Preview-God of Carnage Lyceum Oldham
Lyceum Theatre Oldham opens its new season with Yasmina Reza's razor-sharp wit in THE GOD OF CARNAGE (9 - 17 September 2016)
Reza's plays start...
Man on a Rusty bike
A political travelogue based on a journey round the UK on a rusty bike? We couldn't resist and caught up with author Dan Taylor...
Five Possible Pennine Tunnel routes announced
Five routes have been shortlisted today for the Trans-Pennine tunnel described by the government as the most ambitious road scheme undertaken in the UK...
PSB to open Manchester Science festival
The internationally -acclaimed electronic outfit Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) will open the 10th Manchester Science Festival on Thursday 20th October with a very special,...
Cricket on horseback and “bumble-puppy” Sports History Archive reveals seven oddest pastimes
THE Olympic games are well under way – but back in England, a new sports history archive reveals some peculiar pastimes that certainly won’t...
Manchester to turn green for Halloween festival
Plans for a new Halloween event in Manchester are being cooked up by the city centre’s business improvement district, the Heart of Manchester BID.
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The Manchester neighbourhoods missing out from record employment despite jobs on the doorstep
Manchester has more jobs than working age people, yet only 62% are in work while three fifths of neighbourhoods are in the 20% most...
Paramender at the Portico
The Portico Library's August-September 2016 exhibition will be Paramender
Pippa Gatty and Stan Sandig who are based respectively in Yorkshire and the Isle of Mull,...
Tapestry to commemorate Peterloo
One hundred and ninety five years ago, eighteen people were killed and over six hundred were injured at Peter’s Fields during a peaceful demonstration...
Memorial statue for beloved Bury entertainer Victoria Wood
A permanent memorial to Bury’s much loved entertainer Victoria Wood will be built in the town centre.
It will be in Library Gardens in Silver...