Happy 50th Birthday to Greater Manchester
On April 1 1974 Greater Manchester was officially formed and the ten boroughs, which had formally been part of Cheshire, Lancashire, and parts of...
HS2 the final nail in the coffin?
The irony wouldn’t have been lost on the fact that Andy Burnham and Manchester Council leader Bev Craig held their post HS2 shelved press...
Manchester Pride announces theme for the 2019 – Deep Space Pride
Manchester Pride today announced that the theme for the 2019 Manchester Pride Parade will be Deep Space Pride: A Future World of Equality, as...
Widening inequalities for children in the North of England cost billions, increase poverty and...
Amajor new report out today paints a stark picture of inequality for children growing up in the North of England post-pandemic compared to those...
Peterloo 2019: Protest Music at RNCM
Two hundred years since the Peterloo Massacre, RNCM and Manchester Histories have joined forces to create Protest Music, a powerful and compelling performance of...
“Manchester Alphabet” celebrates city through words and pictures
The Tram Cars glide about the streetsAs if they were alive,
And men and women fight for seats
Each night at half past five.
COMPLAINING about Manchester’s...
Survivors Manchester Celebrates 10 Years of Providing Support to Male Survivors In Greater Manchester
The charity that began as an idea in the head of mancunian born Duncan Craig, a male survivor of childhood sexual abuse...
Could we end up with nobody to power the “Powerhouse”
The “Northern Powerhouse” project has received large investments, but money only goes so far. With a steady stream of skill leaving, we might end...
Improvements but Manchester is still lagging behinds says latest State of the City report
Manchester remains a place where people want to live, work and invest, as well as visit. However, as in previous reports, there is no...
Emily Williamson shortlisted statue designs are on display at Manchester Art Gallery
Four shortlisted designs for a statue of eco pioneer and founder of the RSPB Emily Williamson (1855-1936) have gone on display at Manchester Art...