The sky has a limit: Planned giant London ‘Endless City’ skyscraper won’t fit with Manchester, says futurist
Don’t expect any 300metre ‘all-in-one’ skyscrapers in Manchester anytime soon, says a Manchester futurist.
Banks ‘stick two fingers up at regulators’ and must be held to account for role in recession, claims Oldham MP
Mr Meacher’s rallying cry for those who abuse their professional positions to be prosecuted comes after news the Bank of America has been fined $16.7billion for misleading investors in its mortgage-backed securities
Most wanted: Manchester smuggler makes taxman’s hitlist after role in £28million illegal cigarette racket
Ahmed Salim Khezri was handed a six-year prison sentence in April along with the rest of the organised gang he was a part of after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers smashed their £28million cigarette smuggling conspiracy.
The Magnificent Seven: Manchester nurses conquer Three Peaks charity challenge – with just 20 mins to spare
Staff from St Mary’s Hospital braved snow-covered peaks and rubble-strewn paths to ascend the 3,407metres of the three highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales
Doctor who stalked Abi Titmuss has medical licence restored after cleaning up act and ditching drink
The doctor who stalked Abi Titmuss and was struck off the medical register for ‘putting patients at risk’ with a ‘lack of clinical knowledge and insight’ has had his licence restored.
Pride ‘right of way’ row was bid to sabotage Big Weekend, claims Manchester councillor as protester arrested
The 25-year-old was arrested on Saturday night at the junction of Sackville St and Whitworth Street to prevent a Breach of the Peace. He was released without charge the following morning
Crazy for canines: Manchester goes barking mad in National Dog Day celebrations
National Dog Day, now in its tenth year, puts pooches in the limelight on August 26 every year, and has plenty of pedigree
Four await fate over Warehouse Project clubber poisoned by ‘bad batch’ of ecstasy
Four men arrested and charged by police after an employee of Prince Charles’ charity collapsed and died from ecstasy poisoning during a ‘lad’s weekend’ at the Warehouse Project in Manchester were facing possible jail terms today.
Ten years in a wheelchair won’t stop Stockport man taking on treadmill charity challenge to walk unaided
The 64-year-old lost his mobility in a sickening attack that left him paralysed and unable to move a decade ago.
The next level: Manchester indie videogame studio eye BAFTA glory after scooping £25,000 Channel Four prize
Torque Studios – who were only officially formed on Tuesday – bagging two awards at the Dare To Be Digital (DTBD) exhibition in Dundee two weeks ago, scooping a £25,000 prize from Channel Four and a place on the BAFTA ‘Ones to Watch’ shortlist for Don’t Walk: Run!
Just unplug! Zoomanity guru calls on Mancunians living ‘caged existence’ to switch off TVs and phones
Later this year, Alan will speak at Manchester Art Gallery on the philosophies, observations and beliefs that form the basis of his book Escape from Zoomanity and its forthcoming sequel Return to Zoomanity