Reimagining Dr Strangelove and a Piccadilly Gardens fashion runway-A first peak at next year’s...

Manchester International Festival's New Artistic Director John McGrath has revealed a snapshot of his first programme, running next summer. Bringing together international artists from the...

Manchester announces bid for UNESCO City of Literature status

  Manchester has announced its bid to join the UNESCO Creative Cities network as a City of Literature. This prestigious designation would celebrate the city’s unique...

New materials at the touch of a button thanks to Graphene

The rapidly developing science and technology of graphene and atomically-thin materials has taken another step forward with new research from The University of Manchester. This...

Tiny rock hyrax triplets born at Chester Zoo

Three baby rock hyraxes have made their public debuts at Chester Zoo. The pocket-sized pups, which are yet to be named or sexed, arrived to...

Lockie: Regrets, I’ve had a few!

As the song says 'Regrets, I've had a few'. What have you regretted? What behaviour, action, argument or calamitous decision have you taken which may have...

A fantastic Salfordian food festival is heading our way

Glasses of a new Salford beer will be raised to toast the launch of Salford’s Food and Drink Fortnight. The popular foodie fortnight is now...

Everyone deserves some warmth this winter

Human Appeal, a British Muslim faith-based charity, are announcing today the launch of their winter Wrap Up Manchester Campaign for the second year. Following on from last...

Jurys Inn Manchester unveils £2.2 million new look, following a major refurbishment

Jurys Inn Manchester has unveiled its brand new look following an extensive £2.2 million transformation. The hotel is completely unrecognisable; with stylish new bedrooms,...

Manchester scientists develop graphene sensors that could revolutionise the Internet of Things

Researchers at The University of Manchester have devised graphene sensors embedded into RFIDs, which have the potential to revolutionise the Internet of Things (IoT). By...

New report highlights the poor state of private rental housing in Salford

Dan and Casey, 31 and 26 respectively moved into an rented flat in Salford two years ago with a child of eleven months and...