Ambitious plans to turn Salford Quays into the Manchester’s South Bank are revealed

Businesses and organizations from across Salford and Trafford have released plans today to turn Salford Quays into the North West's equivalent of London's South...

Hannah Mitchell An iconic Manchester Women’s Hero

To celebrate International Women's Day About Manchester takes a look at the life of Hannah Mitchell, suffragette and Manchester councillor Hannah was was born...

Makeover for Heaton Park courtesy of Manchester Airport

Heaton Park is to get a £600,000 makeover thanks to money received by Manchester City Council from its airport windfall. The council announced yesterday that...

Last chance to save Library Walk

The fight to save Library walk at Manchester's Central Library continues unabated. About Manchester has received news from the Manchester Modernists that a Stopping Up...

All change at Victoria Metrostation

Transport for Greater Manchester has announced today that work on the multi-million pound transformation of the Manchester Victoria Metrolink stop is set to start...

Manchester Malt loaf celebrates seventy five years

It's seventy five years since Soreen was first manufactured in Manchester and as part of the celebrations for Britain's favourite malt loaf, a new...

Cash boost for Peel Park

Salford's oldest park has been given an new year funding boost. Salford City Council has successfully bid for £54,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund and...

Two of Manchester’s buildings make English Heritage’s head top ten

The head of English Heritage has picked Liverpool Road Railway station and Ancoat's Murray Mill as two of the ten buildings that have changed...

Scheme planned to turn Cornbrook into Gateway

Plans are afoot for a major residential regeneration scheme around the Cornbrook area off Chester Road in the area near the old Pomona Docks. The...

Millions of historic images are shared by the British Library

This site is dedicated to history and not just concerning Manchester, so we are delighted to see that the British Library has given everyone...