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Hacienda to re-openOld club to be re-invented, but it’s not nostalgia

My Generation: revitalised clubbersFeeling left out because of your age? There’s an over 50s night at Band on the Wall this Sunday

South nightclub refit reviewLynda Moyo feels the sounds of the underground at the new South

Win tickets to the Mobo Tour 2010 in ManchesterAhead of this year’s MOBO awards comes the tour at Moho Live

Sander Van Doorn at SankeysTechno and trance heads unite. Sander Van Doorn is playing a five hour set this weekend…

Judge Jules is in townThe Judge will be judging a mixing competition at Venus

Sasha at SankeysHead to the dance basement this weekend for a house party to remember

Party at Sankeys...in New York?Manchester’s Sankeys opens a sister site in the big apple

Will.i.am at SankeysThe Black Eyed Pea will take to the decks for one night only, this weekend...

Gay club breaks out of the VillageOriginal gay eighties club, No.1, spreads the scene across the city centre

Peter Saville is suiteConfidential reports on the suprising manner in which Manchester’s Creative Director has been honoured

Yang Sing Oriental Hotel closes downOne of the city centre’s only two boutique hotels falls victim to economic downturn

Friday 13th is St Malentine's NightIt's like Valentine's night but a day early, and it's happening in Malmaison Hotel

Party the night away at The ClubAnd get bargain prices on bed and breakfast at Bredbury Hall

The Castlefield HotelThey're after hens, stags, weekenders, and people looking for a money-saving Sunday lunch

Want a Christmassy night out in a luxury hotel?The Place in Piccadilly has a deal on their Christmas celebration package

Velvet HotelLynda Moyo on a city centre hotel like no other

SpaceLynda Moyo has three times the fun at one of Manchester's best bars

2 for 1 entry at One Central Street this FridayThe Electric Press launches this Friday with northern house and mini-funk music to rock your body. Want 2 for 1 tickets?

Luxury can be affordableStay at The Balmoral Hotel for only £199 for two nights, including dinner both evenings and breakfast both mornings.

The next OdysseyManchester235 unveils its alter ego

The Place to beLynda Moyo lives her dream apartment fantasy at The Place

Guilty Pleasures brings a Guilty Good FridayIf the world of religion passes you by then get down to One Central Street on Friday 6 April for Guilty Good Friday. Very naughty, very decadent.

Back to schoolThe Mancon girls go back to school for a great night out at 235.

Get yer skates on!In case you didn’t know, Manchester has a Roller Disco. Apparently it’s where all the cool kids are going these days…

Hoist up your stockings!Manchester’s newest burlesque night, The Good Ship Lollipop, launched in style on Valentine’s day, and Manchester Confidential were welcomed aboard.

Super Casino? Why wait?Manchester already has a super –casino – have you visited yet?

Sticky Toffee moments....Gordo's pictures of the Malmaison's big bash and big bath - landed him well and truly in hot water on the hotel's opening night

A light goes out at the Press ClubJoan Ross, the Press Club’s tough old doorwoman, sadly passed away before Christmas.

So fresh and so cleanAhead of next year’s smoking ban, Pure will be holding Manchester’s first smoke free Christmas party, with the help of Lee Ryan.

A bird with large hands is worth two with no…ahem.Al goes from Primeval man to drag superstar in one fell swoop at the Birdcage, Manchester’s newest and campest cabaret experience.

Hilton Hotel OpensGordo forgets to tell Chris Keller Jackson, official pap to ManCon, to come to the party and take lots of pictures. So, he has to do it himself. Click here to see if your picture is on our gallery.

The Birdcage flutters into townWith a mixture of elaborate cabaret entertainment and cheesy disco party tunes, the Birdcage will provide the perfect balance between a nightclub and live entertainment venue when it throws open its doors in November.

235Live rocks on!235Live is rocking into town later this month, just in time for In the City 2006. Find out what 235Live have in store for Manchester’s music fans…

London. Browns HotelSir Rocco Forte, more upmarket than Prince Charles, has a cocktail named after him whilst Gordo contemplates smoking opium at Browns Hotel in London.

Pure Heaven in ManchesterWith so much hype around its launch Pure had a lot to live up to. The size of a small town and deep within the bowels of The Printworks we sent Tristan down to the launch to have a look.

What is The Place?Is it an Apartment you can rent or is it a Hotel? Gemma was confused and so went to find out.

The Phoenix untangledManchester’s clubbers will be tangling at the Phoenix no more from the end of July, after the city’s longest running club night announced that they had decided to move on.

Tribeca Bar & B.E.D. – Saints and Sinners NightWe sent Gemma down to Tribeca for their Saints & Sinners night, read on to see what she thought...

Manchester Hotel Joins World's CoolestThe great Great John Street Hotel is, officially, great. We have all suspected that this hotel is as great as its name suggests since it opened last September..

Booths and cocktails, girls and rock tales

Want an Apartment for Christmas?A bit short and sweet, but we have just taken on a new client, The Place apartment hotel. Gordo needs to explain the idea; it’s a cracker.

Sankey's Soap - A Dirty Experience

The Baby Sure Is Grand

Manchester's Favourite Club* Hits a Mighty 12 Years Old

Sunday Lunch at the LowrySunday is the day when we all used to be at our Mum’s for a blinding Sunday roast; the best meal of the week.....

Malmaison - The (Partial) JudgementLunch. Bit of a gloomy day in Manchester. I have figured out this weather thing now......

All Change at the Malmaison BrasserieWandering down Piccadilly one Saturday morning with a raging hangover, I needed food......

The River Restaurant at The LowrySo, here we are, the artist and opera singer Paula Hateley and I in The River Restaurant catching up on stuff!

The New Radisson: 5 Stars? A Gordo InvestigationThe new Radisson Hotel will shortly be opening its doors. Well, they have been open for a while already, and Gordo was invited along to give the bedrooms a test run, as well as checking out the goings on in the basement.