There’s a coworking space in Manchester that comes with some seriously cool perks, from the Michelin-trained chef working in the cafe to the greenhouse-like meeting rooms to the entrepreneurs on hand to offer business advice.
Use.Space is one of the city’s most creative and sustainable office spaces, with room for businesses of all shapes and sizes.
The building, just an eight minute walk from Manchester Piccadilly, is broken down into hot desks, private offices, event space, meeting rooms and breakout areas.
Each one is filled with plants, vibrant artwork and quiet spaces.
Sofa seating in Use.SpaceThe entrance to Use.SpaceCredit: The Manc Group
The whole place is dog-friendly, and there’s free tea and coffee on hand throughout the day.
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The cafe space is an explosion of colour and pattern, with decor that’s completed by a gigantic life-size rhino statue.
Use.Space was founded in 2019 by Manchester entrepreneur David Walter, who wanted to create a coworking space that was also a community, a hub of information and a business network.
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Members have access to a Business Support Programme, which includes David and branding specialist John Whalley.
The cafe is a notch above your average offering – it’s manned by Michelin-trained chef Laurie Curtis, of Manchester Pasta Co, who whips up a storm at lunchtimes and for corporate events as well as for his fine dining evenings.
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Use.Space is located right off the inner ring road, a short walk from Piccadilly Station – but also comes with free car parking and secure bicycle stands.
There’s a choice of memberships available. For more information contact Community Manager Archie Hyndman, email [email protected], call 07712 177701, or visit usespace.co.uk.
Featured image: The Manc Group
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Police appeal to find next of kin after man found outside Palace Theatre
Daisy Jackson
Police are trying to track down the family of a man who died after being found unresponsive outside the Palace Theatre in Manchester.
The man, who has now been named as Jonathan Bernard Carroll, was seen outside the city centre theatre at around 6.30am on Tuesday 12 November.
Emergency services rushed to the scene and Mr Carroll was taken to hospital.
Tragically, the 47-year-old passed away a short time later.
A large cordon was in place on Whitworth Street and Oxford Road while police and security attended the incident.
Greater Manchester Police are now appealing to find his next of kin.
It’s believed that he resided in the Salford area of Greater Manchester.
Anyone with any information should contact the Coroner’s Office on 0161 856 1376.
Greater Manchester public urged to help get people ‘off the streets and on their feet’ before Christmas
Emily Sergeant
Locals are being urged to help get hundreds of people “off the streets and back on their feet” this festive season.
As the temperatures told colder by the day, and Christmas creeps closer and closer, Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity is bringing back ‘1000 Beds for Christmas’, and the massively-important initiative is aiming to provide 1,000 nights of accommodation to people at risk of homelessness before the big day arrives.
Forming part of the ongoing ‘A Bed Every Night’ scheme, this festive fundraising mission is designed to provide food, shelter, warmth, and dedicated vital wrap-around support for those who need it most.
The charity says it wants to build on the “incredible success of 2023”, which raised more than £55,000 and provided 1,800 nights of accommodation.
Stockport-based property finance specialists, Together – which has supported the campaign for the last two years – has, once again, generously pledged to match every public donation for the first £20,000 raised.
Unfamiliar with the ‘A Bed Every Night’ scheme? Since 2017, when rough sleeping peaked, the initiative has helped ensure a significantly-higher rate of reduction in the numbers of people facing a night on streets in Greater Manchester than seen nationally.
The landmark scheme has given people the chance to rebuild their lives, while also giving them access to key services and opportunities that allows them to stay off the streets for good.
Despite the scheme’s recent success, organisations across Greater Manchester are under “a huge amount of pressure” to meet the demand for their services this winter, and given the current economic outlook, household budgets will continue to be squeezed – leaving people on the sharp end of inequality and poverty.
Daisy Jackson -
19th December 2022 
