I’m sure many people in Manchester were shocked by Mr Manchester’s death by a heart attack. That’s been reported on all over the place.

Interestingly, while he appeared to have quite a gruff persona he went out of his way to help a lone American see Manchester as it should be seen, and to explain some of it’s history. That American visitor blogs about Tony’s help in Manchester. In particular how he took him to see Manchester town hall.

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Mr Manchester Tony Wilson was on TV this week and it was a desperate sight.

The man behind Joy Division and Factory Records has come through cancer for now.

However, he has been recommended the drug sutent to help keep his condition at bay and then was refused by the local NHS. Luckily, friends are supplying the £3,500 he needs a month to have treatment.

Tony stated that 2 others were also turned down and are probably not as lucky him in having friends that are happy to help him with the bill.

In other areas of the country the drug is available free on the NHS. A time when a Manchester postcode should not be a drawback if ever there was one.

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