Community Reviewers have just teamed up with the wonderful people at Manchester Sport and Leisure who are so keen to get people off their sofas and jumpin around that they’re offering Reviewers a wealth of opportunities to get active. They’ve got facilities all over Manchester, so there’s bound to be......more

This evening I was at a commemorative concert to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of St Augustine’s Roman Catholic church, Grosvenor Square, All Saints.
Present at the event were the architect Desmond Williams and the artist who created the mural above the altar, Robert Brumby.
There were performances by musicians and......more

It’s a busy week here at Mancubist towers so here’s a quick mid-week, mid-November round-up…
The biggest event this week is surely the re-opening yesterday of the Manchester Christmas Markets. The largest one, in Albert Square, is open daily, 10am until 9pm, right through to 22 December. For more information,......more

This graph from the Government’s Statistics office shows traffic in the UK rising in all but two of the last fifty years, sometimes by as much as 8%. Road traffic levels are now eight times what they were in 1952. This will continue. Car ownership in the UK is......more

‘The Crucifixion of Madeline McKay’ went ahead this week. Hearing my words fall from the mouths of others was a wonderful, slightly surreal, experience. It was fantastic fun and I feel a serious addiction coming on!

Still, I can’t help but feel a little disappointed that a lot......more

‘The Crucifixion of Madeline McKay’ went ahead this week. Hearing my words fall from the mouths of others was a wonderful, slightly surreal, experience. It was fantastic fun and I feel a serious addiction coming on!

Still, I can’t help but feel a little disappointed that a lot......more

                On arrival at the Manchester Velodrome last night I knew next to nothing about cycling, only that I had come to see a big event.  Former Olympic gold medallist and wearer of the prestigious yellow jersey in the Tour de France, Australian Brad McGee, had chosen the night to host......more