A Taste of Catalonia on King Street
They are still in what is known in the trade as soft opening mode, but About Manchester was invited along to the City Centre's...
Devo Manc led to significant improvements across health system, study finds
The devolution deals which granted Greater Manchester increased control over a range of public services enabled them to make significant improvements in many parts...
Manchester Bee Love Art Charity Auction starts today
A painting by Manchester artist Amy Coney is due to be auctioned in August, to raise further funds for the We Love Manchester Emergency...
Bruntwood Works has unveiled Manchester’s tallest mural
Bruntwood Works is celebrating the completion of a brand new Manchester mural, following the unveiling of a 38 metre high art work on its...
One of the world’s rarest turtles has hatched at Chester Zoo.
The Chinese three-striped box turtle, a critically endangered species, emerged after an 85-day incubation period.
Despite their name, Chinese three-striped box turtles are not only...
So who was James Sadler?
Manchester's newest public square is to be named in honour of a man who made the first balloon flight in Manchester, but who was...
11,000 year old pendant is earliest known Mesolithic art in Britain
One of the oldest pieces of art ever found in Britain
An 11,000 year old engraved shale pendant discovered by archaeologists during excavations at the...
“It is perfect madness”-How the Liverpool to Manchester Railway was built
This week saw the Mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool meet at Rainhill Station to announce that they will create a Liverpool-Manchester Railway Board...
£60m is being invested in a Manchester Graphene innovation centre
The University of Manchester is to build a £60m Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) it has been announced today.
The facility will be critical in...
How Manchester dealt with an outbreak of Plague in 1605
As the Coronavirus continues to spread-About Manchester goes back over 400 years to when Plague arrived in Manchester and may well have killed a...