Volunteers at The Lowry win 2015 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.
The Lowry’s 300-strong team of volunteers have been awarded the 2015 ‘Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service’.
The title is the highest award given to volunteer...
Curator Appointed for Royal Horticultural Society’s New Garden, RHS Garden Bridgewater
Marcus Chilton-Jones as Curator of RHS Garden Bridgewater in Salford.
Marcus joins RHS Garden Bridgewater from the Dorothy Clive Garden in North Staffordshire, where he...
From car crashes to giant sleeping teletubbies – Mark Bennett has seen it all.
The road sweeper driver has worked the night shift for 19 years, cleaning streets while the rest of Tameside sleeps.
Dad-of-two Mark, 49, was following...
First Indy Non Executive chair of Co-op is appointed
The first Independent Non-Executive Chair of the Cooperative Group based in Manchester has been appointed.
Allan Leighton, a former chief executive of ASDA, will assume...
Long service awards for couple who met during police training twenty years ago
Two senior Greater Manchester Police officers have received long service awards from the Deputy Chief Constable, and have the Force to thank for bringing...
Triathlon to be held in honour of Tim Bacon
Organisers of the JLL Property Triathlon North have announced this year’s event taking place at MediaCityUK, Salford Quays on Friday, 29th July will be...
Guy Garvey Trashes Hotel Room After Signing First Record Deal
That's at least according to an interview that he has given to this week's Q Magazine.
The Elbow Frontman told the magazine that after landing...
BFG star at holiday book club for struggling Manchester families
Ruby Barnhill, star of the BFG movie, delighted young fans when she dropped in on a holiday book club organised jointly by Manchester children’s...
Aiden Byrne featuring in brand new BBC series, YES CHEF
Award winning Chef/Patron at Manchester House, Aiden Byrne, is appearing in a new daily TV show for BBC One. Yes Chef will see...
Former Manchester Lord Mayor Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw dies at 101
The death has been announced of Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw, former Lord Major of Manchester at the age of 101.
Dame Kathleen served as a councillor...