10cc’s Graham Gouldman to perform one-off gig in Manchester

Graham Gouldman is one of the world’s leading songwriters. Perhaps best known for his stellar success as part of 10cc – and for songs...
Salford Lads Club has commissioned artist Alena Ruth Donely to create a textile panel to mark the city’s Shelagh Delaney Day

Stunning ‘Salford Lass’ Artwork commissioned for Shelagh Delaney Day

Salford Lads Club has commissioned artist Alena Ruth Donely to create a textile panel to mark the city’s Shelagh Delaney Day, Friday 25th November. The...

New plans for Wigan Pier

A major transformation of one of the North West’s most iconic destinations has moved a step closer after Wigan Council signed a deal with...

Time to Guac and Roll as El Camino Returns to Urmston

After a roaring four week stint in February, the crew at El Camino are back for good, permanently taking over the old Get Chucked...

New Manchester City Centre trail launches to celebrate the city’s best outdoor gardens and...

Following The RHS Urban Show and to celebrate The Manchester Flower Festival (24th-27th May), city-goers are encouraged to discover relaxing green spaces this spring...

This is The Place – Choose Love, Manchester’ vigil poem book sales soar ahead...

This is the Place, Choose Love, Manchester’, a fundraising book conceived in the wake of the Arena attack, and featuring Tony Walsh’s Manchester vigil...

Could we end up with nobody to power the “Powerhouse”

The “Northern Powerhouse” project has received large investments, but money only goes so far. With a steady stream of skill leaving, we might end...

There’s an elephant in our railway station

Commuters travelling through Manchester’s Piccadilly Station will be in for a surprise over the next few days as they will be confronted by the...

Hose Pipe ban but 430 million litres wasted everyday says union

GMB, the union for the water industry, has revealed United Utilities waste more than 430 million litres every day while people in the North...

Forgotten Lancashire poems written during misery of cotton famine found

Hundreds of moving poems written by desperate Lancashire cotton workers facing hunger and homelessness because of the American Civil War have been uncovered by...