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Live: Hallé 12/11

The latest in the Hallé’s Thursday series was emotionally charged and beautifully executed

What Difference Does it Make?

Six months on from the General Election, Polly Bartlett takes a look into the effects of austerity on Manchester’s most vulnerable

Cup North: Legal Highs

Ellie Gibbs reviews the two day Northern coffee party going on in Victoria Warehouse

Hong Kong and youth politics

Jessica Chow-Lau and Candice Chau argue that Hong Kong needs more political involvement if anything is to change

SPORTLIGHT: University of Manchester’s Rowing

SPORTLIGHT aims to give an insight into a whole range of sports teams across the University of Manchester; this week, we have rowing!

Sport in the City: Salford City FC

There’s more to sport in Manchester than City and United: With this week’s spotlight on Salford City FC

Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain: A peep behind the writing

With the seminal series Peep Show drawing to a conclusion, Joe Evans sits down with the show’s writers to discuss success, comedy, Manchester, and just ‘doing it’

University society forms independent association in order to host event

The University of Manchester Free Speech and Secular Society forms the Manchester Free Speech Association after the Students’ Union refused to hold a proposed debate

Manchester climbs world employability rankings

Manchester joins Harvard and Cambridge in top 25 of University Employability league table demonstrating its appeal to firms across the globe

Manchester’s 1st Round FA Cup Games

Toby Webb rounds up the FA Cup First Round results in Gtr Manchester.

Government takes first steps of legislation with HE green paper

What’s in the Higher Education green paper: Risk of higher fees, more bureaucracy, and an easier route for “providers” to set up new universities

Review: Alan Carr

Alan Carr takes on trip advisor, northern delicacies, and nostalgic cultural references at Manchester’s Apollo

Whitworth gallery claims Manchester tourism award

The Whitworth Art Gallery wins tourism award and beats National Graphene Institute and Manchester Cancer Research Centre to latest major award.

Review: Dice

Dice is certainly set to make waves in the gig ticket industry

Name our plane SuperJosh

The Joshua Wilson Brain Tumour Charity hopes to name Thomson’s newest plane SuperJosh in honour of their namesake

Sport in the City: Manchester Giants Basketball Club

There’s more to sport in Manchester than City and United: with this week’s spotlight on the Manchester Giants Basketball Club

Preview: iSessions charity gig night

Four student bands from the University of Manchester are competing in a charity gig night next Tuesday for the chance to represent the university in the national iSessions competition organised by The Independent and the i

Devo Manc: One year on

A year on from the beginnings of Devo Manc, Greater Manchester is undergoing a comprehensive boom

Live: The Soft Moon

A lively opening doesn’t stop The Soft Moon’s show from becoming repetitive and rather boring

Manchester and UK universities build up stronger partnerships with China

New collaborations and investments with China have been set in occasion of President Xi Jinping’s visit to the UK