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Samantha Harvey wins the 2024 Booker Prize - Mancunian Matters
15 hours ago · 13 November 2024. Jeevan Nerwan. Follow @MM_newsonline. British author Samantha Harvey has won the prestigious Booker Prize with her novel set in space, Orbital. Last night’s awards ceremony took place in London, with the judges unanimously deciding on Harvey’s novel, due to her “extraordinary intensity of attention to the precocious and ...
Review: The Libertines live at the Albert Hall - Mancunian Matters
15 hours ago · The Libertines remain one of the most exciting live bands in the world – their magic has not waned at all since the early 2000s. They are less ramshackle, a bit tighter and just a bit older, but their formula remains largely the same. Frontmen Peter Doherty and Carl Barat, with their creativity and their partnership – the rhythm section ...
Last call for parents and schoolchildren to shape the National ...
15 hours ago · The deadline for parents and schoolchildren to contribute to the government’s National Curriculum Review is next week. The Curriculum and Assessment Review is led by Professor Becky Francis CBE, an expert in education policy, curriculum, and social inequality, and will end on 22 November. The review spans from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 5 to ...
The countdown is on: Booker Prize finalists gather in Manchester …
2 days ago · Four of the Booker Prize finalists met for the first time in Manchester on Saturday to discuss their books – before the announcement of the winner tomorrow. The discussion took place at Waterstones Deansgate, and featured four of the finalists: Samantha Harvey (Orbital), Anne Michaels (Held), Yael ...
Non-league club risen from the ashes to make inroads into …
21 hours ago · Macclesfield FC have risen from the ashes and are continuing to make inroads into their community after receiving funding from a ground-breaking initiative. The club are among the latest recipients of a grant from the Trident Community Foundation, established by league sponsors Pitching In, a multi-million-pound grassroots sport investment ...
News Archives - Mancunian Matters
Chancellor and Transport Secretary visit Manchester announce multi-billion-pound transport scheme. The Chancellor and the Transport Secretary visited Manchester to celebrate implementing two multi-billion-pound rail and road schemes to improve connectivity. News.
We asked Mancunians what the biggest problem in their city is
Sep 19, 2024 · Homelessness was the most common response when we asked Mancunians in Market Street and Piccadilly Gardens what the biggest issue in the city is. The majority of the public who responded highlighted homelessness as Manchester’s biggest problem. Manchester ranks third-highest in the country for homeless people per capita, data from housing and ...
Politics Archives - Mancunian Matters
Pro-Palestine protesters disrupted a debate about anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism at the University of Manchester this week. A total of 20
Manchester ranks second best city in the UK for vegans
Jan 31, 2024 · Manchester has been ranked as the second most vegan-friendly city in the UK, according to new research by LNER. Between 2021 and 2023 Manchester saw a surge in demand for vegan eateries, with an increase in online searches of 84%. The city scored 64.9 out of 100 for vegan-friendliness, and ranks second to only Brighton (86.9).