An alternative perspective on a serious issue

A One women Stand Up Comedy/Feminist Theatre piece is coming to Oldham Coliseum this weekend. Not Yet Suffragette is a humorous take on how 'Not...

Lung Cancer Early Diagnosis Rates Soar in Manchester pilot scheme

Lung cancer early diagnosis rates have soared during a targeted screening pilot in Manchester where on-the-spot CT scans were offered in shopping area car...

New Artistic Studios open in Manchester’s Northern Quarter

Hope Studios, Manchester’s new independent rehearsal workspace based in the Northern Quarter, has opened its doors to performing arts, television and production companies based...

A year of digital connections between India and the UK

A pen pal for the digital era, Duet is a multi-platform digital art project about finding space for reflection, expression and connection in our...

Commemorating the March of the Blanketeers, 200 years ago

Two hundred years ago this week, the Manchester Radicals, better known as the Blanketeers met at St Peter's Fields with the intention of marching...

Ancient reptile mystery solved as two extinct species found to be the same

Ichthyosaurs, which are similar-shaped to dolphins and sharks, but are reptiles, swam the seas for millions of years during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous...

The rebel women of the First World War

The sacrifices of ‘real rebel’ women from Manchester and East Lancashire who took part in the Women's Peace Crusades during the First World War...

The Fentons and Crimble Hall, the rise and fall of a Rochdale dynasty

The story of the people who built Crimble Hall, The Fentons is a fascinating story of industrial and commercial power that ultimately fell while...

New exhibition celebrates football in Tameside

Tameside has a unique place in football. Not only is it the birthplace of three World Cup winners, it is the only borough in...

Could we end up with nobody to power the “Powerhouse”

The “Northern Powerhouse” project has received large investments, but money only goes so far. With a steady stream of skill leaving, we might end...