Tag Archives: Manchester

Homeless camp in court facing 4th eviction this year

Posted on September 9, 2015 by agogo22

The residents of the homeless camp once again appeared at the Civil Justice Courts on Monday facing eviction from the camps now situated on Oxford Road and King Street. The eviction order for the Oxford Rd site was sought by … Continue reading →

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Urban Art in Manchester

Posted on September 9, 2015 by agogo22

Found some more great street art, this time from Manchester based artist Tankpetrol….there’s art everywhere in our cities it’s just getting the time to go and find it. https://dmander.wordpress.com/2015/09/09/urbanart-in-manchester/

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Princess Street, Manchester

Posted on September 9, 2015 by agogo22

Wednesday 9th September 2015, 3.10pm (day 1,476) There’s a lot of junk in this street scene isn’t there? Well, as I said a few days ago, the whole of Manchester city centre is littered with junk and building debris at … Continue reading →

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Cause I can’t fit in society: A brief look at New York’s alternative music scene

Posted on September 8, 2015 by agogo22

WORDS: Laura McCarthy Finding a good place to enjoy a drink is great. When you come across a pub that has great live music, a good selection on the juke, and nice people, there’s simply nothing better. In the UK … Continue reading →

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Unusual Hobbies #1: Manchester Sinkhole Spotting!

Posted on September 4, 2015 by agogo22

New sinkhole appears just METRES from giant Mancunian Way crater http://t.co/EUfJ8MEIpQ pic.twitter.com/pEniwR5Wzf — Manchester News MEN (@MENnewsdesk) September 2, 2015 Glorious Manchester has become something of a sinkhole haven over the last month. As we reported, with deft ridicule, in … Continue reading →

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Punk journalism: can it challenge the mainstream media?

Posted on September 1, 2015 by agogo22

Punk rock exploded into life in the 70s, firing the passions of a generation who were tired of jaded, distant and ostentatious mainstream rock groups. Punks emerged in local scenes all over the UK; the stripped-down instrumentation and simple style … Continue reading →

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A long weekend in Manchester

Posted on September 1, 2015 by agogo22

August 2015 I went to Manchester for the August bank holiday weekend, to visit a friend who moved there recently.  I have been to Manchester a couple of times before and always enjoyed it. SATURDAY I booked my tickets on https://www.virgintrains.co.uk/ for … Continue reading →

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Captain America – or should that be Captain Manchester?

Posted on August 25, 2015 by agogo22

I’ve know about this location for, well, ages, but because it’s in the town in which I live and is virtually on the doorstep, I didn’t think any more of it until I started to put together my ‘on location‘ … Continue reading →

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MSS play Acoustic Amnesty!

Posted on December 4, 2014 by agogo22

We are playing this next week (despite the fact they can’t get our name right)!

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Manchester Day Parade 2014 preparations and execution

Posted on June 22, 2014 by agogo22

Probably the bigger event for us all year…

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