Keeping it light hearted, I’m not going to intentionally slag off London and its inhabitants, but if I accidentally do please know I do like London 67% of the time. Being a Northerner in London is a strange experience. I knew from the minute I got here that it was going to take a lot…
Author: aliciahattersleylife
Wrote this a while ago and never posted it – but 6 months on I feel like I now can
It’s 3.10am and I can’t sleep. I can’t sleep because I am still processing a trauma. There isn’t any right way to feel when experiencing grief but this is different. I am part of a small number of people in the Western world who have witnessed a terrorist attack. There is no handbook on how…
Get Out review – get out to the cinema and watch this asap
Is Get Out the best film I’ve ever seen? The answer is; yes, quite possibly. It is a film with incredible twists and turns which I could never have predicted. It is a hybrid of three genres; horror, comedy and thriller, yet it is not cheesy at all, which is a great feat to accomplish….
Road works causing chaos in Greater Manchester – audio
After the closure of Princess Street on April 4 one of the main bus routes and busiest roads in the city, for a total of nine months we can expect city centre commuting to become increasingly difficult. Many people who use public transport have already found the huge number of road works in the city…
Safety fears as cycle deaths on Manchester roads reach a shocking new high – video
Anyone familiar with Manchester’s roads will know that hundreds of cyclists use them everyday. However, are Manchester’s roads really safe for cyclists? Conventional transport systems are designed to enhance capacity and mobility, not safety. Many believe that Greater Manchester’s road network should be designed around people, not vehicles. Last year, 54 people were involved in fatal…
Manchester junior doctors strike for 48 hours over contract changes
Junior doctors went on strike for 48 hours due to changes to their contracts only providing emergency care, beginning at 8am on Wednesday, April 6. All hospitals in Manchester had junior doctors which took strike action, resulting in hundreds taking to the streets of the city to protest. Mr Hunt's silence won't break our resolve for…
Seven things to look forward to in Manchester this summer
Worried about how to keep yourself entertained this summer? Whether you’re off on holiday or not, Manchester has so many upcoming events and things to do for people of all ages! Everyone loves a water fight, and what better way to kick summer off than attending the gigantic water fight being held at Platt Fields…
Mean Girls is in my feminist DNA: Girl Gang Manchester Mean Girls event review – audio
Girl Gang Manchester is a group of female artists, creatives and forward-thinkers who are aiming to put the fun in being female. On their mission they produced everything a girl could want; a Mean Girls themed night, which tied into Manchester’s annual Wonder Woman week, and International Woman’s Day. Their philosophy is the pitome…
Alton Towers Aftermath.
Vicky Balch, 20, victim of Alton Towers disaster crash on The Smiler has spoke of her ordeal. Speaking to the Mail Online she described what it felt like to think that “she was going to die.” Miss Balch is still fighting in hospital, battling to save her leg from amputation; the fate fellow front row…
YNOT?
With a line-up including Snoop Dogg, Ynot festival is definitely not to be missed this year. Held in Pikehall on the edge of Matlock Ynot is cheap and cheerful, (in relation to most festivals). However, it is almost sold out after first tier tickets, sold at £89.99 were snapped up by people from Derbyshire to…
Alicia Hattersley Life 