A book of photographs documenting the human side of Manchester’s lockdown goes on sale this week and it reveals the emotional impact of restrictions on people across the city.
The powerful collection is being published by Manchester-based photographer and designer, Sushil Nash.
Earlier last year, Sushil, 31, collected the images from people across the city after inviting the public to submit their snapshots accompanied by a few words to describe what the image means to them, and was left overwhelmed by the response.
The book features 100 intimate pictures and words which will become a “a collective memory of how this time has affected our lives”.
Sushil started the Stay Home Project by asking members of the public to send in “a photograph you took during lockdown, and a few words describing what it means to you”. He continued: “I left the question quite open, because I wanted to let people interpret it in their own way, and so the responses that came in were really varied,
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“But I think that makes the collection compelling.
“It acknowledges the fact that none of us have just had one singular experience of lockdown – it’s been a real mess of ups and downs.
“It also meant that the submissions are very personal.
“This book isn’t so much about photography – it’s about people’s stories and experiences, so the magic is in how people have reflected on the images they shared.
“It feels quite intimate in that way.”
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The Stay Home Project is supporting Coffee4Craig – a Manchester-based homelessness charity that operates an out of hours drop-in service in the city centre every evening, and offers hot food, showers, food parcels, medical support and mental health crisis intervention for those who need it most – who will be using profits to provide care for the city’s homeless and others in crisis.
Sushil continues: “A cruel irony of lockdown is that it has been painful for everyone forced to stay in their homes, whilst also making life increasingly difficult for those who don’t have a home to stay in.
It’s brought new challenges to those who are already society’s most vulnerable, but I’m absolutely amazed by the work Coffee4Craig is doing to support them,
“So it means a lot to me that my project can be a tiny part of that.”
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Stay Home: Manchester is available to pre-order now for £24.
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Pre-orders will remain open until 31st January 2021 at 11:59pm, with copies set to arrive in February, and you can get your hands on a copy here.
You can find more of Sushil Nash’s work via his website here, and stay up to date via his social media platforms – Twitter and Instagram.
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Both Manchester United and Manchester City named as teams with the least amount of local fans
Emily Sergeant
Both Manchester United and Manchester City have been identified as being teams with the least amount of local fans, according to a new survey.
We all know that supporting a local team can be seen as a mark of credibility among a certain kind of football fan, while on the flip side of that, not following a local team is often associated with being a ‘glory hunter’. But which Premier League clubs have the highest – and lowest – proportion of supporters living close to home?
Well, YouGov decided to use its profiles data to analyse the fanbases of all 20 Premier League clubs for the 2026-27 season to get the answer to this once and for all.
And it’s fair to say that it’s not looking the best for the Manchester teams.
The study found that, overall, Brighton & Hove Albion is the Premier League’s most local team – with 56% of fans based in the South East.
Sunderland (50%) and Nottingham Forest (49%) supporters are the next-most likely to live in the same region as their teams, followed by Aston Villa, Brentford, Ipswich, Leeds, Fulham, Hull, and Crystal Palace fans rounding out the top 10.
At the other end of the table, Manchester United has the second-lowest proportion of local supporters, with only a quarter based in the North West (23%), with one in six (17%) actually living in London instead.
And then as for Manchester City – who are widely considered to be the most successful team of the modern era – it has ranked fourth-bottom for local fans, as a quarter of the club’s supporters are based in the North West, with a fifth based in London (19%).
But although both United and City have found themselves towards the bottom end of the ranking, they are not the worst offenders.
That title, unfortunately, does belong to another North West team though – Liverpool.
Liverpool is the club with the lowest proportion of ‘local’ supporters, as just a fifth are based in the North West (21%) with the next highest concentration of fans can being found in London.
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Data reveals Manchester hotel prices have ALREADY surged by 462% on rumoured Oasis tour dates
Emily Sergeant
Manchester hotel prices have apparently already surged by 462% on rumoured Oasis tour dates, some new data has revealed.
Of course, absolutely nothing is set in stone yet and we are still yet to receive any form of announcement.
But with rumours having been swirling for months now that Oasis will be touring again in 2027, and several videos shared on the band’s social media platforms this week also hinting at that, it’s been revealed that searches for ‘when are Oasis tickets going on sale?’ have soared by 5,000% in the last seven days alone.
After recent data has pointed towards soaring searches for tickets, the experts at SeatPick decided to analyse the average cost of accommodation in Manchester on the suspected concert nights in June 2027 to uncover if prices have surged along with the searches.
Data reveals that Manchester hotel prices have already surged by 462% on rumoured Oasis tour dates / Credit: The Manc Group | Simon Emmett (Press Picture)
And lo and behold, it appears that they have.
The ticketing platform has revealed that hotel prices have surged by up to 462% during Oasis’ rumoured concert nights in Manchester.
The rumoured weekend date of 19 and 20 June has experienced the most noticeable price surge – with a two-star hotel costing an average of £216 for just one overnight stay.
The data also reveals that the rumoured finale on the 27 June has just a £95 difference between two-star hotels (£200) and five-star hotels (£295).
“Our analysis uncovered an enormous markup for local accommodation on nights that Oasis is rumoured to perform in Manchester,” explained Gilad Zilberman, who is the CEO at ticket platform SeatPick.
“Being aware of these accommodation costs and additional expenses can help fans plan and avoid being caught off guard by inflated prices on concert nights.
“To find the best deals on hotels, concertgoers should scan budget chains in the city or look slightly outside of the centre in hotspots served by local bus routes or regional trains, such as Salford and Trafford.
Emily Sergeant -
4th January 2021 
