Veganuary is upon us. And as we near the end of the month, it seems more tempting than ever to veer off the plant-based path. Well fear not. Whether you’ve taken on the Veganuary challenge, whether your veganism is an all year round kinda gig, or you’re just looking to
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After recently visiting my home county of Cork as a tourist after years of living in London, I fell back in love with what Ireland does so well – the warmth of the people, the “sure it will be grand” attitude and the delicious dining out that we take
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Located on Peter’s Street, lies one of Manchester’s most innovative Indian restaurants, Asha’s. In this Bollywood palace, authentic flavours are blended with a contemporary perspective to redefine Indian cuisine. The journey of creator Asha Bhosle, a Bollywood icon’s humble beginnings are celebrated throughout the dining experience. Once
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The red velvet curtains opened like a tantalising Baz Lurman epic. As the huge neon words of ‘Manilow Manchester’ shined brightly, the crowd stood up with ‘Mani-glowsticks’ in hands and screamed their leading man onto the stage. Here he was, my music hero for forty years, the
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Truck Festival is growing year by year and is now known as the UK’s Largest ‘small’ Festival, The Godfather of Small Festivals; which i would completely agree with! Although it seems to operate under the radar among many festival goers, it manages to secure pretty big artists year
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Legally Blonde the Musical takes to the stage of the Palace Theatre last night for the last leg of their UK tour Legally Blonde is the hugely popular story of American sorority president Elle Woods, as she embarks on a mission to follow her ex boyfriend to Harvard Law
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We may not be native New Yorkers (we’re Mancs, that’s cooler) but if you fancy a slice of the Big Apple without the six-hour flight then it’s well worth a visit to Grill on New York Street. This sister-restaurant to the perpetually popular Grill on the Alley, offers a more
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Worrying about what to take along with you on your holidays this summer? Have no fear, VIVA has you covered! With the weather heating up in Manchester this month, (and with Love Island kicking off to a sizzling start) We can start to see our summer holidays inching closer! If
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Fashion designer and author of the high-fantasy series “The Land of Dragor” Julia Suzuki sat down with Izak Hannard to talk about her Couture clothing brand, her second novel, the recent Nick Knowles scandal and what men need to understand if they want to get involved with her. Since
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Sergio G. Sanchez’s Gothic Horror is an underappreciated masterpiece that gets better by the second. Release: 13th July 2018 UK | Horror/Thriller | Running Time: 1h 50min | Rating: 15 Like many other movies within the Gothic genre, The Secrets of Marrowbone (originally titled Marrowbone) focuses on four siblings
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