For Factory Records co-founder Alan Erasmus, looking back on the opening of the Hacienda 40 years on is somewhat "bittersweet". Last weekend marked the landmark anniversary of the club ...

Co-founder of Factory Records and renowned humanitarian Alan Erasmus has told friends 'I'm not having this' before vowing to fly out to war-torn Ukraine. It is believed Mr Erasmus, 72, from ...

The co-founder of Factory Records, Alan Erasmus, has returned to Manchester following his humanitarian mission to Ukraine - but he is continuing his charitable work for families torn apart by the war.

Alan Erasmus is a former actor and the co-founder of Factory Records with Tony Wilson, the independent Manchester based record label which signed Joy Division and Happy Mondays. He also co-founded ...

Alan Erasmus, 72, set off for Poland on 2 March before making his way into Western Ukraine. Before his departure, Erasmus wrote a message to Haçienda DJ and journalist Dave Haslam in which he ...

A Certain Ratio formed in Manchester in 1978 and were signed to Factory Records. Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus also managed the band. They plan to rerelease some of their classic albums in November ...

Started by the late Tony Wilson, Alan Erasmus, Peter Saville and Martin Hannett in the late 1970s, it became known as the home of Joy Divsion, New Order and Happy Mondays and for creating the ...

Alan Erasmus, Peter Saville and Martin Hannett to the launch of the label's own nightclub, The Hacienda, in 1982. The label's artists went on to have global success, but its ethos and approach ...

Factory Records co-founder Alan Erasmus is heading to Ukraine to volunteer humanitarian aid. In a message shared by the writer and DJ Dave Haslam, Erasmus said he had stood up to “bullies” all ...

(Picture: Laurent Van der Stockt for Le Monde/Getty Images) Factory Records co-founder Alan Erasmus is travelling to Ukraine to work with humanitarian organisations in the country. Erasmus ...