A local artist is giving out free posters to local gig venues and bars in response to the noise row between Night & Day Cafe and a Northern Quarter resident.
The hilarious posters challenge the fact that people move into areas with existing nightlife and then complain about noise – the same situation that forced Manchester Council to take action against Night & Day.
Paul tweeted the posters over the weekend, offering to drop off free versions to any Manchester venues who want one, with a huge response.
The posters are of a map of Greater Manchester, with an arrow pointing to one tiny highlighted section and labelled: “The bit where loud music already exists”
The rest of the map is then labelled “Literally everywhere else you can rent out a f***ing flat.”
An extra heading says ‘Support Live Venues’.
The poster by Paul Hallows, aka himHallows / Credit: himHallows
Speaking to The Manc, Denton-born Paul said: “Obviously I saw Night & Day’s stuff but it feels like it’s been coming on for a while.
“I have friends down in London who say the same thing keeps happening down there too.
“I do feel like it should be the councils’ responsibility to create a sort of designated cultural area, and landlords should make residents aware that they’re moving into an area that’s likely to have noise.
“I’m not planning to make any money off it [the posters], I just think it’s nice to have a bit of a rallying point.
“A lot of venues feel quite isolated from each other.”
Free copy for any bars, pubs or venues in Manchester, DM me and will arrange a drop off. pic.twitter.com/6LGw1isFzF
He has a long-standing relationship with Night & Day, he says.
“I’ve been going there since I was 17 or 18.
“It’s one of the only places in the Northern Quarter that’s still there from those days.
“Night & Day really were the first people to make it cool when the area was still quite run-down, and it was only of maybe three bars you could go to for a night out and feel safe.
“Night & Day’s always been at the forefront of the Northern Quarter, but it does seem to mean they keep getting s*** for things that aren’t their fault.”
Local nightclub The Venue said it was ‘The best thing we’ve seen today’.
The artist, who is based at The Engine House at Islington Mill in Salford, is now considering making versions for other cities after bars across the UK reached out to him.
You can follow himHallows on Instagram here and download the poster here.
Featured image: David Searcy / Night & Day
Art & Culture
Free books given to all high school and primary school starters in Manchester
Emily Sergeant
Tens of thousands of free books have been handed out to children across Manchester as they head back to school.
As part of a scheme set up in 2020 by Read Manchester – a partnership between Manchester City Council and National Literacy Trust – and initially aimed at children leaving primary school to head off to high school, more than 48,000 free books have since been given out to the city’s 11-year-olds within the past four years.
As the scheme proved to be such a success, it was then extended in 2023 to also support four-year-olds going to school for the first time.
21,000 free books have now also been put in the hands of Reception class youngsters in the region since the scheme was extended to include them.
And now, as 2025’s Reception and Year 7 students began heading back to school for the new term this week, more than 15,000 free books were handed out to them too in a bid to get them reading and enjoying books.
15,000 FREE BOOKS were gifted (before the summer holidays) to Manchester children who’ve just started primary school or secondary school this week📚🔖
The scheme also included author visits and teacher resources✍️
The Council also hopes the free books will give children a ‘shared experience’ with their new classmates as they start a new chapter in their lives together at school.
The book gifted to Year 6 pupils leaving their primary school this year was – for the second year running – ‘Quiet Storm’ by local author Kimberly Whittam, who herself works in a Manchester school and was based, in part, on her own experiences as a quiet and sometimes-shy child.
Children starting school for the very first time this year were each given a copy of ‘The One and Only You’ by author Shane Hegarty and illustrator Ben Mantle, which is a heartfelt picture book about celebrating individuality.
Levenshulme High School students distributing free books to year six pupils visiting for transition day, Pictured with book author Kimberly Whittham from Manchester
L-R Zoha and Elyssialp
“Starting school for the first time, or moving up to high school are both huge milestone moments in a child’s life and can be a big deal for children, no matter how confident they usually are,” commented Councillor Julie Reid, who is the Executive Member for Early Years, Children and Young People at Manchester City Council.
“Our transition read scheme is such a simple idea and yet one that makes a real difference to pupils.
“It helps them interact and engage with their new classmates and teachers, and importantly also helps to really embed and kickstart in all our children and young people a real love of reading that we hope will stay with them throughout their lives.”
Featured Image – Manchester City Council
Art & Culture
Country star Tyler Childers is coming to town for his biggest Manchester show to date
Danny Jones
US country music star Tyler Childers is returning to Manchester for his biggest ever show in this city, and tickets go on sale very soon.
Fresh off the back of his new album, Snipe Hunter – which was only just dropped back in July – the 34-year-old singer-songwriter is riding a fresh wave of excitement after years of hard work within the genre, mixing in plenty of classic bluegrass and folk into his modern take on the classic American sound.
As one of the most-streamed and well-respected contemporary country musicians on the scene right now, the Kentucky-born solo star and understated acoustic guitarist often falls into that category of your favourite artist’s favourite artist.
Now Tyler Childers is coming to our most legendary arena as part of his UK and European tour early next year, and we’ll certainly be queuing online for tickets.
As far as AO Arena shows booked in for the new year go, we’re very excited about this one.
His seventh studio album has been well-received by his die-hard followers and newcomers alike, delivering that same traditional Appalachian storytelling and hard-bitten humour, as well as plenty of attitude and anecdotal idiosyncrasies, not to mention plenty of vocal range as always.
Having not long come back from a pilgrimage to India, Lawrence County king teamed up with legendary producer Rick Rubin (along with some help from Sylvan Esso’s Nick Sanborn) to create one of his most eye-opening, broad and best records yet.
Post-release, the Associated Press went on to label him “one of country music’s most compelling and unpredictable artists”, and we tend to agree.
The LP immediately spawned plenty of fan favourites, and we certainly have ours – and the video has definitely had a hand in it:
It may just be his best work yet.
Experimenting with his current unique take on country rock sound more than ever, you couldn’t ask for a better time to go and see him live.
Once again, Tyler Childers comes to the AO Arena in Manchester on Sunday, 8 March 2026, with an official pre-sale available via Three+ from 9am on Wednesday, 10 September.
As for general admission, tickets go live at the same time on the following Friday (12 Sep); you can get ready to grab yours HERE.
We don’t know about you, but we’re very much enjoying our country moment at the minute…
Daisy Jackson -
29th November 2021 
