Mission to get Manchester moving amid lockdown

Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth champions including Staycey Copeland and Diane Modahl are among local stars joining a Greater Manchester wide campaign to #KeepGMMoving and...

Northern accents are becoming more similar, suggests new research

The accents of educated city dwellers across the North of England are becoming more similar, according to new research from The University of Manchester. Linguistics...

Culture Minister-BBC only reflects the views of Manchester’s and London’s Metropolitan elite

A minister has come under fire after claiming in the House of Commons that the BBC must report local issues rather than reflect...

Manchester Jewish Museum celebrates 150 years

This year Manchester’s historic Spanish & Portuguese synagogue turns 150 years old To mark this special year, Manchester’s Jewish Museum will organise a range of...

Hidden Histories, Hidden Historians – new exhibition telling the histories and stories of people...

Manchester Histories is proud to present the Hidden Histories, Hidden Historians exhibition at Archives+ in Manchester Central Library from 11th November 2017 until 31st January 2018. Hidden Histories,...

Campaign to keep the Hulton archive in Lancashire is close to succeeding

A campaign to keep a priceless Bolton archive together is well on the way to success. The Hulton archive appeal that closes at the end...

New report highlights the poor state of private rental housing in Salford

Dan and Casey, 31 and 26 respectively moved into an rented flat in Salford two years ago with a child of eleven months and...

£33 million-That’s the annual value of Greater Manchester’s trees to the economy and 1...

City of Trees has completed the biggest i-Tree Eco survey outside the United States.  It would cost over £4.7 billion to replace all Greater Manchester’s...

Bob the Butcher’s Urban art paints a vivid scene of local community

Eye-catching urban art was unveiled in Cadishead on Friday after months of painstaking preparation.  ‘Bob the Butcher’ is the third major artwork installation in Irlam...

Manchester aims to get more people playing tennis

Manchester City Councillor Luthfur Rahman, Executive Member for Schools, Culture and Leisure, joined local families for a game of tennis at Alexandra Park  to...