There’s a new map that you can use to find the most famous people connected to your town or city in Greater Manchester.
Of course, Manchester’s no stranger to famous faces. We’ve given the world many. From brilliant authors like Anthony Burgess and Elizabeth Gaskell to game-changing scientists like Alan Turing, and actors like Sir Ian McKellan, we’re not short of bragging rights that’s for sure.
But now there’s a new map you can use to find the most famous person connected with your local city, town or even village. Based on the last four years’ worth of Wikipedia search data, it replaces area names with the most-searched local celeb.
Created by The Pudding, the People Map of the UK replaces towns and city names in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland with those of famous residents or people either born or connected to the place.
Famous people in Greater Manchester / Image: The Pudding
Here’s a quick breakdown of the famous faces from each borough:
Manchester
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Billy Duffy – Hulme
Emmeline Pankhurst – Moss Side
Bee Gees (Brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb) – Chorlton
Lord Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank – Reddish
John Amaechi – Heaton Moor
Christopher Priest – Cheadle
Tim McInnery – Cheadle Hulme
Sacha Dhawan – Bramhall
Claire Foy – Stockport
James Horsfield – Hazel Grove
Danny Miller – Bredbury
Timmy Mallet – Marple
Toby Harnden – Romiley
Mick Hucknall – Denton
Tameside
Ricky Hatton – Hyde
Frank Hampson – Audenshaw
Howard Donald – Droylsden
Shirley Stelfox – Dukenfield
Rob Holding – Stalybridge
Sir Geoff Hurst – Ashton-under-Lyne
Gerard Kearns – Mossley
Oldham
Agyness Dean – Failsworth
Philip Woolas – Lees
Olivia Cooke – Oldham
Suranne Jones – Chadderton
Annie Kenney – Saddleworth
Jodie Conner – Shaw and Crompton
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Rochdale
Steve Coogan – Middleton
John Milne – Milnrow
Anna Friel – Rochdale
Elliot Tittensor – Heywood
Chris Schofield – Wardle
A mural of Victoria Wood by AkseP19 in Prestwich / Image: David Dixon
Bury
Victoria Wood – Prestwich
Dodie Smith – Whitefield
Danny Boyle – Radcliffe
Gemma Atkinson – Bury
Vicky Binns – Tottington
Sir Robert Peel – Ramsbottom
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Liam Fray says ‘yes’ to Courteeners supporting Oasis on tour amid rumoured 2027 dates
Danny Jones
Liam Fray has said that the Courteeners are ready to “answer the call” if/when it comes to supporting Oasis on their next big live tour, with rumours of dates for shows in 2027 ramping up.
The fellow Manc favourites were heavily suggested as potential support acts for the Live ’25 reunion gigs, but Cast and Richard Ashcroft were ultimately selected as the warm-ups for the world tour.
With that in mind, when asked if Courteeners would be ready to open up for Oasis on their still only hypothetical tour next year, Fray had a very quick answer:
Not to speak for the Middleton musician, but it’s a bit of a no-brainer, really.
As you can see, in a recent interview with Radio X host Johnny Vaughan promoting the indie rockers’ new single, ‘Plus One Forever’, the 41-year-old frontman made it clear that he and his bandmates would bite hands off if the other Liam and/or his brother Noel offered a slot to them.
The younger Gallagher brother definitely had plenty of fun teasing supports last time around, before making some fairly more obvious posts and then seemingly just announcing them on social media according to his own timeline.
LG does what he wants, after all.
As for the supposed ’12 nights at the Etihad Stadium’ reported recently, not to mention all the other sets across the country that would no doubt follow should they come to fruition, Fray could say little else other than simply “Yes” to the prospect.
Joking, “Well, it is from me – I don’t know if someone else has said no!”, there have been no other indications on this front, but it’s safe to say it’d be a huge booking for everyone involved and a HUGE crowd-pleaser; Liam looks to be working on one of his own, elsewhere, too…
The two lead singers have both graced the stage of the Emirates Old Trafford stadium at Lancashire County Cricket Club, as well as Heaton Park, respectively.
Liam noted that he was at Heaton Park himself for that unforgettable summer last year, and also praised Wigan’s very own Ashcroft for being “unbelievable” when he caught him at Wembley. Big shoes to fill. The question is, who would you like to see supporting Oasis on their possible tour dates in the future?
In the meantime, we’ll have to be satisfied with gearing up for the release of the highly-anticipated reunion documentary, with the title and a first trailer now revealed.
New interactive map shows where to find 500+ Manchester venues with air conditioning
Emily Sergeant
Do you feel that? Yeah… it’s getting warmer outside.
After all, it is only early July, so we can’t be expecting that the only heatwave (or so to speak) we’re going to get this year has already been and gone, can we? It stands to reason that the sun would grace Greater Manchester with its presence once again before this season’s out – and according to the Met Office, that time has come.
The sun is shining and the temperatures are rising for the next couple of weeks, but if that’s not really your bag, then luckily someone has made a new interactive map that shows where all of the bars and restaurants that have air conditioning are in the city.
There are more than 280,000 pubs, cafes, restaurants, and bars in England and Wales, but only around 8,000 (3%) of them are confirmed to have air conditioning.
The good news, though, is that around 500 of them are in Manchester, and thanks to Where’s Cool, we now know where they are.
A new interactive map shows where to find the 500+ Manchester venues with air conditioning / Credit: Where’s Cool | MCC
Founded by Thomas Chivers, Where’s Cool has been created by a combination of thorough research of Food Standards Agency and public MHCLG Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) data, as well as public contributions.
So, where a venue’s EPC says it has ‘cooling’, it gets marked as confirmed on the map, and then it’s up to the public to fill in the gaps by simply telling Where’s Cool whether a place has AC or not, and eventually, once a few people agree, the map updates.
“I created this Map in May in the middle of the first heatwave,” explained creator Thomas Chivers.
“I’m really glad I did, because we’re now somehow on our third and it’s only July. I needed to find somewhere cool to work because my flat was far too hot to work in.
“For those of us, like me, who work from home without aircon, it’s become a necessity to know where we can go with our laptops when the temperature starts to creep above the 30 degree mark. Hopefully the Where’s Cool map can be useful in helping others find a place to go and cool off, as well as helping out the hospitality venues who can always do with the customers.”
You can see which Manchester venues have air conditioning on Where’s Cool here.
Georgina Pellant -
28th June 2021 
