Co-op bans single-use plastics and unveils compostable carrier bags after Manchester trial

Tthe Co-op announced an end to single-use plastic. It will see around 60 million plastic carrier bags removed in a phased rollout and replaced...

New badge scheme to help people who find it hard to stand to get...

People who find it hard to stand on public transport will be able to take advantage of a new scheme to help them get...

Simon Shaw and Carlos Gomes  new neighbourhood restaurant Canto is now up and running.

Delivering on their promise to bring a corner of Portugal to the heart of Ancoats, images released today reveal an interior that pays homage...

Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair returns to Manchester this October

The award-winning Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair (GNCCF) will once again open its doors for four days of cutting-edge craft and design at Upper...

Made in Manchester-Innovative new app harnesses power of music to help people living with...

A new app to help people with dementia to cope with the challenges of daily life is being developed by an academic at Manchester...

From stacking shelves to building with bricks

James Windle, a former supermarket worker from Salford, has beat thousands of applications to bag his dream job as Master Model Builder, at Legoland Discovery...

A portrait of a pandemic – BBC marks the centenary of Spanish flu revealing...

Fascinating figures and personal testimonies revealing the devastating impact of the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic have been uncovered by BBC English Regions working in...

Six new cycling and walking projects announced across Greater Manchester

The latest high-profile projects to be built as part of cycling and walking master plan will be considered by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)...

A big step towards finally recognising Oldham’s working class Suffragette

The Annie Kenney Project has taken a huge leap forward this week, with the clay statue formally being handed over to the Foundry. It’s a...

To Stop Her Mouth Contemporary art installation exposes 1800s scandal that shocked society

In 1826,an heiress Ellen Turner was kidnapped by a fortune hunter,taken to Gretna Green and forced into a marriage. The scandal shocked the country and...