Date of unveiling of Annie Kenny statue is revealed

Two years of hard work and fundraising will come together on Friday 14th December at 2.15pm, when a statue of local-born suffragette Annie Kenney...

Major new report connects North’s poor health with poor productivity

Poor health has been linked with the North’s poor productivity for the first time in a major new report by six northern universities. Health for...

Creating a buzz-Bee-themed paper straws have been launched at bars and restaurants across Greater...

Their arrival is part of a growing range of initiatives that all contribute towards the Mayor’s aim of a plastic-free Greater Manchester by 2020...

HOME announces its 2019 season

HOME presents a new season of over 20 shows including Emma Rice’s West End Smash Hit Wise Children, 1927’s The Animals and Children Took to the...

Locke Hotels brings its innovative design to central Manchester

Housed on the corner of Whitworth Street and Princess Street, the 160-studio aparthotel, designed around a spectacular central glass atrium, includes a crossfit gym,...

Martin Parr returns home

Photography Martin Parr’s first experience in Manchester might have ended much sooner. Enrolled at Manchester Polytechic, he nearly got kicked out at the end of...

Mancunian Way Skatepark Crowdfunding campaign exceeds initial target

The not-for-profit Co-operative and Community Benefit Society, which is looking to use the funds to create a vibrant community space for local young people...

Last chance to vote: Manchester schools project shortlisted for heritage award

A schools project for primary children in Manchester has been shortlisted in the Historic England Angel Awards 2018. One hundred years after England celebrated the...

Snap Crackle and Pop-Happy 90th Birthday to Rice Krispies

The breakfast cereal, which gave Jonathan Ross his TV debut in an advert in 1970 aged 10, first came to Britain from America on...

Donate a coat and warm a heart this winter in Manchester

Safestore is urging people from across Manchester to dig out any coats that are hidden at the back of wardrobes or no longer worn and...