Gold and white or blue and black? 

It has sent the Internet crazy, the big topic of conversation after Caitlin McNeil put a picture of a two-tone dress on the website Tumblr after she and...

A busy year ahead for a new look English Heritage

The restoration of Ancoats Murray Mill was amongst many of the projects announced yesterday at the Chapter House in Westminster Abbey as the two successor...

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...

Bacup’s Pioneer clock is set for refurbishment

The restoration of Bacup's landmark Pioneer Buildings clock will be amongst the first works to be taking place as part of the Townscape Heritage...

Signal Jamming coos that upset the Pink Pigeon

Efforts to save a critically endangered bird species could be hampered by ‘signal jamming’ coos that trick them to think they are surrounded by...

Life in the Victorian Asylum

A new book by Mark Stevens Life in the Victorian Asylum reconstructs the lost world of the nineteenth century public asylums. This fresh take...

Manchester is left out as fourteen post war offices are listed

The work of leading modern architects is being celebrated today by English Heritage with the listing of fourteen of the finest post-war office buildings...

Artists unveil “Song for Coal”

A immersive artwork by Manchester School of Art lecturer is currently on display at the prestigious Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Song for Coal by Ian Rawlinson...

It’s time to prepare for the world’s biggest garden wildlife survey

This weekend (24-25th Jan) sees the worlds biggest garden wildlife survey, RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch. Now in its 36th year, the popular event is fun...

The four horseman of the Apocolypse

This magazine doesn't always look inwardly at the region, sometimes it surveys the world outside. The biggest threat to the stability of the world in...