This week at Universal Square: 29/06/2009

Thanks to the fundraisers

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City news in 250 words

Thursday 2 July: Religious dress for dentist, facebook prisoner and 17-year-old chef dies

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Vespa review

Colette Bernasconi rides away to a retro Italian café bar on Wilmslow Road

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Panama Hattys review

Gordo gets down and dirty with some good filth in a basement off King Street

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Bill Bailey: Live

Jokes so funny, he's telling them twice. Rachel Winterbottom gets deja vu at Bill Bailey's show at the Palace Theatre

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Rachel Winterbottom isn't blown away by all those explosions

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Cabaret

Life is a cabaret this week at The Lowry Theatre...Sarah Tierney sees the opening night show

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Ancoats gets colourful with the Cutting Room Experiment

Did you enjoy a crazy festival of space hopping and silent discos this weekend

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New East Manchester Business Network Event

Free support, networking and advice for Manchester businesses at One Central Park

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Band on the Wall unveils launch showcase

We've got news of music legends playing at Band on the Wall when it reopens in September

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To sell or to scrap?

Confidential gets some expert advice on the big question for owners of older cars – take the £2,000 government scrappage money, or sell it yourself?

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The Big Interview: Philip Purdy, Director Metrolink

Jonathan Schofield has a long, long chat about all things Metrolink past, present and future

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The Rams Head review

Jonathan Schofield takes a trip out to a famous gastro-pub on t’hills between Greater Manchester and Yorkshire

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Looking for Eric reviewed

Sarah Tierney says 'oui' to Loach and Cantona's film about the power of saying 'NON!'

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Elliot Eastwick’s World Famous Pub Quiz

Sean Smith talks to the host about the art of getting a cheap, dirty laugh

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Gardening for Gaga

Hulme Community Garden Centre gets a makeover in return for a Lady Gaga gig

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The Crescent review

Dave Bishop, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and Doctor Anna share beers in a classic Salford pub

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Relatively Speaking review

Joan Davies enjoys Alan Ayckbourn’s vicar-less farce at the Library Theatre

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Re-mastered, re-released – The Stone Roses

It was 20 years ago today – The Stone Roses' classic album re-released

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FEAST! Picnic by the Lake Festival

A weekend of top quality arty performances in Platt Fields Park that costs you absolutely zilch

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