Blue Plaque to be unveiled to honour Tom Curry-victim of the Munich Air Disaster

On Sunday 4 February 2018, a special event is being planned to honour Manchester United's well-loved trainer, Tom Curry. Tom Curry was a professional footballer-turned-coach,...

Fancy a part in Miss Saigon?

Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical MISS SAIGON is looking for boys or girls to play the role of ‘Tam’...

Last Hurrah for Manchester Town Hall

Manchester’s iconic Town Hall building will be given a rousing send-off on Sunday 14 January 2018 ahead of its temporary closure for work to...

Tony Walsh gifts his This is the Day poem to Manchester Charity

Manchester Poet Tony Walsh has announced that he will be donating any future profits from his poem This is the Place to the Greater Manchester...

Happy New Year to all our readers

Wishing everybody across Greater Manchester and further afield, a very Happy and prosperous 2018

Youth-focused radio station also launches new community campaign from new MediaCity base

Manchester’s Unity Radio, an independent youth-focused music platform which works with young people to help them get a foot in the door of the...

A new scheme developed at the University of Salford aims to address worrying trends...

  Guest writer Lucy Winrow from Salford University has written for About Manchester concerning ProtectED project, developed at the University of Salford. ProtectED is the...

Manchester Street Poem continues

For Manchester International Festival 2017 the Festival partnered with pioneering local organisations Booth Centre, Back on Track, Lifeshare, Mustard Tree, Riverside and Stretch and...

Teddies left in tribute to Arena victims go off to a new home

Nearly 2000 teddy bears left in heartfelt tribute to those who were killed or injured in the terror attack at Manchester Arena in May...

New hotel and celeb chef restaurant set to open next year near Victoria Station

A new restaurant, café and 187-bed hotel, currently being built in the heart of Manchester, is to open in 2018, according to its owners. BH...