A piece of Manchester’s radical history returned to Platt Fields Park with the revival of Speakers’ Corner. Dozens gathered to take part in a spirited, occasionally controversial exercise of free speech.
In the second part of a guided tour around Victoria Baths, Michael Pooler looks at what the Baths tell us about how people lived when it was built and wonders what its future may be.
In preparation for Manchesters’ local history fair, Victoria Baths received a portrait of one of Longsight’s most famous sons – Rob Derbyshire the Olympic swimmer who learnt his strokes in the Edwardian pools. In this two part feature the MULE’s Michael Pooler looks at a building building steeped in history and sociological significance.
Earlier this month the government dispatched cabinet office member Neil Smith to Manchester for a panel discussion about David Cameron’s ‘Big Society’. Over 100 representatives of charities, social enterprises and public bodies from across the North West and beyond gathered to hear the civil servant do his level best to explain what’s in store…
Sexy, aggressive, and full-contact: Robin Macdonald reports on a women’s sport with a difference.
Joe Beech charts the ambitious aims and impressive holdings of the Manchester District Music Archive.
Last week 200 people attended a Trade Union Congress (TUC) fringe event on the need to fight for public services. Manchester Trades Council hosted the meeting, which was addressed by the general secretaries of four major unions. Ben Egan reports for MULE.
