Liverpool councillors have put forward a plan to create a gay village in the city. The proposal, under which a section of Stanley Street would be closed to traffic, is based on Manchester’s immensely popular Canal Street area.
Punters who missed out on tickets for the Pussycat Dolls in November get a second chance as they’re coming back to Manchester Arena on February 4 2007. Tickets are available here. Buy quickly to avoid disappointment.
Elaine Paige, award-winning star of the West End and Broadway will perform at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on November 21. She will appear with a concert orchestra singing songs from famous musicals and her own songs.
Tickets are available here.
Manchester Airport is to set to begin charging people for collecting passengers from its terminals. From November 1, drivers will no longer be able to pick up passengers from outside Terminal 1 and will instead be directed to park on the short-stay car park, where they will have to pay £1.80 for the privilege of 30 minutes parking. The 10 minutes of free parking currently allowed will no longer be offered. Similar changes will be rolled out to Terminals 2 and 3 over the next few months.
Officials claim the move will improve the ‘experience for passengers’, increase road safety and are an important part of their ‘environmental ambitions’. What a load of pathetic corporate bullshit. If you really want to improve our ‘experience’ try cutting the queues, reduce the prices of your overpriced drinks and food, and don’t lose our bags. But of course, these measures would cost the airport money. Directing everybody onto already congested car parks won’t reduce road accidents. We also think it’s just a little hypocritical for them to claim to have ‘environmental ambitions’ given that the construction of their second runway resulted in the destruction of more than 100 acres of greenbelt land and ancient woodland.
Manchester’s newest hotel, the Hilton Deansgate, has welcomed its first guests. The hotel occupies the lower 23 floors of the 47-story Beetham Tower, the tallest building in Manchester and the UK’s tallest building outside London.
The Hilton Deansgate offers 279 bedrooms with high speed internet access. Facilities include a business centre, swimming pool and 23rd floor skyline bar.
New wave veterans the Stranglers will play 53 Degrees at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston on October 13. Tickets are available from HMV, Fishergate.
Preston nightspot Tokyo Jo’s has undergone a £1.5 million refit and reopened as a 2-room venue, Lava and Ignite.
The City of Manchester Stadium will host the 2008 UEFA Cup Final. The stadium was built to host the 2002 Commonwealth Games and is now the home of Manchester City FC.
HRH the Duke of Kent visited Chester Zoo today to present the Queen’s Award for Enterprise to Director General Gordon McGregor Reid. He also opened their latest exhibit, the Secret World of the Okapi.
Budget carrier Ryanair is expanding its operations at Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport. Flights to Aberdeen, Alghero, Ancona, Inverness, Kaunas, Krakow, Poznan, Santander, Santiago, Tampere and Wroclaw commence this week.