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“Wake up!”: In conversation with the organiser of Hulme Park Eco Fest May 2025

“Wake up!”: In conversation with the organiser of Hulme Park Eco Fest May 2025

I spoke to events organiser Dan Graham about the Hulme’s eco festival happening later this month
A photographer’s ode to the student years – Richard Davis’ love letter to Manchester

A photographer’s ode to the student years – Richard Davis’ love letter to Manchester

At the time Richard Davis didn’t know that his photography of the red-brick walls and dark canals of nineties Manchester would become a testament to an era in time before everything changed forever
Ignore the NIMBYs opposing Gamecock: We have to build our way out of the student housing crisis

Ignore the NIMBYs opposing Gamecock: We have to build our way out of the student housing crisis

The petition by Manchester Student Renters’ Union, Manchester Leftist Action, and others only serves to aggravate Manchester’s housing shortage
Plans for new student accommodation in Hulme rejected for the fourth time

Plans for new student accommodation in Hulme rejected for the fourth time

The erection of a nine-storey block in Hulme, an 11-minute walk from the University, has led local residents and students to protest to “block the block”
No justice, no peace:  Hulme’s fight against racism and inequality

No justice, no peace: Hulme’s fight against racism and inequality

Greater Manchester’s Stand up to Racism group have been taking the kneel in Hulme every Wednesday for six months, and they are not stopping now
Getting the inside on outsider art at Venture Arts

Getting the inside on outsider art at Venture Arts

Georgina Davidson heads down to Hulme to visit Venture Arts, an art organisation working with learning disabled artists

“There are a lot of grey walls in this world: Why not paint them?”

The Mancunion sat down for a surprisingly philosophical and introspective journey through the life, work, city, and inspiration of Manchester-based graffiti artist kELzO

Sex attack near student accommodation

A teenage girl has been the victim of a sex attack close to Trinity Court