Up Late With Rylan star – Sophie Willan’s Stories of Care Project
Award winning comedian Sophie Willan- who is the new resident comic on the ‘Up Late With Rylan’ show for Channel 5 every Wednesday at...
Graphene device puts fuel-efficient cars in pole position
A graphene-based electrical nano-device has been created which could substantially increase the energy efficiency of fossil fuel-powered cars.
The nano-device, known as a 'ballistic rectifier',...
Bradford Pit project free exhibition at Beswick Library
A free exhibition revealing the history of a coalmine which occupied the site where the Etihad Stadium stands today is to open at Beswick...
First World War Tank Tram to tour Greater Manchester
Engineers and performers from the University of Salford are coming together to recreate a little known piece of British history.
Engineering students are reconstructing a...
Transport links are not the key to the Northern Powerhouse says report
George Osborne's focus on improving transport links in the North is ignoring the real issues in creating the Northern Powerhouse.
A new report published today...
We want Oldham to be known as an inspiring town that – despite all...
Fiveteen years ago this week saw riots in Oldham.Today the borough's three MP's, Jim McMahon, Oldham West & Royton, Debbie Abrahams, Oldham East &...
Major new Manchester report identifies child suicide risk factors
Bereavement, bullying, exams and physical health conditions such as acne and asthma are some of the experiences linked to suicide in children and young...
New Play ‘ On Corporation Street’ remembers the 1996 IRA bombing
It is 20 years since the Provisional IRA exploded the largest-ever bomb on mainland Britain, on a warm sunny morning in Manchester city centre.
Working together again,...
Twenty Brave Oldhamers who served at the Battle of Jutland
On May 31, 1916 the Battle of Jutland took place in the North Sea, off Denmark – and 20 Oldhamers sadly lost their lives.
Among...
The Wonder of it all
As soon as you enter Manchester’s Wonder Inn it is instantly apparent why so many people are determined to ensure that the place sticks...