'It was like paradise coming to the RNCM' - that's how Michael Cretu describes the start of the Manchester International Roots Orchestra (MIRO) of which he is Musical Director. Michael came to the RNCM...
Sometimes we only seem to hear negative news about Soweto; the terrible living conditions, the lack of facilities and the poverty of many residents all combine to present a picture of deprivation and oppression....
'Peace is not only an absence of conflict, it is a presence.'
The issue of how that peace can be created is the focus of the 2014 just Festival, which opens on 1st August 2014....
Fashion designer Dorota Alimowska has created a brand new clothing line which is both affordable and environmentally friendly, and she is going to show it off in Edinburgh next month.
Nayane Fashion is the brain...