Capturing the Cathedral

Every year Manchester Cathedral receives hundreds of amazing photographs of Manchester Cathedral in its annual Capture the Cathedral photography competition. With just over two...

Stories from the road-Creative writing to map Manchester’s ‘Corridor’

A new project centered on Manchester's Oxford Road Corridor aims to tell the stories of people who live, work and travel along Oxford Road.  Stories...

Get reading- BookBench sculptures pop up across Manchester

BookBenches painted with literary designs by Manchester schools and community groups will pop up across Manchester this summer, helping to spark a love of...

Bigger and better: Grub Food Fair to return to the Courtyard at Mayfield

The Mayfield Partnership has announced the return of the popular Grub Food Fair to the Courtyard, Baring Street – the gateway to the Mayfield...

Coronavirus: huge effort by all the people needed in next phase of ‘epic struggle’

On March 17, before he became ill with coronavirus, the UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, declared: “We are engaged in a war against the...

Love and war off the coast of Scotland-Review Whisky Galore at Oldham Coliseum

It's 1943, the second World War has been fought for nearly four years, and while the islands of Great Todday and Little Todday off the...

A Manchester first-Marvellous machines and the charm of the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang inventor...

From wonderous mechanical creations springing to life and turning your body into a machine, to toy making and lifting a mini, there’s a perfect...

Latest BBC archive release reveals the behind-the-scenes story of the North

The latest release of material from the BBC’s Oral History collection shines a light on Olive Shapley, one of Manchester’s key figures and a...

New artwork is unveiled as Manchester poet Argh Kid teams up with primary school...

In celebration of National Poetry Day (Thursday 7th October) a colourful new artwork has been unveiled in Manchester featuring the words of Longsight-born wordsmith...

Snowman sculptures to go under the hammer in charity auction

Take home a piece of yuletide magic in the Walking with The Snowman™ online auction. Twelve giant Snowman sculptures, which are currently on display around MediaCityUK...