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Special Dining Experiences in Manchester City Centre
Posted on November 6, 2010 - Filed Under News | Comments Off
Image via Wikipedia Manchester is an amazing city with a number of hidden gems just waiting to be explored. A food lover would be spoilt for choice with the wide array of places to eat. To get you started, we have put together this guide to tell you about some of the places we think [...]
Top Ten Places to Eat in Fallowfield
Posted on October 9, 2010 - Filed Under News | Comments Off
Image via Wikipedia The Around Town Flats student staff members have put fingers to keyboard to give you their top ten recommendations of places to eat in Fallowfield. 1. Nandos – No introduction needed, Nandos is popular for their Portuguese Flame Grilled Chicken. Their amazing loyalty card makes it student friendly, allowing you to have [...]
Retweet contest on Twitter to celebrate the new university semester!
Posted on September 8, 2010 - Filed Under News | Comments Off
Image via CrunchBase Hey everyone, We here at Around Town Flats put a lot of thought into our visitors and always try to give them something new and fresh. With the next university semester coming around we thought we would hold a very simple contest to help out a few lucky people. Starting Wednesday September [...]
The best and worst student accommodation – guardian.co.uk
Posted on August 25, 2010 - Filed Under News | Comments Off
Image via Wikipedia This week the money section of the Guardian newspaper (guardian.co.uk/money) lead with an article entitled “The best and worst student accommodation – Our practical overview will give you a wide range of information about accommodation location and cost” The Guardian did its research and provided some great information on costs forfood and [...]
Coming soon – TwiTrip to Manchester | Travel | guardian.co.uk
Posted on August 15, 2010 - Filed Under News | Comments Off
Image via Wikipedia Coming soon – TwiTrip to Manchester | Travel | guardian.co.uk. Recently I stumbled across a really great idea on the guardian newspaper. The article is titled “Coming soon – TwiTrip to Manchester. It would seem that on this upcoming Wednesday Benji Lanyado is “heading to Manchester armed only with a mobile phone [...]
Survival Guide in Manchester – from Asian Perspective
Posted on August 10, 2010 - Filed Under News | Comments Off
Manchester is a great place to live, study and work. It’s a major city with a diverse population of more than two million, and a reputation as a friendly and warm welcoming place which best described as “Northern Charm”. What’s more, it has been rated as the best student city all over United Kingdom, as [...]
Top list of university life necessities for on & off campus living
Posted on August 10, 2010 - Filed Under News | Comments Off
Obviously before heading off to university there are a wide number of things you need to bring with you so you are fully prepared for university life. Many of these may seem rather mundane and obvious but at the end of the day they may be overlooked just for that reason. These aren’t necessities but [...]
Delightful Deposit-friendly Decorating
Posted on August 6, 2010 - Filed Under News | Comments Off
A brand new room is always a very good excuse for decorating and there’s nothing better than creating the feeling of home away from home. To help you get started, here are our top five cheap and cheerful tips on decorating. 1. Starting Point Take photographs of your property when you move in, especially the [...]
Tips on choosing a University to attend
Posted on August 4, 2010 - Filed Under News | Comments Off
Choosing a College or University Deciding on what school to attend can be a tedious and frustrating process because it is reliant on so many different factors. You’ll need to select the subject to study, whether or not you want to partake in any extracurricular activities, the location of the university and of course the [...]
Manchester University off-campus living for students – an observation
Posted on July 27, 2010 - Filed Under News | Leave a Comment
If the prospect of living off campus sounds slightly scary, here are a few reassuring reasons as to why living off campus is better than living on campus. Choice One of the biggest advantages of living off campus is being able to choose where you want to live. You have the freedom to choose how [...]