Monthly Archives: December 1998

Culture and the City

Cultural industries and the regional economy The government’s Creative Industry Task Force claims the cultural industries are “the future economic powerhouse of this country”. Manchester has the infrastructure to take advantage of this potential to create jobs and generate economic … Continue reading

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Lofts on the up and up

Ten years ago there were four residential schemes in the city centre: council flats at Smithfield, housing association units at Cromford Court on the top of the Arndale Centre, Wimpey’s St John’s Gardens scheme and BP Construction’s conversion of Granby … Continue reading

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