Proposals are unveiled to pedestrianise Albert Square

Proposals which would make Manchester’s Albert Square one of the finest civic spaces in Europe, as well as further details of plans to refurbish...

Review-Agatha Christie’s Love from a Stranger at the Lowry Theatre

This less well known of Agatha Christie’s works started out in 1924 as short story ‘Philomel Cottage’, it was then adapted by her for...

40 Years Since ‘Rock Against Racism’ and Buzzcocks brought 40,000 to Manchester

A day that has gone down in both Manchester music legend and one that delivered a powerful blow to a rising scourge of organised...

Stories of the Streets: Photo exhibition from Manchester’s homeless community

Social enterprise People of the Streets will open its latest micro-gallery in Manchester Arndale on Monday. The Stories of the Streets exhibition will showcase over...

Lottery gives green light for transformation of fire service museum

Plans to redevelop Rochdale’s Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum are firing on all cylinders, with the National Lottery approving a £1.7 million grant to transform...

Tony Walsh creates new poem for IWM North’s Big Picture Show

From 27 July 2018 until 24 February 2019, visitors to IWM North will be able to hear the powerful poetry of Tony Walsh alongside...

Bruntwood’s call to transform Trafford Landmark

Leading regional developer Bruntwood has opened calls for entries for a UK-wide street art competition to transform the landmark Trafford House building in Greater...

How digging up a Moss Side nightclub led to a Lottery Award

MANCHESTER’s Moss Side district has had its’ share of social turmoil but a University project to recognise its historic multicultural music scene has been...

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...

Manchester Airport Celebrates 80 Years By Releasing Iconic Tony “Longfella” Walsh Poem

reasured tales of travel spanning eight decades have inspired a special short film created by Manchester Airport and world-renowned poet Tony Walsh. Called “Time Flies,”...