Petition goes viral for Captain Tom Moore to be knighted

200,000 people have signed a Change.org petition calling for Captain Tom Moore to be knighted, just hours after the 99-year-old war veteran finished 100 laps of...

Imperial War Museums to mark 75 years since VE Day by bringing the voices...

Imperial War Museums (IWM) will commemorate 75 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe, sharing the personal stories of people...

East Manchester’s Roman Road to Saddleworth and beyond

While most people know of Manchester's Roman fort at Castlefield, the route that the Roman legions took as they headed over the Pennines to...

Has COVID-19 changed society’s view of money forever?

Future monetary policy will need to change to be effective says Gavin Brown and Dr Richard Whittle from Manchester Metropolitan University  As we sit here,...

Lockdown Diary-In my Parallel Universe I was root touching up at the hairdressers

Welcome to Maundy Thursday! I may be a very very lapsed Catholic but, they are right what they, whomever they are, say - it...

Manchester’s hero of the Spanish Flu

One hundred and two years ago the region was fighting a deadly pandemic and as today, there were heroes. Today we tell the story of...

Visit Manchester Museum in Quarantine

Connection and inspiration is needed during challenging times like this. Manchester Museum is a social space loved by many and very much missed by...

Singing social enterprise launches initiative to enhance social connection during COVID-19 pandemic

As the country settles in to the third week of lockdown, many across the UK will be feeling a sense of loneliness or ‘isolation...

How to celebrate Easter under lockdown

With churches closed and annual pilgrimages cancelled, Christians across the world are wondering how to give thanks to God this Easter. And not just...

The Stories of the Region-Tootal

Walk down Oxford Road and you can't miss a grand building which now amongst other things houses the offices of the Mayor of Greater...