Former Hacienda DJ swaps turntables for art installation at The Lowry

Hacienda legend DJ Paulette will swap the turntables for an art installation titled ‘Homebird’ at The Lowry Sat 22 September – Sun 14 October. ‘Homebird’...

Peterloo 2019 – funding boost announced ahead of the 198th anniversary

On 16th August 1819 in St Peter's Fields, Manchester government troops - including local yeomanry, charged a crowd of around 60,000 people who’d gathered to demand...

Manchester’s Royal Exchange announces its Spring and Summer season

Three incredible directors make their Royal Exchange Theatre debuts in a season of brand-new productions of outstanding contemporary plays and enduring classics. Two incredible plays,...

The famous Ghost train is doubling its journey to twice a week

Famously dubbed the Ghost train,the country’s most infamous train experience is having its journey doubled from the end of this month. The famous service that...

Experiential Coffee Shop First Of It’s Kind To Open In Manchester’s Northern Quarter

Seed & Cherry, a new artisanal coffee shop offering a range of carefully sourced, speciality grade coffee beans from across the world, is set...

Stockport’s Winter’s clock has been restored to his former glory

Stockport’s Winter’s iconic clock is now chiming again after a sensitive restoration has given it a new lease of life. The original clock was manufactured...

Mischievous baby elephant Peanut couldn’t resist exploring the ice rink at MediaCity

Circus 1903 opened at The Lowry this week and the production's mischievous baby elephant Peanut couldn't resist visiting the pop-up ice rink at MediaCityUK...

Remember Remember the 5th of November but what was Manchester’s connection with the Gunpowder...

It is four hundred and seventeen years since the discovery of a consignment of gunpowder in Westminster, what role, if any did this part...

Spring is in the air at new Derek Jarman inspired Pocket Park at Manchester...

Unique partnership between Manchester Art Gallery and the LGBT Foundation’s programme for over 50s Pride in Ageing leads to creation of Jarman inspired Pocket...

John Dalton – A Cumbrian Philosopher

A new book on John Dalton, celebrated chemist and propounder of the atomic theory, has been published. Dr. Tom Smith tells the story of the...