Keep up to date with all the big stories from across Greater Manchester in the daily Mancunian Way newsletter. You can receive the newsletter direct to your inbox every weekday by signing up right here. Here's the Mancunian Way for today: Hello, This picture of classic red telephone boxes lined up near Piccadilly Gardens in 1969 shows a bygone era.
The smartly dressed woman in shot evokes a time when head scarves, smart macs and court shoes were a must for any metropolitan inhabitant.
The image is taken from nostalgia reporter Lee Grimsditch’s piece about Manchester during the 1960s, which I love for its fascinating insight into post-war Britain.
In today’s newsletter, we’ll visit the Manc enclave where the inhabitants feel like they’re neither one thing or another. We’ll also be discussing the bold new vision for the old UMIST campus, more CAZ drama and why Angela Rayner wilts in the sun.
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