Flagship arts building for the North to be designed by world-leading architect

Rem Koolhaas’ Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) has won the international competition to design The Factory Manchester, the city’s cutting-edge arts venue that will...

Manchester’s Freemason’s Hall to open its secrets

In the heart of Manchester sits an imposing building with a fascinating and stunning interior, yet even those born and bred in the city...

Oldham’s Town Centre at risk says Historic England

Oldham Town Centre has been identified as among one of the heritage sites identified in the North West as being at risk. Historic England (formerly...

Happy 185th Birthday to Manchester’s first passenger rail station

One hundred and eighty five years ago this week, the first scheduled passenger rail service opened connecting Manchester to Liverpool. The new service would herald...

New Jazz Club set to open on Bridge Street

Manchester is getting its first new Jazz club since 1999 with the exceptionally successful, independently run Café Istanbul on Bridge Street, Manchester, set to...

Sneak preview at the Study- Manchester Museum’s new area for the curious, the makers,...

The Study, Manchester’s space for new thinking opens this Friday and About Manchester takes a look    Manchester Museum is reinventing itself using part of its...

Unseen: Re-Discovering Manchester

A new photography competition, focusing on properties in the City of Manchester has been launched. Working with architectural structures, cityscapes and properties that constitute the...

Plans for one hundred homes on former Salford Red’s Ground is approved.

Planning officials have given the green light to City West’s 103-home development to be built on the former Salford City Reds’ rugby ground The...

First look at Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre

This is the first look at the new £60m Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) at The University of Manchester, which will set the standard...

Four church spires at risk across Greater Manchester

Four churches spires across Greater Manchester have been identified as being at risk as a save our spires appeal is launched by the National...