From Roman fertility to a billion cards-the history of Valentine
A festival that has now become a commercial free-for-all driving huge sales of chocolate, flowers and jewellery had its origins in Pre Christian day...
Always look on the bright side of life
Funerals are marching to a different tune as Brits "look on the bright side of life" and pick music from personal playlists when the...
Manchester’s Wo Women Hannah Mitchell
Our latest in the series of the twenty women shortlisted for the accolade of having a dedicated statue is Hannah Mitchell.
Hannah was was born...
New socks for the box: Canon Wray’s Sock Appeal returns to Manchester Cathedral this...
Are there piles of lovely but unwanted pairs of socks lingering under your pile of Christmas presents or spilling out of your sock drawer?...
Reimagining Dr Strangelove and a Piccadilly Gardens fashion runway-A first peak at next year’s...
Manchester International Festival's New Artistic Director John McGrath has revealed a snapshot of his first programme, running next summer.
Bringing together international artists from the...
Manchester announces bid for UNESCO City of Literature status
Manchester has announced its bid to join the UNESCO Creative Cities network as a City of Literature.
This prestigious designation would celebrate the city’s unique...
New materials at the touch of a button thanks to Graphene
The rapidly developing science and technology of graphene and atomically-thin materials has taken another step forward with new research from The University of Manchester.
This...
Tiny rock hyrax triplets born at Chester Zoo
Three baby rock hyraxes have made their public debuts at Chester Zoo.
The pocket-sized pups, which are yet to be named or sexed, arrived to...
Lockie: Regrets, I’ve had a few!
As the song says 'Regrets, I've had a few'.
What have you regretted?
What behaviour, action, argument or calamitous decision have you taken which may have...
A fantastic Salfordian food festival is heading our way
Glasses of a new Salford beer will be raised to toast the launch of Salford’s Food and Drink Fortnight.
The popular foodie fortnight is now...