, we'd be delayed by at least a year or two.

“If we went out and started this project today, and priced it up today, it would be a £500 million arena. So I got some sleep at night with Co-op Live.”

The 23,500-capacity venue, set to become the biggest indoor arena in the UK when it opens, will host around 120 events a year. Tim, an entertainment and sports executive with decades of experience in the industry, said on previous arena projects he had always been “compromised by trying to please everyone” but that with Co-op Live had “made it about music and started there."

And he revealed how none other than 'The Boss' - rock legend Bruce Springsteen - had a role in shaping its ethos.

Tim said he was left "devastated" that whilst opening the Staples Centre in LA, Bruce said 'all you corporate people in the boxes come out here we're having a party.

"I went to see him afterwards and asked him what he thought. He said 'I like a hot sweaty hall'. I never forgot that. And I promised myself then I had to be smarter.

"This arena, Co-op Live, will do 100 nights of music a year. Yes, we'll do a hockey or basketball game or two. We'll hopefully do boxing. We'll definitely do UFC. But it'll do 100 nights of music. Manchester is one of the greatest music cities in the world. What are we doing trying to please everyone? Let's just please music.

"When we sat down with our architects for the first time we said "build us a hot sweaty hall. I want this to be a club, but for 23,500 people.

"So what people are going to see when they come in here is we built a music club. So for the artist, their fans, the experience and the acoustics will be perfect."

Harry Styles, who last week took a tour of the site with his mum, had helped design some of the finishes on the venue bowl, which has a 'black box' design devoid of big advertising hoardings to give it a more 'intimate' feel, Tim said.

But he said the music star had also helped design the back-of-house area for the artists, along with Tim's partner at OVG, music manager Irving Azoff, and the promoter Live Nation.

"The largest manager in the business, the largest artist in the business right now, the largest promoter in the business, and they all figured out how to make it a hot, sweaty hall. In front of the stage and back of the stage.

"The amount of expertise, knowledge and passion we have on this arena and this design, it's the best design I have ever seen and the proudest I have ever been."

The arena wouldn't be hosting events on the day or nights of City games, he added, but said the plan was for the arena and the neighbouring stadium to 'compliment each other.'

"I don't want to be a vacuum and suck the air out of the marketplace," he says. "We, and City Football Group, want Co-op Live to be a catalyst for economic rejuvenation in that part of Manchester.

(28 June 2022)

#harry styles #harry update #coop live #manchester evening news #article #june 2022

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thisbluespirit · 1 year

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Oh, to be "Mr Manchester" who just used to casually run into James Maxwell "most evenings" in 1986. (Courtesy of the British Newspaper Archive & the Manchester Evening News).

"Whom do I see strolling through Manchester late on most evenings but James Maxwell, actor and artistic director, whose craggy features are well-known through countless film, television and stage roles.

"I walk home from work at the Royal Exchange Theatre to my urban paradise," he explains, "paradise" being a flat above the Arndale Centre.

"I love it," he says, "but no one living there can be accused of having a morbid interest in old architecture."

One of his many showbiz tales is of when he was in a show at Manchester Opera House in 1953. The scenery didn't work - in fact, some of it fell down - and the distinguished knight playing the lead not only didn't know his lines; at times he didn't know when he had to speak.

The audience was cool, to say the least, and at the end the knight decided he should speak to them.

"I apologise for the mistakes duing the evening," he announced grandly, "but I assure you that everything will be put right by the time we open in London."

& Mr Manchester, at the G-Mex, "jokingly suggested this wasn't [James Maxwell's] kind of theatre.

His instant retaliation would have gladdened G-Mex boss Tony Harrison, sitting along my row. "No, It's everyone's theatre," he retorted.

#james maxwell #interview #quotes #1980s #theatre #royal exchange theatre #manchester evening news #mr manchester #who led a far more exciting life than i (not hard)#(the bna have put some 1970s & 80s Manchester Evening Newses on & the result even on a brief browse through was a Maxwell goldmine.)#(the best days have JM in them. i suppose mr manchester & i might possibly agree there ;-p)#also hello yet another pic of jm irl #i may have as many as six now wooo #also what show?#he was in kiss me kate for most of 1953 and he was the lead in that...

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sytules · 2 years

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hslot manchester outfit !!! 💌

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whats-in-a-sentence · 3 months

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The Manchester Evening News reported in the 1870s:

It was very curious to see how eagerly on some occasions, when the poor hunted savages had taken refuge in a thick scrub, the black troopers would strip off their uniforms, and, carrying only their carbines and ammunition, enter with gleaming eyes upon the work of extermination. Meantime, the white officer waits outside, and listens approvingly to the dropping shots which tell of the work being done within the close-clinging tangle of tropical vegetation.

"Killing for Country: A Family History" - David Marr

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unitedbydevils · 9 months

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Behind closed doors: United 2-0 Everton

With the start of the new season last night, today we've had the first of potentially a few friendly warmup matches at Carrington to give game time to squad players and youth prospects.

