Avro’s past present and future to be debated at a special Manchester event

To mark the launch of the second phase of homes at Avro in Manchester this month, award winning regeneration company Urban Splash has announced...

Soldiers who fought at The Battle of Manchester Hill to be commemorated 100 years...

Plans are underway to commemorate the part played by soldiers from the Manchester Regiment in a little-known battle that proved to be a forerunner...

Hansel and Gretel on the back streets of 1890’s Manchester

Based on the Brothers Grimm story, this deliciously dark interpretation of the well-loved fairytale Hansel and Gretel at the Royal Northern College will be devoured by anyone with...

She bangs the Drums-Contact Theatre’s Young Company celebrates 100 years of women’s suffrage

This March, the award-winning Contact Young Company celebrates the 100 year anniversary of the Representation of the People Act (1918) with She Bangs the Drums. This much-anticipated show...

Being Frank, the story of Timperley’s Chris Sievey to debut in Texas in March

The film that tells the story of the man behind Frank Sidebottom  will be released in UK cinemas later this year after its world premiere...

New book by Dave Haslam will be a masterful insider account of the Hacienda,...

Manchester writer and former Hacienda DJ Dave Haslam has announced that he will be publishing a book which will be a memoir of his life...

Manchester Scientists in Kidney disease break through

Manchester Scientists have successfully produced human kidney tissue within a living organism which is able to produce urine, a first for medical science. The study...

Has the Mystery of The Harry Potter Legoland statue been solved

Legoland Discovery Centre Manchester's £5,000 replica of Harry Potter was stolen in Nov 2015, leaving behind only one foot, and has recently resurfaced on...

A day of celebration at the Pankhurst Centre

  The Pankhurst Centre marked the centenary of the Representation of the People Act on 6 February 2018 with a day that reflected the historical...

The Haçienda Nightclub and Chetham’s Library feature among the top 10 places for Music...

The Haçienda Nightclub and Chetham’s Library,has been included in the top 10 of a new UK heritage list standing alongside the Parsonage where the Bronte...