Really pleased to say that I'll be joining the
@MENnewsdesk
as What's On Editor later this month. Some big boots to fill, following on from
@daisyejackson
and
@EmilyHeward
, who have both set the bar extremely high, but I can't wait to get started!
Manchester coffee drinkers where do you go for great coffee (and accompaniments) in Greater Manchester? Looking for independent businesses and hidden gems
#journorequest
#manchester
Paying homage to O’Grady’s alter-ego Lily Savage, a new mural has appeared outside The Church, formerly Churchill’s bar, in Manchester’s Gay Village.
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
Yep, that’s Pink upside down less than 30 seconds into the first night of her Summer Carnival Tour 2023, which kicks off her in Bolton.
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
Let me tell you, she scaled that platform like she was at an indoor climbing centre. Respect to Pink and the dancers launching themselves off it onto trampolines.
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
"Help us save a Manchester institution": Britons Protection to hold 'peaceful demonstration' at Heineken brewery ahead of court battle
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
Quite the ending to the first gig here at Co-op Live. Guy Garvey talked about the palpable electricity in the venue earlier and with that last song you could definitely feel it
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
Sneak preview of Yellowhammer in Stockport - a new bakery and pottery studio from the team behind
@wtlgi
- which opens this Saturday on Lower Hillgate. Expect sourdough, great coffee and natural wines, plus workshops and chef residencies
@CityLifeManc
@underbanks_sk
#stockport
I recently took food critic and journalist
@jayrayner1
out for lunch at one of his favourite Manchester restaurants for a chat about jazz, the city’s food scene, and the art of writing reviews.
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
Worth enduring the rain to watch Doja Cat close The Valley stage at Parklife 2024, even if I’ll never get the remnants of mud out of my phone case. Must ask where she got her poncho.
Non-stop party here at the University of Bolton Stadium as Pink brings the 80s dance class vibes with Never Gonna Not Dance Again
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
Some weekend reads from the What's On team to round off your weekend starting with
@diannebourne
's piece on The Oldham pub featured in the AA Guide, which has an eye-popping gin emporium inside
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
Back on
@BBCRadioManc
this morning chatting to
@anna_jameson_
about BBC Radio 6 Music Festival returning to the city, Manchester Museum reopening and the new Joy Division-inspired bar in the Northern Quarter
“There’s a feeling you have to justify that you haven’t grown up in a cultural wasteland, that you’ve got hobbies and interests and you know, your dad’s not necessarily a miner.” -
@FancyEliza
talks candidly about stereotypes and it’s bloody brilliant.
Here at the University of Bolton Stadium, where in less than two hours time Pink will take to the stage for the first night of her Summer Carnival Tour 2023. First up we’ve got
@whoisgayle
Last night of Parklife 2023 and its The 1975 closing this year’s festival. Beautiful sky over the wheel and The Hangar Stage in the background.
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
Manchester bar Schofield’s has landed in the top five cocktail bars in the whole of the UK. The bar, on Little Quay Street, was named number four in the annual top 50 Cocktail Bars list, up from number 16 last year.
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
Manchester Pride 2022 is here! We’ll be covering everything from the Gay Village Party and the parade to Superbia and all the live acts across the weekend on
@CityLifeManc
and
@MENnewsdesk
As a Northern woman and founder of
@NRTHLASS
,
#Tier3
taking hold across the North of England gravely concerns me. Women in the North, will the restrictions affect your livelihoods and the progress we’ve worked tirelessly for, looking to hear from you.
#journorequest
Issue Three of
@NRTHLASS
is here! Extremely proud to finally hold a copy of the Trailblazers issue that myself and
@HowellJessM
have been working on for the past 18 months. This edition celebrates the leaders, innovators and champions of change
#nrthlass
#magazine
#issue3
Really important photo installation outside Central Library as part of
@SICKfestival
- Allie Crewe’s ‘I Am’ collection bears witness to the lives and experiences of survivors of domestic abuse from Manchester and across the UK.
Headed down to Stockport this morning for a first look of
@thisisbask
ahead of it’s open on Saturday. The speakeasy-style bar is just across from the train station and will be hosting regular live music and comedy nights.
@CityLifeManc
Sometimes (when I'm not existing in a perpetual state of stress) I allow myself to take a minute and actually reflect on what an honour it is to have founded an independent magazine that empowers women in the north by shining a light on their accomplishments, so with that in mind
The Font will close its doors for a final time tomorrow night. The legendary bar said that the rising cost of living and knock-on effect of the pandemic have taken an “insurmountable toll” on the business. Words
@jameshjourno
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
Stockport was recently named one of the best places to live in the UK. I spoke to some of the businesses playing a part in its revival.
