Plans for Oldham’s Town Centre Regeneration could see Queen Elizabeth Hall demolished

As Oldham Council is set to formally launch its search for a development partner to deliver its ambitious Town Centre Masterplan, the latest plans may...

King Street Festival brings the prestigious Manchester Flower Show back into bloom after 15...

Manchester’s annual King Street Festival returns this summer (Saturday 2 – Sunday 3 June 2018) celebrating the past, present and future of Manchester’s iconic...

Salford Crescent – Soul Not For Sale

Salford City Council today launched its search for partners to help deliver the first phase of The Crescent – an ambitious joint masterplan with the...

Pioneering study of Greater Manchester’s waterways finds record levels of micro plastics

Researchers from The University of Manchester are calling for tighter regulations on waste flowing into urban waterways, after the first study of its kind...

Manchester Theatre Awards 2017 revealed

Sheridan Smith and Danny Mac were among the winners at the Manchester Theatre Awards which were announced at The Lowry on Friday. Presented by comedian...

Manchester based author once dismissed for being “too African” has won a major literary...

Dr Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi has been awarded the 2018 Windham-Campbell Prize in Fiction, which includes a grant of $165,000, to support her writing. Jennifer, a...

Could otters be returning to Greater Manchester?

Recent sightings of otters are suggesting that the heavily industrialised rivers in Greater Manchester are showing signs of significant improvement, encouraging them to come...
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Mayfield’s Winter Wonderland

Plans for a proposed new park in Manchester city centre will be going on display as part of a public consultation into the masterplan...

Review-Madama Butterfly at the Lowry

Someone once said that people don’t like opera,they only come for the interval. Well if you came for the interval for Opera North’s adaptation of...

A Hattrick of exciting new retailers announced for Oxford Road’s hatch

Hatch, Manchester’s intriguing new pop-up retail and leisure destination, is welcoming three new exciting retailers to its ever-evolving line-up. Beautiful bespoke florist The Beehive, organic...