Mosaic artist turned landlord

Manchester artist Mark Kennedy has taken on Gulliver's Pub on Oldham Street, in a feature for the MEN.

Hardev's stolen memories

Hardev, a Stretford resident, was the victim of a break-in during which a safe was stolen containing some valuables. Most valuable among them were the birth certificate and other important memories of her late son Vijay, who died fourteen years prior.

Near darkness in Port Sunlight

Port Sunlight on the Wirral this year kicked off its Christmas fair with a lantern parade and some old fashioned yuletide chorus. Appropriate seasonal headwear all round, though my favourite is, as usual, the Peruvian.

Heads...

Headshots of clerks and barristers from a London-based firm of legal practitioners. The brief was 'make them all look the same, but different'.

Pictures of Jude..

A stab at the famous baby portrait. Jude is Dean and Jenny's young son - both good friends of mine, and wanted to capture his image before he'd learned to open cupboards, stand in front of the TV, and handle kitchen knives. As it turns out, Jude already has very sharp teeth, and Dean will be fishing around in nappies for his thumb in the next 8 hours.

Robbie Williams cameos at the Palace Theatre

'Panto's On Strike' is a uniquely foul-mouthed show currently on at the Palace Theatre and stars Jonathan Wilkes (constantly referred to in the show as 'you know, Robbie Williams's best friend') and Max & Paddy's Paddy McGuiness. Press night featured a surprise cameo by Ricky Hatton, and fortunately for Jonathan, Robbie Williams appeared during the singalong, where he sang the chorus of 'Angels' to a basically overwhelmed crowd. MEN cutting kindly forwarded by MEN.

Remembrance Sunday in Trafford

A service from North Trafford in Urmston, and South Trafford at the Hale War Memorial, with new content commemorating the fallen in the newer war theatres Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the old. The service in Hale contained a Christian, Muslim and Jewish element - but neither service attended today catered for the atheist or agnostic soldier! How old fashioned..