Astronomers See Distant Eruption as Black Hole Destroys Star

Astronomers have, for the first time, captured the moment the gravity of a supermassive black hole ripped apart a star that drifted too close...

Warth Mill project uncovers last known survivor of Bury’s WW2 Internment Camp

The little-known history of Warth Mills WWII internment camp in Bury, is set to be revealed  with the launch of a commemorative events programme...

Now Northern Rail is thrown out of legoland

Legoland Discovery Centre bosses have stripped out the Northern Rail train at the centre of ‘Mini Land’ and removed the railway podium from the...

Under the Arches-First ever Reserve Wines Wine & Food Fest at Fairfield Social Club

Reserve Wines are re-inventing the concept of mass wine tastings on 22nd June with their Wine & Food Festival, taking place at one of...

Special celebrations for the 70th anniversary of modern computing

At eleven o’clock on June 21, 1948, the world changed – for the modern computer age was born in Manchester. On that ground-breaking day, the Small Scale...

Permanent memorial to Somme fallen to be created in Heaton Park

Plans have been drawn up for a permanent memorial in the city to those who lost their lives at the Battle of the Somme...

Manchester’s sites of suffragette protest and sabotage among those officially recognised in nation’s...

41 places across England that were at the centre of suffragette action, from mass meetings and smashed windows to prison hunger strikes and post...

Manchester-A City of Firsts celebrates the city’s world changing innovations

Manchester: City of Firsts film celebrates the city’s world changing innovations, from the first public library to the first life through IVF   CityVerve, the UK’s...

Manchester Airport Announces Special Collaboration With Poet Tony Walsh For 80th Birthday Celebrations

Manchester Airport today announced a special collaboration with Mancunian poet Tony Walsh as part of its 80th birthday celebrations. The gateway is creating a striking...

Sacha Lord to be Greater Manchester first night Czar

Warehouse Project and Parklife founder Sacha Lord has been unveiled as Greater Manchester’s first-ever night-time economy adviser. Appointed by Mayor Andy Burnham, Sacha will champion...