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Love in lockdown: How to make this Valentine’s Day one to remember

Love in lockdown: How to make this Valentine’s Day one to remember

Lucy Evans offers her advice on how to make Valentine’s Day special this year, despite the lockdown restrictions
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Cooking for love?

A selection of meal kits to suit a range of budgets that are perfect for a lockdown date night in!
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Art galleries aren’t a priority in a pandemic – but they are essential

Art galleries aren’t a priority in a pandemic – but they are essential

The real threat to galleries may not be Covid-19 but the government’s utilitarian attitude to the arts, says Probert Dean
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Listening to nature in lockdown

Listening to nature in lockdown

Chloe Tenn discusses the positive and negative impacts lockdown has had on the environment
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Who’s to blame? Looking back at Covid restrictions

Who’s to blame? Looking back at Covid restrictions

Who will history students be blaming for the Coronavirus restrictions in the future? Laura Thompson explores the faults for and impacts of the restrictions
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Lockdown read: Intimations by Zadie Smith

Lockdown read: Intimations by Zadie Smith

Ruby Opalka reviews Intimations by Zadie Smith, as we find ourselves stuck in a second lockdown
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The need for routine

The need for routine

Global lockdowns have caused mass disruption to peoples daily routines. Lara Kenedi explains why it bothers us so much
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Art in Lockdown: ’50 Windows of Creativity’

Art in Lockdown: ’50 Windows of Creativity’

Sam and Ruby explore the new multi-media art trail showcasing around central Manchester
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National Lottery helps bring back theatre in time for Christmas

National Lottery helps bring back theatre in time for Christmas

Thanks to the National Lottery, Manchester Opera House is able to put on its annual Christmas pantomime! This years performance of Sleeping Beauty stars Jason Manford – with free tickets for NHS staff
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Lockdown Vol 2: Albums to help you through a pandemic

Lockdown Vol 2: Albums to help you through a pandemic

The Mancunion music section suggests albums to help you get through lockdown 2.0
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Five fun science experiments to try in lockdown

Five fun science experiments to try in lockdown

Emma Hattersley suggests some science experiments to keep you busy over lockdown
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Exploring Manchester’s green spaces with 100 Manchster Parks

Exploring Manchester’s green spaces with 100 Manchster Parks

Harry Peate shares his behind the scenes look into 100 Manchester Parks
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Six book recommendations to get you through lockdown

Six book recommendations to get you through lockdown

Books are the ultimate distraction from the endless news cycle and are an important form of self-care. Check out our lockdown book recommendations
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‘Entirely contemptuous’: Students rage as second lockdown beckons

‘Entirely contemptuous’: Students rage as second lockdown beckons

Students in Greater Manchester react to the greater Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions brought in by the government
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Manchester University: Inside the protests that rocked an institution

Manchester University: Inside the protests that rocked an institution

The protest began with rallies and chants, coloured with flares and protest signs igniting the dark Fallowfield skies
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Zoom has become everything, but is online learning a danger to us all?

Zoom has become everything, but is online learning a danger to us all?

Amelia Cummins discusses how increased screen time due to online learning is negatively affecting student health and wellbeing
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Shop local with Blackwell’s same-day delivery service

Shop local with Blackwell’s same-day delivery service

Maisie Scott chats with Blackwell’s Manchester about the launch of their new same-day delivery service
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Sent straight from Heaven: Saint Croissants

Sent straight from Heaven: Saint Croissants

An inside look at the Manchester based bakery sensation, which is taking Instagram by storm
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Lockdown Poem – Lucy Johnson

Lockdown Poem – Lucy Johnson

In our final piece of lockdown writing, Lucy Johnson’s poem is a poignant piece about distance during the pandemic
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Lockdown haiku diary – Weng U Pun

Lockdown haiku diary – Weng U Pun

Weng U Pun’s innovative lockdown haiku diary dictates the ins and outs of her lockdown experience
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