Al Fresco Shakespeare in Manchester

Two of Shakespeare's greatest plays are coming to Manchester this weekend and will be performed in the open air at Spinningfields. Macbeth and The Comedy...

Therme Manchester gets the go ahead from Trafford Council

The new design for Therme Manchester has received approval from Trafford Council’s planning committee. The updated scheme features a pavilion-style concept immersed and enveloped in...

Special celebrations for the 70th anniversary of modern computing

At eleven o’clock on June 21, 1948, the world changed – for the modern computer age was born in Manchester. On that ground-breaking day, the Small Scale...

Bury is listed as one of the top twenty places to raise children in...

Now in its fifth year, the Family Hotspots Report takes into consideration 71 sets of data under the categories of education, property, safety, childcare,...

Academic uncovers government discussions around ‘Fourth Man’

Official records uncovered by a University of Salford academic shed new light on private government discussions over unveiling the identity of the ‘Fourth Man’...

The moving art installation ‘Mystery Bird’ takes to the streets of Salford

Salford City Council has announced that Mystery Bird, a spectacular moving art installation for the people of Eccles, taking place from 23-27th January, will...

Join the Somme100 Pals and take part in a once-in-a-lifetime experience

On 1 July 2016, Manchester will host the national commemoration of the hundred-year anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Somme. A service...

Graphene is the finest filter

Graphene can simplify production of heavy water and help clean nuclear waste by filtering different isotopes of hydrogen, University of Manchester research indicates. Writing in...

Meet the baby belonging to one of the world’s smallest species of deer

Chester Zoo has welcomed a rare baby Southern pudu – one of the world’s smallest species of deer. The tiny male fawn, named by his...

Nanobots pass first stage in ‘fantastic voyage’ from fiction to fact

A team of scientists have created a new generation of tiny remote controlled nanorobots which could one day allow doctors to diagnose disease and...