The Arch Bar (later Zar Bar) was the troubled but iconic Hulme pub that was based on Stretford Road. Persistent disorder led the bar to be closed by the police and eventually it was torn down and more student flats are currently being built in its place.Despite problems, local residents were hoping that the building could remain, and used differently, as a café or other community resource, especially as the building had a restrictive covenant on it. In a recent angry exchange between Mary Murphy and local green activist, Nigel Woodcock, more information came to light.On the public Hulme-Residents-Online-Group, Nigel argued that the local councillors...