Oldham Coliseum is in trouble, again
The money's disappearing, the plays are bad, and staff aren't talking. How did it all go wrong?
Alec Herron
Alec is a writer and investigative journalist who has written for the Guardian and spent several years in BBC newsrooms. He is determined to wedge his love for Belle Vue Aces and Gatley Tandoori into a story, and won’t stop until he has achieved it.
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Clinging on in east Manchester
In the shadow of the Etihad Stadium, the Grey Mare Lane estate is full of memories for me: many happy, some violent and unthinkable. Soon it will be gone