City Centre news
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21 May 2012
Tunisian market brings a taste of North Africa to Manchester
St Ann’s Square will transform into a real life bazaar once again as the Tunisian Treasures Market pitches up in the city this week.
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18 May 2012
New vision for St Peter's Square selected
The winners of an international design competition for leading architects to come up with plans to transform St Peter's Square into a world-class space have been announced by Manchester City Council. A design team led by German landscape architect Latz + Partner have been selected to make their vision a reality.
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10 May 2012
Heroic Manchester celebrated as Manchester Day returns!
A host of fantastical creations and captivating stories are set to delight the crowds as the countdown to the Manchester Day Parade begins.
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8 May 2012
The Manchester Picnic returns this summer for its third year
Having attracted over 15,000 visitors over three-days to last year’s Manchester Picnic, the popular food fest is set to return to Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre for its third year from 3- 5 August 2012 with more gourmet delights. Organised by Piccadilly Partnership, there will be stalls serving tasty treats from 11am – 6pm each day.
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1 May 2012
Moroccan market promises Bazaar sights and sounds
A slice of North African culture will enliven St Ann’s Square this week as the Moroccan Market of Handicraft returns to the city.
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27 March 2012
The heroic preparations for Manchester Day get underway!
The selection of community groups that produce the fantastic artworks for this year’s Manchester Day Parade have now been chosen – and they are ready to start work.
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21 March 2012
Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile 2012 - The people of Manchester go fun-raising!
Thousands of people will be pulling on their Sport Relief Socks and taking to the streets of Manchester for the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile this Sunday 25th March 2012.
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15 March 2012
Vintage and Fashion Market returns to Piccadilly Gardens
Dedicated followers of fashion can rejoice this weekend with the return of the fabulous Vintage and Fashion Market.
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12 March 2012
Corn Exchange plans get thumbs up
Plans to transform the Triangle shopping centre into a ‘Covent Garden of the north’ are moving forward after Manchester Cathedral and Chetham’s School of Music gave the proposals the thumbs up.
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16 February 2012
Celebrate 14 years of The Real Food Market with £5 offers
One of Manchester’s best loved foodie establishments, The Real Food Market, is celebrating another successful year of trading with an appetising array of £5 deals.
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1 February 2012
Manchester Loves February
Retailers, restaurants, transport bosses and Manchester City Council are joining forces to encourage people to visit the city centre and experience some great value deals.
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12 January 2012
Christmas in Manchester hailed a triumph
Manchester has long enjoyed a great reputation for its wonderful Christmas line-up – and deservedly so as 2011 proves to be the most successful year yet.
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22 November 2011
Record-breaking start to Manchester’s Christmas Markets
More visitors than ever before.
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6 October 2011
Conservative Party Conference 2011 a resounding success
As the Conservative Party Conference comes to an end the event has been praised as a huge success for the delegates and for Manchester.
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29 September 2011
Conservative Party Conference returns to Manchester
The Conservative Party Conference returns to Manchester this weekend, building on the city’s growing reputation as an international conference destination.
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20 September 2011
Pagoda in Chinatown gets a make-over
The Chinese Pagoda on the corner of Nicholas Street and Faulkner Street in Manchester city centre’s Chinatown is getting a face-lift.
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18 August 2011
Wildlife to get red carpet treatment along canal
A stretch of a city centre canal is to be transformed into a wildlife haven thanks to a new ‘vegetation carpet’.
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17 August 2011
Free parking and transport - more reasons to love Manchester
People wanting to show their love for Manchester will be able to benefit from free parking and travel in the days ahead.
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15 August 2011
Convicted looters to be banned from city’s stores
In response to the events last Tuesday night in Manchester city centre all those convicted of looting and public order offences will be banned from city centre stores for two years.
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11 July 2011
Benches and bunting to transform Piccadilly Gardens as
Following the success of last year’s The Manchester Picnic which saw 10, 000 people picnic their way through a weekend of family-friendly fun.
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28 June 2011
New City Library celebrates first birthday
Manchester's City Library is poised to celebrate a successful first anniversary as work to restore and improve the Central Library continues.
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31 May 2011
Constructing a place in Manchester Day history
Construction giants in Manchester are lending their support to this year’s Manchester Day event.
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9 May 2011
Snappers set to make Manchester picture perfect
Aspiring young snappers are invited to enter a photography competition to show Manchester from a new angle.
