Markets attract record numbers
22nd December 2008
Research carried out by Manchester City Council has shown that £26m was spent last year in shops by people attracted to the city centre by the markets.
Manchester Evening News
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Piccadilly Gardens
22nd December 2008
The latest Police Operation in Piccadilly Gardens has recently taken place, resulting in a safe and welcoming area.
The Piccadilly Partnership
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Spending in region bucks the trend
22nd December 2008

Data from city centre management company Cityco appears to show that consumer spending in Manchester city centre was up this year compared to 2007.
Crain's Manchester Business
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City fireworks for New Year
18th December 2008
New Year will go with a bang in Manchester city centre at last - with a ten-minute firework display to usher in 2009.
Manchester Evening News
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Manchester University "in top four or five for research"
18th December 2008
The University of Manchester is claiming that it has moved into the highest echelons of the UK's research universities and into the space traditionally dominated by the "golden triangle" of Oxford, Cambridge and University College London.
Crain's Manchester Business
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City gets new regeneration chief
16th December 2008
Manchester City Council has appointed Steve Mycio as its new regeneration chief.
Crain's Manchester Business
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