Things to do in Manchester

Now, I am by and large a staunch defender of the 1970s. I suspect that this is mostly due to me being born in this particular decade (which ...

Now, I'm a pretty trusting sort of person. I like to see the good in everyone, and believe that most people tend to act from the best of...

Now, they say that a change is as good as a holiday (or some other such worthy nonsense); I'm far more interested in the rather hurtful ...

Now, on the whole, having a birthday in November is a largely undesirable situation. I understand, of course, that it's not as bad as be...

It is sometimes said - a tad uncharitably, in all truth - that certain individuals would turn up to the opening of an envelope if they thoug...

Now, I have always thought of myself as an exceedingly loyal person. I am proud to say that I have known many of my very closest friends for...

Over the last few years, there has been something of a trend (often, it has to be said, most clearly voiced by London-centric food writers) ...

Now, technically I am not quite middle-aged. And yet I find I can accumulate an increasingly long list of evidence that would suggest otherw...

Toss your hat in the air and shout "huzzah!", for 'tis competition time again - and it's a good one. And, truth be told, I...

A few weeks ago, pretty much the unthinkable happened: Mr Liz was not only allowed out unsupervised, but was also allowed to write about it,...

Now, I have to admit that I've always been markedly better at drinking wine than at tasting it. Confident with a corkscrew from the ag...

Now then, let's be honest about this: Manchester, much as I love it, does not always make it particularly easy for its residents to feel...

Now, although I like Edinburgh very much, and visit on a pretty regular basis (not least because Mr Liz claims at least twice a year that ...

Well, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness it may be, but so far I have only noticed September offering increasingly dark evenings, motor...

Over the last six months or so, I've heard plenty of people pontificating on the decline of the cupcake. The trend for small, tasty cake...