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1. VE Day: Manchester's brave new world
CityLife, Thursday 05 May 2005 AS winter turned to spring six decades ago, much of Manchester city centre lay in ruins. The Free Trade Hall had been all but reduced to rubble by a German air raid and a firestorm had devastated the area to the south of Piccadilly Gardens during the Christmas Blitz of 1940. The landmark Victoria Buildings were destroyed and Manchester cathedral and the Royal Exchange were damaged. -
2. Village gets ready for Queerupnorth
CityLife, Friday 06 May 2005 TONIGHT sees the launch of this year's queerupnorth festival with a premiere of John Waters' new film, A Dirty Shame At The Filmworks. The tale of a sexually conservative suburban housewife accidentally liberated by a knock on the head, directed by the Pope of Trash himself, is the perfect start to a month-long series of great arts-related events.