Manchester’s annual King Street Festival returns this summer (Saturday 2 – Sunday 3 June 2018) celebrating the past, present and future of Manchester’s iconic retail destination.
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In this episode of CottonmouthMCR we talk to Richard Tucker, European MD of Leesa Mattresses about the company, its growth in Manchester and the UK and why a social mission is at its core.
Chinese New Year once again proved to be a real crowd pleaser in Manchester, with over 200,000 people pouring into the city centre to enjoy the celebrations to see in the Year of the Dog.
Local businesses came together on 22nd February to clean St Ann’s Square and ultimately enhance the visitor experience at one of the city’s most popular shopping destinations.
In this episode of CottonmouthMCR we chat to Ruth Ibegbuna, founder and now outgoing Chief Exec of the Reclaim Project, which works with working class people in Manchester and across the country.
In this episode of CottonmouthMCR we talk to journalist Ruth Allan and expert Thom Hetherington about new openings, closings, the growth in Ancoats, Michelin Stars (and lack of), and everything Manchester foodie.
The conference was coordinated by Team London Bridge and Better Bankside BID to bring businesses and law enforcement to together to share learnings from the 2017 attacks at Borough Market and Manchester Arena.
In this episode of CottonmouthMCR we talk to Katy Ashton, Director of the People’s History Museum about the history of the museum, its social mission, work with kids, and the difficulties of collecting leaflets and badges.
CityCo and the Heart of Manchester BID are working in partnership with Manchester City Council, Greater Manchester Police and Biffa to organise a clean-up day for St Ann’s Square on Thursday 22 February.
In the second of our series we talk to Sally McDonald, Director of the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry about her favourite object. It’s probably not one you might expect.
The first in a series of brief interviews with museum heads, Nick Merriman tells us about his favourite object in Manchester Museum and why it matters. With digressions into taxidermy and the role of toilet capacity in visitor numbers.
Manchester BID has led the launch of The BID Foundation, a new national body that will champion improvement and investment in urban and commercial locations such as city centre Manchester.