Last night Manchester's blogging community got together for a semi-regular meeting of the minds, as organised, once again, by Kate from The Manchizzle, sponsored by Creative Tourist.The timing of the event was chosen because (I presume, as today marks the final day to submit nominations for the... read more

Earlier today I attended the launch of the Creative Credits scheme in Manchester. It was a very well attended event which included an interesting debate organised by Nesta about the important issues facing Manchester in the new economy.Creative Credits are an experimental attempt to engender... read more

I’m working from home for most of this week, and last night had an interesting conversation with my housemates about benefits of the situation.  One does a similar(ish) job to me – an in-house web content copywriter for the SEO department of a travel firm.  One is a town regeneration... read more

I've just read with amazement an article in today's Crains about a Liverpool search firm CL5 that has been awarded a grant by North West Vision and Media to set up an office in Manchester. To be quite frank I can't believe it - search is one of the few parts of the market that are really... read more

The Christie Hospital, the specialist cancer hospital in Manchester, has lost £6.5m following the collapse of an Icelandic bank and needs the support of the local community in Manchester in order to recover the money. This money would have been used to help them continue to provide the same... read more

Last Friday marked the deadline for submissions for the £25K Mapping Creativity commission from Manchester Beacon through the b.TWEEN website.The grant on offer is for a project that can connect various creative resources around greater Manchester by bringing different communities together using... read more

The nominations are now open for the 3rd annual Manchester Blog Awards, according to a post by the organiser over at The Manchizzle. The awards are part of the Manchester Literary Festival and they recognise the work and literary efforts of Manchester bloggers in the categories of: Best... read more

One of the key topics of conversation in Manchester these days seems to be the issue of the congestion charge. There are many arguments which address the issue of whether or not it's a good idea to levy this extra charge in order to gain a much improved public transport system. The... read more

Every year local hospital Christies organise a charity bike ride from Manchester to Blackpool. This year it's going to be held this Sunday 13th July. Full details and last minute registrations can be made here http://www.bike-events.com/Ride.aspx?id=164. Anyway the reason for this post... read more