Plans revealed for £350m East Manchester indoor arena

The American Oak View Group have revealed its plans for an arena at the Etihad Campus in East Manchester. Next to Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium,...

Plans revealed to transform historic Oldham Town Hall Egyptian Rooms into food hall

Oldham Council has submitted plans to transform a historic town hall space into an independent-style food market. Situated in the Egyptian Rooms of the landmark...

One of the oldest theatres in the country

It is one of the oldest theatres still remaining in the country and dates back to 1885. David Rustridge was the House Manager of Oldham...

Lockie: Make mine Marvel!

So here we are... Second week of my column. The sunny weather of recent weeks seems to have disappeared just in time for the schools...

Sea Life welcomes a shiver of new shark pups

Sea Life Manchester have just welcomed the arrival of seven Blacktip Reef Shark pups to the leading aquarium. Notoriously difficult to breed, the arrival of...

The forgotten man that brought photography to Manchester

Few people have probably heard the name of John Benjamin Dancer, an inventor and maker of scientific instruments yet the man who came and...

Salford’s RHS Garden given the go ahead

Plans for Garden Bridgewater, the RHS’s fifth garden at the former Worsley New Hall in Salford have been passed by Salford Council. The proposals include...

The lap of luxury in the Lakes-Review Storrs Hotel Windermere

It is rumoured that Storrs Hall was where the Poet William Wordsworth was inspired to write his famous verses on daffodils, he wandered Lonely...

Preview-A Pacifist’s Guide to the war on Cancer at HOME

A Pacifist's Guide to the War on Cancer, an all-singing, all-dancing examination of living with a cancer diagnosis, is the first show in HOME’s...

Your chance to buy Bob Dylan’s artwork in Manchester

A new exhibition of works by Bob Dylan will be displayed for the first time in Manchester from today. Titled The Beaten Path, the collection...