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
Went down to
@victoriabaths
this morning to see the pool being filled up ahead of the Big Splash weekend - only the 4th time the pool has had water in since 1993. Expect swimming sessions, art trails, discos and fish & chip suppers
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
Parklife and WHP co-founder
@Sacha_Lord
is paying for 70 people to have a special Christmas dinner. He's teamed up with
@SimonJWoodUK
and he's asking M.E.N readers to nominate the 'deserving' individuals who should attend.
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
It was a moment many hoped would not come to fruition, but on Friday night the curtains
@OldhamColiseum
fell for a final time. I was fortunate to be one of those in the audience last night - an extremely moving evening.
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
Flying visit to
@GAILsBakery
in London today ahead of the opening of its first bakery in the North in Wilmslow next month (plus two more locations in Greater Manchester coming soon). Expect cinnamon buns, sourdough breads and speciality coffee
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
Parklife is back! 80,000 people have poured through the gates of Heaton Park today for Manchester’s biggest party. Oh, and there’s even been a marriage proposal!
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
@Parklifefest
Had a look around
@RunawayBrewery
's new Stockport brewery, taproom and beer garden this afternoon before it officially opens its doors next week. A great addition to the town's food and drink scene.
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
Raye says she’s wanted to be up on stage since she was 10-years-old before singing ‘You Don’t Know’ with a bit of audience participation
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
Just to give you an idea of the space here at Co-op Live. This is the view heading up from The Street level up to level 1 where there’s a merch stand and a number of bars next to the seating blocks.
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
It's been another difficult year for Manchester's hospitality industry but despite the disruption the city's restaurants continue to shine brightly. Here's some of the best to visit right now
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
This lovely magazine created by myself and
@HowellJessM
means the world to me - it’s opened my eyes to women’s experiences in the north, given me a platform to share their stories and given me the confidence to pursue a career in journalism. Any help to launch issue 3...
First look today at Libertine - the former NatWest bank in
#Withington
that has been lovingly restored into a restaurant, bar and music space. Opens this weekend on Wilmslow Road.
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
Ahead of
@NBHDFestival
I caught up with
@E_E_
frontman Jonathan Higgs, who, like me, can't stop talking about Stockport, but also the band's new album - made with the help of a robot - and why it took some time to feel like a Manchester band
@CityLifeManc
Gingerly making a return to Twitter to say after 2 years at Supper I've gone freelance. I'll be focusing on F&B, travel, design and lifestyle and from next week I'll be available for writing and editing commissions, shifts, copywriting and event/panel hosting. Do get in touch!
We did it! Thank you so much to everyone who has supported us get to our £1000 target to launch Issue 3 of
@NRTHLASS
- any further donations (we’ve got a second target - girl can dream) will be used towards an event series designed to profile women in the north 🙌🏻🙌🏼🙌🏽🙌🏾🙌🏿
I did think we were missing some fire… Pink leads the audience in Just Like Fire. Big on the guitar solos and a little rap-style breakdown
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
Sabotage by
@emmagannon
published by the
@_pound_project
resonates because popular culture feeds us the self-care ideology, while our internal monologue, also bolstered by unsustainable media diets, reminds us that we are masters of our own demise - should we feel compelled ⚖️
It's a hammer blow not only to the arts in the North, but the people of Oldham, whose treasured 'Coli' is woven into the cultural fabric of the town.
@CharGreenLDR
and I report on the reaction to the theatre going dark after ACE cuts
@MENnewsdesk
The first official queue outside
@TheCoopLive
tonight as American rapper and platinum-selling artist A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie opens the £365m venue
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
I’m here
@OldhamColiseum
this evening for its final ever show as it prepares to close its doors for good following the loss it’s funding. This will be a last chance for people to come together and celebrate the historic and much-loved theatre.
@CityLifeManc
@MENnewsdesk
From day one we set out to champion the amazing women who live in the North of England and we would love to be able to continue to nourish the platform we have created so that more women can believe that success does not have to be predicated on where you were born and bred 📚
Our crowdfunder is live 🥳🥳 As a self-funded duo, we need a little help to launch Issue 3 of our magazine and extend our network of northern women. It's an understatement to say we'd be grateful for any help you can give 💕
A terrible journey with multiple cancelled trains and a smashed phone, but we've finally got both founders of
@NRTHLASS
on the programme. Nothing but respect!
Our 3rd and final speaker for Thursday 25 October will be
@jennacampbell93
of
@NRTHLASS
!
We've sold out, but join the waitlist and hopefully you can bag a ticket if we release more.