History of ideas
BBC Radio Four is to offer listeners a fresh take on some of the big questions that have preoccupied thinkers down the ages in...
READ. SWAP. REPEAT – Corn Exchange Manchester has installed a free book vending machine
Corn Exchange, Manchester, a building which is itself steeped in history and stories, has installed a new book vending machine in their huge atrium...
Contractors on site as Buxton’s Crescent’s renaissance begins
The much anticipated £46million project to restore Buxton’s historic Crescent to full use as a thermal spa, 5-star hotel and heritage centre is today...
One hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Alice in Wonderland is commemorated
2015 marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, a landmark in the history of children’s literature and...
UK debut of theatrical production lets the audience move with the play
A novel production, which invites its audience to travel in an electrically-powered, moving auditorium to follow the heroine’s journey, has its UK premiere at...
Daniel Beech announced as Head Chef at The Galloping Major, Oddfellows On The Park
Oddfellows Hotels has announced plans for their hotly anticipated restaurant based at Oddfellows On The Park, Cheadle
The design-led hotel group, which prides itself on...
Ampleforth Abbey to undergo major restoration
The Abbey and its landscape, home to Britain’s largest Benedictine monastic community, will be conserved with £2.9m from HLF. Both the historic Monk’s...
The only Christmas Grotto on real snow at Chill Factore
Is there anything more Christmassy than the feeling of fresh snow beneath your feet?
Imagine being able to turn that feeling into a reality and...
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...
Chester Zoo is running for top award
Chester Zoo has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award, honouring the very best of English tourism.
The Cheshire attraction is one of five...