Centralisation of the UK’s local media continues following the sale of the majority of the Guardian Media Group’s regional arm, including the Manchester Evening News and its associated weeklies, to Trinity Mirror Plc.
For 17-year-old, MC-ing drug dealer Jamal, life on the Lemonade Estate is tough; nowhere near as sweet as it sounds. Keith Saha’s Ghost Boy, now showing at Contact Theatre, sets a tale of knife crime and weed-fuelled paranoia to a beatboxed, hip hop score. Innovative lyrics and dance punctuate a script which attempts to balance […]
Despite high levels of unemployment due to the recession jobseekers in Greater Manchester will be forced to work up to 40 hours a week as part of the Work for Your Benefits (WfYB) pilot scheme. The region is set to be the trialling ground for a government initiative that will see unemployed people put into […]
In early November, Warrington based water giant United Utilities (UU) announced it was significantly restructuring its business. One staff member at the time said they were expecting the loss of 200-250 jobs. CEO Philip Green said a reassessment was necessary in anticipation of the five yearly price review by the industry regulator Ofwat, which came […]
¡Viva!, the only festival of Spanish and Latin American cinema in the UK, begins its three week residency at Cornerhouse this Saturday. In a departure from previous years’ programming, thematic strands have been abandoned, after parties jettisoned in favour of Spanish-language cafe discussions and emphasis firmly placed on the new. The results look promising.
Barely a day goes by without people across the country wondering what their MEP is up to. So we at MULE thought we’d keep you up to date with exciting events in Strasbourg, home of the European Parliament. It just so happens that the Northwest is blessed to be represented there by everyone’s favourite glass-eyed […]
MULE spoke to Alex Halligan, one of the founders of the first modern-day Unemployed Workers’ Union, in Salford. The phenomenon is now sweeping the country, 80 years after the Battle of Bexley Square.
