Northern Quarter institution Nexus Art Cafe announces closure

Lockdown has given people the time to think about their career paths, with those fortunate opting to start their own businesses.But if you’re looking for an investment opportunity, then this newly converted Victorian building in the Northern Quarter could be the answer - if you have a spare £1.6 million.Three apartments are up for grabs with three bedrooms apiece, and there’s a commercial unit on the ground floor and in the basement included.The space up for sale is located in the heart of

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A transgender woman who spent nearly eight months in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody won asylum in the U.S. last August because of the persecution she suffered in her native Cuba.

Northern Quarter has been spray painted with a horrific racist word. The portrait of the American security guard, who died in Minneapolis after being forcibly held down by police officers, was targeted by vandals on Tuesday night.

grassroots venues will permanently shut their doors after suffering a huge financial hit due to the coronavirus crisis.Less than 24 hours later, Greater Manchester’s Night Time Economy Adviser Sacha Lord told NME that both venues were on the verge of being saved after early talks and now Tokyo Industries, which owns other clubs in the city including Impossible, The Factory and South, has purchased both venues, according to the Manchester Evening News.The Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess also took

The nominations for this year’s Ivor Novello Awards for songwriting have been announced.

Stormzy, Dave, Nick Cave, Kate Tempest and Little Simz up for awards.35 individual songwriters have been recognised across eight categories, including a brand new ‘Rising Star Award with Apple Music’. You can see the full list of nominees below.Four people are nominated twice.

Tom Morello, Michael McDonald and Ozomatli are among 60 acts that will join together for a free two-night concert to honor Cuba’s doctors.The Concert for Cuba is a two-night, six-hour streaming festival set for this weekend (July 18-19). It will rally to garner a Nobel Prize for the international efforts of Cuban medical professionals during the pandemic and advocate for the end of the U.S.

Paisley High Street to make way for a new food hall in a nearby retail park.The plans were confirmed today as staff were informed the high street site would be closing down, with employees being relocated to a newly opened food hall within Wallneuk Retail Park.The retail giant confirmed the new shopping unit would be opening within the Renfrew retail park, and would be 30 per cent bigger than the current site in the town centre.A spokeswoman from M&S confirmed all staff would be given the option

When Cuba Gooding Jr. returns to court next month for a hearing in his New York City sexual misconduct case, he’ll find the room outfitted with Plexiglas and other measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus that has indefinitely delayed his trial, a judge said Thursday.

Eli Countryman In today’s TV news roundup, SiriusXM revealed Gayle King will host a weekly call-in show, and Rob Schneider announced his first-ever Netflix comedy special, “Asian Momma, Mexican Kids.”FOX News Channel will debut “Harris Faulkner Presents: The Fight for America,“ a program about the current American conversations surrounding race, on July 19. The one-hour special will feature anchor Harris Faulkner as well as a variety of guests, including Mark Cuban and Sen. Tim Scott of South

Ted Johnson Harris Faulkner will host a one hour special on Fox News Channel on Sunday, Harris Faulkner Presents: The Fight for America, that will spotlight the national conversation on race.The special, at 10 PM ET, will feature Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC); former NFL player Herschel Walker; Joe Gamaldi, national vice president of the Fraternal Order of Police; and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.

Nick Cave has shared the first trailer for a new live-streamed solo show, filmed in an empty Alexandra Palace.Idiot Prayer sees the Bad Seeds frontman deliver a unique performance of tracks from throughout his career, including early rarities and songs from Grinderman, right up to his latest acclaimed album ‘Ghosteen’.In the new clip from the show, Cave is seen writing in a notebook ahead of the performance before he walks through the bowels of the iconic venue and eventually settles down at a

here.Or to like his Facebook page and keep up to date with breaking, crime, fire service or Salford news click here.Here's a link to the M.E.N.'s main Facebook page where we share our latest stories.The gun appears to be in good condition, but is not clear how long it had been stashed away.Production of the model 90 Roma Beretta began in 1970 and officially cased in 1982.

Klaritza Rico In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix announced the premiere date for its upcoming drama series “Away” and Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes announced their new podcast “Smartless” will premiere in July.Netflix has announced “Away” will premiere on Sept. 4. The upcoming drama series follows American astronaut Emma Green (Hilary Swank) as she prepares to lead an international crew on the first mission to Mars, but she must first reconcile her decision to leave behind her

told the M.E.N they had received an influx of calls during the start of lockdown - almost double the amount they would normally receive.Between March 23 and April 12, their advice line also saw a 450 pc rise in calls specifically regarding biphobia.

hereOwner Martin Hennin said he had has own concerns and had already stopped serving by the time police spoke to him at 10pm.He said there were 'a lot of drunk people' out that night and it became 'a bit difficult to manage people' outside."We stopped serving and we stopped letting people in before the police came to us because we felt it was getting too busy," said Mr Hennin."The police came and said 'it's too busy, people are standing now'.

Bars and restaurants across Manchester have reopened for the first time since March today.Nights out now look very different to pre-lockdown, with reduced capacities, new perspex screens, thermal imaging technology on the door and staff wearing face visors at many establishments.Nowhere are the differences more obvious than in the Northern Quarter, which has undergone dramatic infrastructure changes in time for the reopening of hospitality.Large parts of this lively corner of the city are now