Photos and story by Megan Barton With Record Store Day coming up on June 12, many stores are already taking orders and preparing for the celebration of all things needle and groove. The event, which involves exclusive vinyl releases and…
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In photos: calls to stop fly-tipping
By Paige Harrop Oldham and Tameside residents spoke out today after mattresses, beer kegs and heaps of rubbish were found dumped. Popular walking trails Park Bridge and Daisy Nook, both within the Oldham and Tameside boroughs, have seen countless reports…
Gallery: Phillipa Bonworth. PERCEPTION 2020
Part of the PERCEPTION 2020 series. Digital photography students at the University of Chester responded to a challenge to respond to the theme of perception. Work and words by Phillipa Bonworth. On Wednesday 14th October 2020, the city of Liverpool was…
Gallery: Sophie Mcfarlane. PERCEPTION 2020
Part of the PERCEPTION 2020 series. Digital photography students at the University of Chester responded to a challenge to respond to the theme of perception. Work and words by Sophie McFarlane. She moves through time as if flowing and observing a…
Gallery: Andrew Stinson. PERCEPTION 2020
Part of the PERCEPTION 2020 series. Digital photography students at the University of Chester responded to a challenge to respond to the theme of perception. Work and words by Andrew Stinson. Nostalgia can be defined in many ways, a wistful…
The Show Must Go On!
By Joel Hale Students at the University of Chester are bringing a play to life despite the pandemic. Tomorrow night, an innovative audio drama called Love and Information will go live on Facebook. Student Claudia Davies, who is studying Drama…
OPINION: Homelessness: We Must Do Better
By Angela Ferguson It’s hard to fathom that in 2020 we are still seeing people falling through the cracks in society and sleeping rough on the streets of towns and cities across the UK. The sight of people huddled up…
REVIEW: Highs and Lows with Wuthering Heights
By Alix Booth (Second year combined hons Journalism) Picture Wuthering Heights; a lonely, forbidding mansion standing stark against the northern moors. Now picture the entire expanse landscape, house and all, crushed into a small, downstairs auditorium. Strangely, it works. Wuthering Heights, an adaptation…
Election night 2019: Chester (Timeline)
Follow University of Chester students as they cover what could be a historic turning-point for party politics in the UK: the 2019 general election. All visual/audio material produced by students, unless stated otherwise. 8.30pm: The team, including (Alix Booth, second-year…
The Parties In-Between
The British electoral voting system, First Past the Post, tends to privilege big parties campaigning in specific seats and distorts electoral outcomes. For instance, the Conservatives have gained a majority of seats, but they have not secured the majority of…