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How Manchester made Kylie cool

When Aussie pop star Kylie Minogue performs at Manchester’s Gorrilla tonight it will be a homecoming of sorts. For it was arguably Manchester which made Kylie cool, providing her with the credible music career which followed her stints as a soap opera star and performer of cheesy pop. Of course…

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Coronation Street set expands into Victoria Street

Fans can’t currently tour the new Coronation Street set but the world-famous soap opera is still helping to remind people that Manchester is a brilliant place to visit – and it just got even bigger. Recently relocated from Manchester city centre to MediaCityUK, the Coronation Street set has now…

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My Manchester: Susan Tranter

Susan Tranter is a writer, photographer and content manager. Find out more on her site sixshots.net. A post shared by Susan Tranter (@susantranter) on Nov 28, 2017 at 10:55am PST I’m not Manchester born-and-bred, but an off-comer who turned up not long after the city hosted the Commonwealth…

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