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'Race against time' to save items belonging to The Fall's frontman Mark E Smith

“It’s a race against time to save this material"

Manchester Evening News

The landmark which paid tribute to Manchester Arena victims and Mark E. Smith - and the mystery surrounding its unusual name

The White Nancy overlooks the village of Bollington, but mystery surrounds its name

Manchester Evening News

‘Sit down and shut up’: my lunchtime ordeal at Karen’s Diner

The Australian chain with deliberately rude staff has arrived in the UK – but is bad service funny?

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We just lost Paul Ryder. And all these other Manchester music legends were taken far too soon

We look back at some of pivotal figures from the city's illustrious musical history who we lost prematurely

Manchester Evening News

Paper Cuts by Ted Kessler review – ode to the glory days, and slow demise, of the music press

This colourful, self-deprecating memoir charts the author’s journey from light-fingered record shop employee to editor of Q magazine until it folded in 2020, with guest appearances from Paul Weller, Mark E Smith et al

The Guardian - UK

‘The most Mark E Smith thing ever’: the post-punk band whose members have learning disabilities

Improvisation is speciality of Leeds outfit Ultimate Thunder, whose debut album is released next month

The Guardian - UK

The Fall's Mark E. Smith's memorabilia set to go up for auction

Some items are expected to make up to £1,500

Manchester Evening News

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Hacienda to hold huge 40th anniversary rave in car park where original site once stood

Work is underway for a huge Hacienda 40th anniversary party at the original Whitworth Street site, the MEN can reveal

Manchester Evening News

Tory defector Christian Wakeford on crossing the floor: ‘All I was thinking was, please don’t throw up’

He was a leave-voting, lockdown sceptic who dramatically switched to Labour in January – shoring up support for Boris Johnson in the process. Does he regret his split?

The Guardian - UK

The love letter to Edinburgh penned by Manchester post punk legends

The Fall lead singer Mark E Smith spent almost a year in Edinburgh, and wrote a dedication to our stunning city on his return after falling head over heels for the Scottish capital.

Edinburgh Live

Yard Act: The Overload review – witty post-punks confront post-Brexit Britain

Waspish portraits of the country’s worst people – from alpha-male business men to middle-class foodies – are punchily delivered by this excitingly undeveloped Leeds quartet

The Guardian - UK

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