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Manchester bars with amazing views

Image: King Street Townhouse City skylines can be a thing of beauty – the terraces, skyscrapers and rooftop spots that lift us up to these vistas a welcome new perspective on our surroundings. Some are high enough to gift their visitors with a real sense of open space, others are hemmed in by…

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Hotel Brooklyn Thank You Ball

Hotel Brooklyn are inviting you, the good and the great of Manchester to a free night of dining and entertainment just to say ‘THANK YOU’ for keeping us safe and helping out through the Pandemic. Everyone and anyone is FREE to apply for a seat at the table at Brooklyn Heights; be you individuals…

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New exhibition opening at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

Visitors to Elizabeth Gaskell’s House will not only find the Grade II* listed Regency-style villa to explore when it reopens on Wednesday 19 May, but also a brand new exhibition; A Love Affair with Cranford (until 30 April 2022) . The exhibition gives the opportunity to discover the many different…

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The Hallé is Back – LIVE!

The Hallé will back in The Bridgewater Hall this summer to perform six live concerts of world-class music. Image Credit: The Hallé The orchestra’s Summer Season runs between 3 June and 22 July and features an array of well-known masterpieces, including Elgar’s Enigma Variations , Stravinsky’s The…

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Octagon Theatre announces its reopening season

The Octagon presents a programme of ‘Warm Up’ events and its first main house production, The Hound of the Baskervilles. As the lockdown restrictions ease and arts and culture venues are allowed to open their doors, the Octagon Theatre have today unveiled their exciting reopening plans after a…

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