First details of RHS Garden Bridgewater Masterplan are announced
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has revealed the masterplan for the new RHS Garden Bridgewater in Salford. World-class landscape architect Tom Stuart-Smith, who was...
Chernobyl is open for virtual visits
It’s almost 30 years since the Chernobyl disaster (26th April 1986), and Manchester is marking the anniversary this month with a special free event...
A new youth dance company for Manchester Chameleon Youth is born
Company Chameleon is calling out for young people, age 11 to 18, with raw dance talent and a big desire to dance, to join...
Painter who swapped finance career for fine art launches Manchester exhibition
Renowned cityscape artist Neil Dawson will be making a guest appearance at a Manchester gallery in April to unveil a newly curated exhibition of...
Amazing images from Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic ‘Endurance’ expedition on display in Manchester
One of the greatest ever photographic records of human survival is to be exhibited for free at Central Library.
‘Enduring Eye’ is an incredible record...
A shot in the arm for Manchester’s railways
April 1st saw the launch of two new rail services across Manchester and the North of England, Arriva Rail North Ltd and First TransPennine...
Guilty Pleasures of Opium-
Life for De Quincey was either angels ascending on vaults of cloud or vagrants shivering on the city streets.' Thomas De Quincey - opium-eater,...
One hundred years ago in Manchester
There were reports of a naval skirmish in the North Sea that week.The Admiralty reported that four British destroyers sighted three German ships off...
An iViva! festival at HOME this April
The popular festival iViva! is returning to Manchester in April with its venue-wide, 18 day celebration of Spanish and Latin American culture and for...
A dark day in Salford with The Smiths
A new exhibition at The Lowry will bring together the work of photographer, Stephen Wright – famed for capturing ‘one of the most famous...