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...
A festival of delights-Full programme for Manchester’s Lit Festival is revealed
The Full Line up for Manchester's Literature festival has now been revealed.
The eleventh annual festival taking place between Oct 7th-23rd eleventh annual festival is...
Castle opens new art venture on King Street
Castle Fine Art, the UK’s leading group of retail art galleries, has launched its newest venture on Manchester’s King Street, the city’s luxury shopping...
The art of the Old Fashioned-
Ahead of this week's Manchester Loves Cocktail's event, About Manchester was invited along to the Northern Quarter's Tariff and Dale bar to learn the...
Acclaimed international exhibition ‘Lanterns of the Terracotta Warriors’ confirms Manchester as next UK location
Art installation to illuminate Manchester as part of city’s 2017 Chinese New Year celebrations
Secured by Manchester’s business improvement district, the Heart of Manchester BID,...