From Eastern Poland to Manchester
Guest writer Frank Pleszak has written a book about his father's unbelievable journey from eastern Poland to Manchester and shares his thoughts with About Manchester
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Missing Turner discovered at the Whitworth
What could be a missing painting by the artist JMW Turner, the English Romanticist landscape painter, has turned up in the basement of the...
Turning off the protein tap – a new clue to neurodegenerative disease
Disabling a part of brain cells that acts as a tap to regulate the flow of proteins has been shown to cause neurodegeneration, a...
Bridge repairs will see A6 in Stockport shut for 12 weeks this summer
The most substantial repairs to Stockport's bridge in 177 years will see a section of the A6 shut for twelve weeks over the summer...
Manchester swimmers set to cross the Yangtze River
Two young Manchester marathon swimmers are gearing up for the experience of a lifetime, as they prepare to swim across the mighty Yangtze River...
Old Granada Studios are opening up for a 36 hour documentary challenge
ECUK (Enterprise City UK) have announced their second live-output event, shining a spotlight on the TV & Film industry.
Doc in a Day (organised...
Mancunians to sleep outside this October with Centrepoint to fundraise for city’s homeless young...
Mancunians are being urged to swap their beds for sleeping bags on Thursday 19 October to raise funds for youth homelessness charity Centrepoint.
Sleep Out in Manchester...
Walkden’s little ray of sunshine
A new shop that has recently opened in Walkden is bringing a little ray of sunshine to the town.
Jasmine Walne Design, located in the...
Latest designs for Bolton’s Egyptology Gallery are revealed
New designs Bolton Museum’s new Egyptology gallery project have been released.
Bolton Library and Museum Services are working with museum exhibition designers, Leach Studio, to...
Manchester’s First explorer who sailed the seven seas
Many people in Manchester will have heard the name of Edward Barlow, Ambrose Edward Barlow, born at Barlow Hall, now Chorlton Golf Club, martyred...