Printworks set for a great 2016

This year has started off with a bang at The Printworks, following new openings, refurbs, recruitment, the opening of the Exchange Square tram stop...

Ten years of work reaches end of the line

Ten years of work to upgrade a former colliery railway now used as a popular walking and cycle path has reached the end of...

Paul Grogan’s Industrious Manchester at the Bay Horse

Ex Manchester Met student, Paul Grogan, is launching his first ever photography exhibition on Thursday 30th July at the Bay Horse Pub, Northern Quarter,...

BBC Drama tells the story of Chester Zoo and its inspiring founder

A new BBC drama based on the inspiring real story of the Mottershead family who established Chester Zoo in the 1930s will be hitting...

Half a million pound investment for Wigan’s Armed Service Hub

A major £500,000 investment to deliver world class support to the armed forces in Wigan Borough has been announced.The funding will see work start...

Greater Manchester’s first ever “Dutch-style” bus stop and cycle lane has been revealed

The new-style bike lane, a common feature on city roads in Holland, is designed to make it safer for cyclists passing bus stops. Instead...

Cash bonanza announced for the region

£476.7million is to be invested in Greater Manchester over the next few years with the announcement today that Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership has...

Test Town comes to Wythenshawe

Five new businesses including a silversmith, fashion designers and a maker of 'hibiscus cola' will be competing for the TestTown Wythenshawe champion’s crown this...

Battle over Ordsall Chord is over 

The legal challenge to prevent continued work on the Ordsall Chord has been rejected by the courts. The decision  given by Simon LJ (sitting with...

Smokin taste of the USA lands in Oldham

A Royton entrepreneur is bringing a taste of the USA to Oldham’s Independent Quarter with a new smokin’ hot restaurant. Jack’s Smokehouse – named affectionately...