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HS2 Manchester leg cut as Government claims costs are uncontrollable

HS2 Manchester leg cut as Government claims costs are uncontrollable

Rishi Sunak confirmed the cancellation of the Birmingham to Manchester Leg of HS2 at the Conservative party conference.
Conservative Party conference 2023 met with protests

Conservative Party conference 2023 met with protests

The Conservative Party Conference covered a lot of issues. Read a few of the key takeaways for young people and Manchester’s reaction
Manchester named ‘most inspiring’ city in the UK

Manchester named ‘most inspiring’ city in the UK

Manchester has been named the UK’s ‘most inspiring’ city in a recent study. Read on to find out why
Green Summit Manchester 2023 – city reaffirms its target of net zero by 2038

Green Summit Manchester 2023 – city reaffirms its target of net zero by 2038

The summit took place in the context of the Clean Cities report which placed Manchester last out of 42 European cities
Squid: “We’re not really too worried about everything making perfect sense”

Squid: “We’re not really too worried about everything making perfect sense”

Ahead of a European tour to support the release of their sophomore album O’Monolith, Anton Pearson of Squid sat down to chat all things music, literature, and the climate with The Mancunion
Review: Hand Me Down

Review: Hand Me Down

Contact Young Company treat a small audience to an intense ethical debate using fashion catwalks as a space to question the unsustainable and unethical overconsumption creates by quick fashions and trends
Review: Manchester Revue’s Lonely Hearts Sketch Club (Edinburgh Fringe Festival)

Review: Manchester Revue’s Lonely Hearts Sketch Club (Edinburgh Fringe Festival)

Manchester Revue’s Lonely Hearts Sketch Club is a hilarious and spirited sketch comedy show performed by an exceptionally talented cast that will leave you in fits of laughter
The Lathums Live: Rain-sodden indie rock ‘n’ roll

The Lathums Live: Rain-sodden indie rock ‘n’ roll

The Wigan-born-and-bred indie rock outfit raise hell in a triumphant headline show at Manchester’s Sounds of the City 2023.
Live Review: Wallice Live @ YES, Manchester, 01/06/23

Live Review: Wallice Live @ YES, Manchester, 01/06/23

Dirty Hit’s Wallice brings her grungy and dynamic indie-pop to YES Basement, Manchester.
Review: La Clique

Review: La Clique

The Mancunion attended La Clique’s exclusive launch party to celebrate its Northern premiere – and we were absolutely blown away
La Clique: Lj Marles on circus, family and Beyoncé

La Clique: Lj Marles on circus, family and Beyoncé

The Mancunion sits down with high-heeled aerialist Lj Marles, ahead of the Northern premiere of La Clique
La Clique – Media preview

La Clique – Media preview

Ahead of La Clique’s Northern premiere at Depot Mayfield, The Mancunion attended an exclusive media preview to catch a glimpse of the acts
Preview: Parklife 2023

Preview: Parklife 2023

Parklife 2023 is back and soon on its way. Here is all the information you require before the weekend!
Review: No Pay? No Way!

Review: No Pay? No Way!

No Pay? No Way!, a contemporary retelling of Dario Fo’s Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!, is a raw reflection of reality that has you laughing through the pain
Review: Greatest Days

Review: Greatest Days

Greatest Days, which is based on the music of Take That and stars Kym Marsh, is perhaps the greatest jukebox musical out there
Live review: Billy Ocean @ Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

Live review: Billy Ocean @ Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

The legendary Billy Ocean performs a plethora of hits like ‘Love Really Hurts Without You’ and ‘When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going’ for a Manchester audience.
Preview: The Wedding Present at the O2 Ritz

Preview: The Wedding Present at the O2 Ritz

‘The Wedding Present’ return to Manchester, to perform their brand new project ’24 songs’.
Traces of Displacement: The Whitworth confronts history in their latest exhibition

Traces of Displacement: The Whitworth confronts history in their latest exhibition

The Mancunion visits the thought-provoking exhibition at The Whitworth, exploring gender in war, race and belonging.

How Mayfield Park is turning an abandoned space into a Mancunian heartland

Mayfield Park is quickly turning a once abandoned space into a core, green part of Manchester’s urban life. But how did the site’s developers turn a once disregarded lot into a natural Mancunian paradise?
The power of stars: Manchester and its energy revolution

The power of stars: Manchester and its energy revolution

Manchester has long been making waves in the nuclear energy industry – find out how the scientific namesakes of university buildings set in motion a movement towards green energy.