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Barney and Stan met in school, and have pursued parallel paths since then as illustrators and designers. They talk about being creative entrepreneurs, not being paid, negotiating fees, what the scene is like in Manchester, and the frustrations and pleasures of their careers. 

Talking to Paul Hales from Costa, Lisa Kay from Kiehls and Manchester BID Manager Phil Schulze, about retail in Manchester city centre.

We talk to Roger Ward of Mr Tom’s Chophouse and Revd Nigel Ashworth of St Ann’s Church about the history of the area of St Ann’s Manchester, the interplay of church and pub, the development of the city, the first oil boom and the importance of memorials…

We talk to Lou Cordwell, founder and MD of MagneticNorth, one of the country’s leading digital agencies, about starting the company, navigating the dotcom crash, the Manchester digital scene and how her management style has changed over the years. Also, lots of tips about being an entrepreneur.

As a member of the Rockefeller Institute’s 100 Resilient Cities network Greater Manchester has pledged to be a leading proponent of urban resilience and nowhere are the challenges faced more acutely, than across the centre of the city.

Mayfield is one of the biggest development sites in the city centre. In this episode of CottonmouthMCR we talk to Guy Illingworth, Operations Director of developer U+I about the history of the site and how they’re approaching the next ten years of work.

The #citysession, titled Futureshock – The Resilient City, will bring together leading academics and frontline practitioners in the fields of counter terrorism, homelessness, climate change and future urban planning to explore issues that will face the city over the coming years.

King Street remains Manchester’s premier shopping destination. In this episode, we chat to Manchester historian and tour guide Jonathan Schofield about the history of the street, its ups and downs and how it might develop in the future.

With the continuing growth of the F&B scene in Manchester, we talk to Thom Hetherington, CEO of the Northern Restaurant and Bar Show and Simon Binns, What’s On Editor of the Manchester Evening News about all things food. And beer. And why we need more real pubs in Manchester.

HOME Manchester has just celebrated its second birthday. We take the chance to chat to CEO Dave Moutrey about how HOME took shape, why they needed to move on from the Cornerhouse, and the arts and cultural scene in Manchester.

From Saturday 8 – Monday 10 July there will be industrial strike action on Northern train services. Northern expect to…

We talk to Eleanor Watts of Riverside Housing, ex-rough sleeper Jo Wilson and Alex King of CityCo about the rise in rough sleeping in Manchester city centre, the impact of Spice and what people can do to help.