Later Youth, the recording name of multi-instrumentalist, producer and serial collaborator Jo Dudderidge, today shares his brand new single ‘Statuesque’. The track is a fever dream brought to life, both literally and musically, revisiting Jo Dudderidge’s (AKA Later Youth’s) experience of a near-fatal bout of
Hydes Brewery has announced a major new appointment and a significant investment in one of its oldest pubs, The Old Plough in Ashton on Mersey, as part of its ongoing transformation of community venues across the North West. Niamh Kenny has been named as new
Corserine, the evocative electronic music project helmed by Caro Tyle, is set to transport listeners to a utopian future with the release of a compelling double single, “I Know You Want Me Baby” and “My Love Temptation,” on June 12th. This release serves as the
From the outside, Manchester businesswoman Nicky Wake, 53, looked like she was living the dream. She ran a successful events company, lived in a beautiful home, was happily raising her teenage son, and travelled in style, sipping champagne in business class. But behind the polished
The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP), Stephen Watson, has refused to apologise for his force’s past homophobic witch-hunts, which involved some of the most extreme unlawful victimisation of LGBTs by any UK force. His refusal comes nearly two years after he was first
This week, award-winning designer and judge of BBC’s The Great British Sewing Bee, Patrick Grant, has donated 450 pieces from his clothing brand Community Clothing. The pieces, which come locally from the brands Blackburn factory, will go on sale at British Heart Foundation’s Chorlton and
The latest update of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography adds biographies of 238 people who left their mark on the UK, and who died in the year 2021. Born in Co Durham, Colin Bell (1946–2021) was a legendary Manchester City midfielder, part of the
“With warm, fine, dry weather forecast this week, the first high and very high grass pollen counts of the season in the North West is forecast for this week,” says airborne allergens expert and creator of HayMax allergen barrier balm, Max Wiseberg. “Pollen forecasts are
The Psychedelic Furs have announced new UK tour plans for this coming October. This Autumn, the seminal post-punk band will play Wolverhampton’s Wulfrun Hall, Glasgow’s Barrowland, Manchester’s Albert Hall and a number of huge venues across the country, before a stunning finale at London’s Palladium
Manchester locals were advised to keep their wands handy as a 25 foot-long Hungarian Horntail dragon made a pit stop at Trafford Centre today. Onlookers were left spellbound as the ‘captured’ dragon made a rare appearance outside of its usual home at Warner Bros. Studio