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Yakub Qureshi

Manchester, United Kingdom

Local Democracy Editor at Reach PLC

Democracy Editor at Reach, leading coverage of UK local government, health and public affairs via the Local News Partnership. 1/3 @mcrhistorypod

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  • 3 weeks ago | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Yakub Qureshi

    It's easy to be cynical about an actor turned singer. But Djo is the real deal. The 1980s was a wild time, right? Big hair, big shoulders, interballistic missiles pointing in every direction. As a 40-something who was there, it’s quite the thing to see 80s culture permeate music, film and fashion once again. Joe Keery - who plays Steve Harrington in Stranger Things - knows a thing or two about the enduring influence of this decade.

  • 2 months ago | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Yakub Qureshi

    Hard to fault this energetic production, infused with emotional intelligenceSomething about Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women has resonated with readers over the course of three centuries. The story of the March sisters, in particular the irrepressible Jo, and their attempts to navigate a society railguarded by wealth and propriety has endured through generations.

  • Feb 28, 2025 | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Yakub Qureshi

    New arts project offers a very different kind of virtual experience - bringing people together, rather than apart. Recently I stumbled across Apple’s Vision Pro VR headset. Retailing at around £4,000, this sleek piece of tech promises to transport users into a wraparound world of immersive games and streaming. Promotional videos show models, mostly sat alone in surroundings culled from the IKEA catalogue, plugged into a virtual landscape, presumably more exciting than the real world.

  • Dec 7, 2024 | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Yakub Qureshi

    Rumpelstilskin isn’t in the usual panto repertoire. The story of how a magical dwarf strikes a Faustian pact with a peasant girl in Early Modern Bavaria - spinning straw into gold in exchange for her firstborn child - feels a shade too dark for young audiences, if not teetering on the edge of cancellation. But thanks to a few deft tweaks to the story, this year’s production at Bury’s Met theatre is a refreshingly novel Christmas offering.

  • Oct 30, 2024 | manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Yakub Qureshi

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