Samuel Luckhurst of the Manchester Evening News reported the game had happened, with an own goal and Scott McTominay strike giving United the win.

Anthony Martial made his first start in nearly three months, with Harry Maguire, Donny van de Beek, Hannibal and Dan Gore all starting. As the game wasn't an official fixture, the club has not yet revealed any specifics as to who was in the practice match squad.

#manchester united #man u #man united #man utd #manchester reds #carrington #scott mctominay #harry maguire #hannibal #dan gore #donny van de beek #everton #samuel luckhurst #manchester evening news #practice match

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karol-kamil-peruta-mikroblog · 2 years

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ZNISZCZYLI GRÓB BOHATERA NA PORZUCONYM CMENTARZU POLSKICH WETERANÓW CZ.2

Przypomnijmy, 27 czerwca 2022 roku zniszczono grób Weterana 2-ego Korpusu – Geharda Konig. To prawdopodobnie noc wcześniej grupa miejscowej młodzieży kolejny raz odwiedziła porzucone groby Polskich Weteranów, znajdujące się na cmentarzu St.Joseph’s Moston w Manchesterze. Połamane krzyże, pobite tablice i rozpadające się groby to od lat smutna codzienność tego miejsca. Pomimo 7 lat prób ocalenia…

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dreamings-free · 7 months

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18 September 2023

Rosso, the Italian restaurant co-owned by former Manchester United footballer Rio Ferdinand has 'closed its doors for good' after a final service yesterday (17 September).

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Rosso, which is the Italian word for red, was first opened in the city in 2009 by Manchester United and England great Rio Ferdinand. Rio, along with investors, opened the restaurant in the stunning former bank building at the top of Manchester's King Street.

Based inside the historic Grade-II listed former Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank which dates back to the late 19th century, the restaurant quickly became the playground of the rich and famous, with Manchester United Christmas parties held there and famous faces including One Direction's Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson hailing it their favourite restaurant in Manchester.

The restaurant is owned by The Italian Food Company whose shareholders are Nurez Kamani, Suleman Kamani and Rio Ferdinand. The business is registered at The Pinnacle, a building just down the road from the venue on King Street.

full article here

#WHY have we not talked about this !?#two weeks ago!#rosso restaurant #a larry landmark #end of an era #what about the photo of them that was on the wall ??#🥺#manchester evening news #18.09.23 #news #larry #m

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quehaylondres · 2 years

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Nuevas reglas de viaje harán que los británicos tengan que demostrar si tienen suficiente dinero para disfrutar de su estadía en España.

Según las nuevas restricciones anunciadas por el gobierno español, los turistas del Reino Unido también tendrán que presentar una prueba de alojamiento y una prueba de un vuelo de regreso o boleto de conexión. El gobierno español ha publicado nuevas reglas que establecen que los turistas del Reino Unido deben demostrar que tienen suficiente dinero para disfrutar de su estadía, exactamente £85 por…

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#Manchester Evening News #nuevas reglas #Reino Unido

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richardarmitagefanpage · 2 years

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Eight years ago today, Manchester Evening News shared some photos of of Richard leaving the BBC studios in London, UK.

#richard armitage #manchester evening news #bbc #bbc studios #photos #eight years ago today #july 14 2014

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totallyhussein-blog · 10 months

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Who cares for the carers? Now that is the question!

According to Carers UK, there are 5 million unpaid carers across England and Wales. With ONS Census data for Scotland and Northern Ireland, the number of unpaid carers across the UK is said to be higher at 5.7 million.

Between the years 2010-2020, people aged 46-65 were the largest age group to become unpaid carers, with more women than men providing high intensity care at ages when they would expect to still be in paid employment.

So, who cares for the carers?

An interesting question as figures show the number of people applying for nursing courses in the UK has dropped since last year. In 2020, The Manchester Evening News reported how unpaid carers were facing "immense pressure" as a result of the pandemic.

"Forgotten" during the Covid lockdowns, 274,000 people across Greater Manchester are unpaid carers and around 11,440 of these spend more than 50 hours a week on full-time care, while also working full-time jobs.

#manchester #manchester evening news #carers uk #royal college of nursing #carers #Healthcare #social services #employment law #uk news #Iraq Solidarity News (Al-Thawra)#womens rights #mens rights #greater manchester #manchester city council

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hldailyupdate · 2 years

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“It’s his choice, as to what he wants to do, but my guess is in somewhere in the first six months of the building you are going to see a large Harry presence and I think he’s going to want to do something spectacular as this is hometown.”

-Tim Leiweke, CEO of Oak View Group, on whether or not Harry will perform at the Co-Op Live arena when it opens, via Manchester Evening News. (28 June 2022)

via Manchester Evening News

#harry styles #harry update #coop live #manchester evening news #quote #june 2022

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thisbluespirit · 5 months

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Interview with Avril Elgar in the Manchester Evening News 5th March 1981.

#avril elgar #interviews #james maxwell #royal exchange theatre #the corn is green #1980s #manchester evening news #aww #this is rather nice!

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