The Cona was located in what is now the basement of 12 Tib lane and was accessed by a set of suicidal steps that took you down into the dark, smokey, yet alluring underworld. It was a place where the weekend’s activities would quite often start mid-week, everyone would be discussing who was playing, who was going, and, more importantly, who had the pills. The Cona was right at the centre of the Manchester ‘Soul Mod’ scene in the swinging sixties.

A premium bedding brand invoking the rich heritage of Manchester’s global cotton trade – with a thoroughly modern twist – has been created by Truth Creative.

Truth Design has achieved turnover of £1m for the first time in its 12-year history, boosted by an exciting range of high-profile projects spanning the hospitality, home improvements, furniture and higher education sectors.