Move over Bambi! Endangered deer born at Chester Zoo
An extremely rare Philippine spotted deer has been born at Chester Zoo.
The tiny male fawn, which arrived on Boxing Day, has been shown off...
Keepers celebrate “the best Christmas gift” as rare giraffe calf is born on Boxing...
A rare Rothschild’s giraffe calf born on Boxing Day at Chester Zoo has been described by keepers as “the best Christmas gift.”
The six-feet-tall youngster,...
One of the world’s rarest turtles has hatched at Chester Zoo.
The Chinese three-striped box turtle, a critically endangered species, emerged after an 85-day incubation period.
Despite their name, Chinese three-striped box turtles are not only...
Letters from Preston soldiers on the Front are the basis for new sonic art...
Homing is a new sound art work created by artists Jen Southern and Sam Thulin with the Media Innovation Studio at the University of...
Historic terraced gardens to be saved for future generations
A UNIQUE lost garden in Lancashire is set to be safeguarded for the fascination of future generations after being awarded £3.4m of National Lottery...
Halloween funding boost for home of Pendle Witches
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is marking the scariest day of the year by investing £2m into one of the North West’s most distinctive...
Wordsworth-The War Poet?
A major exhibition portrays Wordsworth as one of the nation’s greatest war poets. The nineteenth century poet famous for wandering ‘lonely as a cloud’ on...
Walpole’s Gothic Castle reopens to the public
If you are down London way this year, we at About Manchester recommend a visit to Twickenham.The completion of the second stage of the...
One hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Alice in Wonderland is commemorated
2015 marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, a landmark in the history of children’s literature and...
Turing’s will amongst millions to go online
The wills of amongst others Alan Turing as well as Charles Dickens, Winston Churchill and Beatrix Potter are among millions which have been made...