Lighting up the Quays
Lightwaves 2016 will bring light to those dark winter nights, as nine FREE light experiences span across The Quays, from the Plaza between The...
One of the world’s rarest turtles has hatched at Chester Zoo.
The Chinese three-striped box turtle, a critically endangered species, emerged after an 85-day incubation period.
Despite their name, Chinese three-striped box turtles are not only...
Our Enid’ – a long-overdue biography sees the light of day
Today sees the launch of a long-overdue biography of a truly remarkable woman, Enid Stacy, written by her niece, Angela Tuckett.
Welcoming its publication the...
IWM North and Stitched Up get creative with 12 Days of Thrifty Christmas
COULD you play your part in making Christmas 2016 an ethical and thrifty celebration?
IWM North have teamed up with Stitched Up to create their...
Christmas Miracle opens on NQ Edge Street
As the nights draw in and the Christmas markets are open, the centre of Manchester is about to get its most festive watering hole...
What’s your favourite 20th Century Building?
Manchester Modernist Society and Manchester's Metropolitan University are on a mission to find the top ten 20th century buildings in the ten boroughs of...
Environmentally-friendly graphene textiles could enable wearable electronics
Manchester's wonder material Graphene could be used for a new method for producing conductive cotton fabrics using graphene-based inks.
The discovery opens up new possibilities...
London Road Fire Station announces a new series of tours
Following summer sell-out tours of this iconic, Grade II listed building, Jonathan Schofield will once again guide the public through the historic corridors of...
Review-Ibsen’s Ghosts at Home
"I looked deep into the fabric and saw it was man made" said Niamh Cusack who takes on the lead role of Helen Alving...
Do birds prefer posh gardens
Birds prefer to fly between the gardens of leafy suburban neighbourhoods to visit bird feeders than city terraces or new-build estates, a ground-breaking study...