Celebrate International Women’s Day at IWM North
From motorcycle riding medics pioneering front line care to a courageous soldier smuggling nurse, IWM North, part of Imperial War Museums, in Manchester, is...
Dave Draws at Deansgate’s Renaissance Hotel
The Renaissance Hotel in Manchester City Centre, has transformed two walls of the hotel with one-off Dave Draws original doodle map to help those...
Grafters: Industrial society in image and word at People’s History Museum
Scenes of British industrial life spanning three centuries are on show in a new exhibition curated by University of Bolton lecturer Ian Beesley.
The internationally...
Celebrating Greater Manchester’s Independent Book shops
In praise of Independent Bookshop Week taking place 16-23 June, an annual celebration of independent bookshops around the UK that highlights the important part...
Book detailing the the decline, dereliction, and revival of Gorton Monastery is published...
A fascinating first-person account of the decline, dereliction, and revival of one of Manchester’s most historic buildings is published for the first time.
Gorton Monastery,...
Happy Monday’s Rowetta launches Campaign to mark MWA 50th Anniversary with fundraising campaign
In 1987 the Happy Monday's Rowetta entered a women's refuge for five months after being from the age of 16 in an abusive relationship.
She...
A feast of celebrations for the 80th anniversary of The Road to Wigan Pier
Wigan will host a week of celebrations to mark the 80th anniversary of the publication of the Road to Wigan Pier.
George Orwell’s landmark journalistic...
Major graphene exhibition to open in Manchester
A new exhibition combines science and arts to explore graphene and other 2D materials during Manchester’s tenure as European City of Science
Wonder Materials: Graphene...
Review-Brief Encounter at the Lowry
If you have never seen the film of the same name don’t worry all you need to understand is the premise that two strangers...
A chance to see some of the best new comedy in development in the...
Plans have been announced for the Salford Sitcom Showcase 2015, at dock10 Studios, MediaCityUK, on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 May.
The shows will be...