Museum of Science and Industry lands £1.8 Wellcome Trust grant

Ambitious plans for a major new gallery at the Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester will now be realised thanks to a £1.8 million...

Grand opening announced for Bramall Hall

Bramall Hall’s grand re-opening will be the weekend of Saturday July 30th and Sunday July 31st 2016. Bramall Hall closed to visitors at the end...

Work begins on Sawmill Court in Ancoats

The scheme will see 158 rental apartments, 8 units for restaurants, cafés, shops or small businesses, along with courtyard, gym, club room, car &...

Corn Exchange comes full circle

With news that Manchester's Corn Exchange may be getting a revamp with a new boutique Hotel, About Manchester takes a look at the history...

£4.5m refurb as Virgin Active health club opens at Media City

Lowry Outlet (MediaCityUK) has opened the doors on its Virgin Active Health Club following a £4.5million refurbishment, which will give members access to the...

Green light for new £5m Intermediate Care Unit at North Manchester General Hospital

PLANNING permission for a brand new purpose-built 24 bed community Intermediate Care Unit situated in the grounds at North Manchester General Hospital, which will...

Cancer charity Maggie’s commences construction at The Christie

Work has begun this week on a new £6m Maggie's Centre at the Christie Hospital in Withington. The Centre is being built in partnership with...

Ashton Baths shortlisted for award

THE restoration of Ashton Old Baths into a state-of-the-art digital hub has been shortlisted for the prestigious Historic England Angel Awards in the category...

Modernists select fifty twentieth century icons in Manchester

Fifty of Manchester's finest examples of twentieth century are being celebrated by the Manchester Modernist society in a map which can be explored on...

Peel’s Port Salford project nets £4.6m Manchester combined authority loan.

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority has announced that it has given‘in principle’ approval for £6.6 million in loan funding to support three projects The bulk,...