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Artist Windy Chien Unearths Obscure Knots Everyday for an Entire Year | Colossal

In January of 2016, artist Windy Chien devoted herself to learning a new knot every day for a year, tying a total of 366 by December 31st (2016 was a leap year). Although 366 knots might seem like a staggering number, it … Continue reading →

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Pendleton Leads The Way With Salford Regeneration

IT was announced in 2013 that Salford City Council would receive £650-million-pound in order to regenerate the area. With the project now in full swing of its 30-year plan, here is an update on how… Source: Pendleton Leads The Way With … Continue reading →

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Story of cities #27: Singapore – the most meticulously planned city in the world | Cities | The Guardian

  Lee Kuan Yew’s vice-like grip on power helped create a byword for cleanliness, efficiency and safety. What lies beneath this ‘Disneyland with the death penalty’? Source: Story of cities #27: Singapore – the most meticulously planned city in the … Continue reading →

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Manchester Day Parade 2013

We have been busy preparing for the biggest parade of the year here in my home city of Manchester, The Manchester Day Parade. Modelled on American and Irish events it aims to celebrate the communities, diversity and creativity of the … Continue reading →

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A New Square for Salford!

Last night Manchester School of Samba helped inaugurate a new square in Salford (the older sister of Manchester right next door) close to city centre Manchester. Last night we looked like this: Photos courtesy of Andy Salmon, part of Chapel … Continue reading →

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Manchester’s skyline of the future

A flythrough video of the centre of Manchester after the £800m development by the Co-op is completed in the next 10-15 years

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Everything is Incredible

Everything is Incredible from Tyler Bastian on Vimeo.

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Saving Ancoats Hospital

Saving ancoats hospital from Tom Turner on Vimeo.

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TerraPanz / Hand Pan from Valdas Kotovas on Vimeo.

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Event Review THE Manchester DAY Parade 10th June 2012 | Trifter

EVENT REVIEW THE MANCHESTER DAY PARADE 10TH JUNE 2012 This was the third annual Manchester Day Parade festival, though the first I have seen, and bore the subtitle The Sky’s The Limit, and a theme of celebrating heroic achievements. It … Continue reading →

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What’s it all about?

What's it all about? Continue reading →

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Balls!

Balls! Continue reading →

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