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The Latest Breaking News from Tony Wilson

A beginner's guide to Factory Records in five essential albums

The story of the Manchester indie label that changed the world

Louder

The Mancunian Way: Factory opening

PLUS 'We are Lancastrians' AND Bridging the gap

Manchester Evening News

Gateshead tech firm Smart IT to create jobs after £1m investment into new office

Managing director Tony Wilson said the investment marks a significant levelling up for Smart IT

Birmingham Post

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“We don't want people to know what we think”: Why Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures may be the most important record to emerge from the UK punk scene

Released on June 15, 1979, Joy Division's bleak, beautiful masterpiece has lost none of its power or stark dread

Louder

'Finish him': How Cheetham Hill, Doddington, Gooch and Salford gangs waged war in Greater Manchester's pubs and clubs

The city's drinking establishments have been the scenes of some horrendous acts of violence

Manchester Evening News

Abrdn lowers asking price for Auto Trader headquarters by over £20m

The building was renamed after Tony Wilson who founded the Hacienda nightclub and co-founded Factory Records

Birmingham Post

"We were concerned at how structurally sound they were": Mystery removal and restoration of Hacienda Rochdale Canal pillars explained

“Tony Wilson put them there as a Tribute to the Hacienda"

Manchester Evening News

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‘We never wanted to become a Factory tribute band’: A Certain Ratio on mortality, Manchester – and Madonna

The massively influential band have been plying their blend of jazz, funk, post-punk and pop for 45 years. But as they release new album, the founding members are in no mood for nostalgia

The Guardian - UK

Badly Drawn Boy pays heartfelt tribute to brother during emotional homecoming Manchester gig

Reflecting on 25 years in the music industry Badly Drawn Boy also paid tribute to Manchester greats Tony Wilson and Caroline Aherne

Manchester Evening News

‘Forget about the Hacienda!’ The DIY music scene pushing Manchester forward

No longer getting lost in nostalgia, the city is capitalising on musical talent from rap to punk and creating a community that can weather the cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK

Hunt’s budget aims to push people back to work just as the jobs market weakens

Chancellor is trying to to increase employment, but redundancies are up and wage growth has slowed

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - More powers are going to cities: that’s good for London and the country

Today Greater Manchester sets out on what is arguably the most ambitious trade mission undertaken by a UK city-region outside London.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham vows to protect 'a new era of Manchester’s music'

The Mayor was speaking at an event with local band The Slow Readers Club

Manchester Evening News

Employment experts round on Hunt’s remarks on ‘golf course’ over-50s

Those who want to work need guidance, support and flexible jobs, employment leaders tell MPs

The Guardian - UK

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Daily Mirror

Singer Mick Hucknall hasn't spoken to comic Steve Coogan for 20 years over quip

Comic Steve Coogan and Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall used to be friends and even sang a duet together but the pair stopped speaking after Coogan gave him a ribbing

Manchester Evening News

New Manchester music conference backed by New Order to be held in the city

Beyond the Music will champion new music and is being organised by Oli Wilson, son of Factory Records legend Tony Wilson

The Guardian - UK

‘I did my climactic speech – then took half an E’: Steve Coogan on making 24 Hour Party People

‘We re-created the Haçienda nightclub in a Manchester warehouse,’ says the film’s director, Michael Winterbottom. ‘It was chaos – people were crying because they were so nostalgic’

The Guardian - UK

Factory flaw: hunt for stolen 1977 sign that put Manchester on pop music map

The very first Factory club night was advertised with this poster. Now its designer wants it back to complete a major archive

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Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: A reality for too many

There are thousands of homeless in Greater Manchester PLUS Filmed on the wings AND The return of DJ Burnham

Manchester Evening News

Hacienda Classical to return to the Castlefield Bowl next summer

The seventh installment is all set for July, 2023

The Guardian - UK

The long battle to get Britain’s lost employees back to work

In the wake of Covid, many of the economically inactive people in the UK would love to take up a new job. In the first of a series of articles about our changing workforce, we ask what it would take to make them productive again

The Guardian - UK

In brief: Illuminations; The World: A Family History; From Manchester With Love – reviews

Alan Moore’s short stories enchant, Simon Sebag Montefiore’s dynastic history illuminates and Paul Morley’s biography of Tony Wilson is a moving portrait of Manchester

ABC News

No club can claim immunity from racism, but Hawthorn has a messy history with its Indigenous players

There are few Australian football clubs who could claim immunity from racially prejudiced pasts, but Hawthorn's history is scattered with dire examples of hurtful moments. Warning: This story contains racist images.

Daily Mirror

Why Shaun Ryder quit drugs after sex parties, 'crack island' and biting dog on LSD

Legendary Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder, who is celebrating his 60th birthday today, gave up his drug-fuelled lifestyle for an emotional reason

Manchester Evening News

Amazon apologise after iconic Ian Curtis mural painted over to promote new Aitch album

"Our apologies to all who are justifiably upset"

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