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Who is he? What did he change? And just how important is the greatest British grime artist?

Who is he? What did he change? And just how important is the greatest British player of all time?

Everyone has an opinion on Mark E Smith and he had some top opinions too – here’s a selection....

The Fall - How many albums? How many members? Steve Pringle, author, blogger and all round expert on The Fall gets to grips with the issues...

Who is he? What has he changed? And just how important is he?

While all the places Engels lived are completely demolished, here's some commemorative sites....

A Prestwich walking tour in the footsteps of The Fall...

Every day, thousands of people travel up and down Bury New Road on foot...in cars, buses and, if they’re very brave, on bikes. The stretch between the Arena and the M60 Junction in Prestwich is generally considered to be a clogged up, pollution infested but unfortunately necessary schlep in and out of Manchester town centre. The route from Strangeways, along the stretch of warehouses to...

A brief unscientific vox pop amongst friends came up with...“That link road between town and motorway”, followed by various fairly negative adjectives, which, although essentially true, we shall pass on because this is primarily a project with a positive mission. Living there myself, I always assumed it started at Chetham’s School and ended past the motorway at Besses o’ th’ Barn, where Bury New Road...

Welcome to the Bury New Road heritage project which runs until the end of 2022, with community open days, shoot your own heritage events, exhibitions and pop-up happenings. While the website might look quite skinny to start with, the archive will be built up over the course of the project, filled with community memories, portraits, photos and artefacts, as well as discourses on the nature...