New book tells 365 tales of Manchester’s grim past

On the 23rd of June 1828 in Ancoats, a young boy was handed a fruit cake by a women asking him to deliver it...

Review-Taste of Honey at the Royal Exchange

Our new pair of reviewers Jed Finnigan & Sharon Maxwell loved their visit to the Royal Exchange If you are going to do your...

The tale of the Statue that came home to Manchester

"The vast progress that you have made in the short space of twenty months fills us with hope that every stain on your freedom...

The East Manchester Academy where racism, bullying and homophobia are rife

“The people who are responsible for this school have not ensured that it is a safe place for its pupils. Many pupils behave in...

60,000 trees will be planted with 350 Greater Manchester primary schools over the...

City of Trees - the charitable organisation re-invigorating Greater Manchester’s landscape by planting a tree for every man, woman and child – has begun the process...

Arts Lecturer paints ‘warning from history’

Artist David Gledhill will be holding an exhibition of his photograph-inspired art entitled ‘Album: Paintings of Poland 1940-1941’ this month. Little did he realise when...

Auction for iconic Peaky Blinders coat and cap worn by Cillian Murphy launches at...

A charity auction opens this weekend to give fans of hit TV series Peaky Blinders the chance to bid for Cillian Murphy’s...

Represent! Voices 100 Years On – People’s History Museum’s exhibition opens

A new exhibition has opened this week at Manchester's People's History Museum a century on from when the Representation of the People Act in 1918 gave...

2021 in review: April

The Duke of Edinburgh, the longest-serving consort to a monarch in British history, has died at the age of 99. He died just two months...

Forgotten maps of Manchester slums restored and available to view

A new project has repaired, photographed and shared online forgotten maps of Manchester’s slums, which had been overlooked for the last 130 years. The maps...