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When an ASBO is a good thing

• Kate Feld
• 3 May 07, 04:45 PM

The incredible spring weather we've enjoyed up norf this week has definitely been enjoyed by one group 鈥� the city鈥檚 skaters. There鈥檚 a very active skateboarding scene in Manchester, and the blog has it covered. Their latest post shows that skaters definitely have a sense of humour about their often persecuted and misunderstood sport:

鈥淭he final competition in ASBO (April Skate Bonanza Ohyeah) was a great success! Over 100 skaters came down to the Projekts Mancunian Way Skatepark to enjoy the weather, the skating and the competition鈥� Congratulations to the TWOmanchester shop team who walked away with the coveted ASBO Ashes Trophy after coming 1st in 3 of the 4 competitions throughout April.鈥�

has been enjoying the wildlife in Whalley Range, and has written a vivid description of the surprising animals who seem to peacefully coexist in her urban 'hood. Here鈥檚 a bit:

鈥淚 was washing up and saw the fox from the kitchen window. It seemed very long and pointy, as if it had been squashed into the wrong aspect ratio and sharpened like a pencil. It prowled first toward and then away from the opposite neighbour's yard鈥︹��

Enough already! is sick and tired of hearing about Manchester鈥檚 Sabi Rock guy:

鈥淗e鈥檚 been featured in an American tourist guide, there鈥檚 a Google map tracking his movements and a Flickr group for pics, but sadly no sign of that elusive recording contract. It鈥檚 been fun looking out for Sabi Rock Man in the rush hours, but maybe it鈥檚 time to call it a day.鈥�

And fashion/design blogger Vic at is dismayed by the shopping scrum that surrounded the launch of the Kate Moss line this week at Topshop, and the sudden mania for designer plastic bags at Sainsbury鈥檚:

鈥淎ll of this fuss, the pushing and the sharp-elbowed shoving, makes me wonder if it鈥檚 really worth it. At the end of the day, they鈥檙e just clothes. In fact, they鈥檙e just cheaply made clothes that thousands of other women around the country will be wearing. Sure, they鈥檙e affordable clothes with the designer touch but I feel like all this hype does nothing but cheapen them.鈥�

Indeed. It鈥檚 hard to believe that people would queue up outside a supermarket at dawn to buy a 鈥渟tatement-making鈥� plastic shopping bag. Is it something in the water?