Edward Watkin, Manchester’s forgotten star
Ever heard of him? Probably not but Sir Edward Watkin was the unsung hero of railway engineering, who played a part in a number...
Ideas Worth Exploring -Join Manchester’s National museum of democracy for digital discovery
Ideas Worth Exploring is a digital door through to People’s History Museum’s (PHM) events programme and learning projects.
It has been curated by the team from the national museum of democracy to ensure that people...
Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital launches National Play
Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital hosted the launch of this year’s National Play in Hospital Week on the afternoon of Monday 8th October.
The annual event, which...
Greater Manchester announces plans for ‘Beelines’ – the UK’s largest cycling and walking network
Chris Boardman, Greater Manchester’s Cycling and Walking Commissioner, has unveiled an innovative new plan to create a city-region-wide cycling and walking network made up...
HOME’s Horizons Festival in June celebrates international arts and global culture
To mark International Refugee Week 2019, HOME’s Horizons Festival, held in association with Community Arts North West (CAN) and taking place Sat 15 -...
Museum of Science and Industry’s New Exhibition ‘Use Hearing Protection: The early years of...
Manchester’s place at the heart of Britain’s music and creative industries will be celebrated with a new exhibition dedicated to one of the city’s...
Lighting up the Quays
Quays Culture will host the UK’s biggest digital light festival, at Salford Quays and MediaCity. The annual festival, Lightwaves 2016 will run from Friday...
2021 in review: July
Manchester Airport confirmed the first passengers would pass through its new Terminal Two extension. Jet2 and TUI flights operate from the flagship facility initially, other...
Head chef Nat earns his spurs at Manchester House with the help of Sea...
No, we have never heard of Sea Buckthorn either but it was certainly one of the stars of Manchester House's newest Head Chef Nathanial Tofan,...
Lowry painting of Clitheroe up for sale at Bonham’s
A Laurence Stephen Lowry painting of Clitheroe is set to sell for around eighty to one hundred and twenty thousand pounds at an auction...