The Wellcome Image Awards 2016 at the Museum of Science and Industry – from...

Brain waves, moth’s wings and the inside of a human eye – the Wellcome Image Awards return to Museum of Science and Industry.  The Wellcome...

Victorian Britain’s Most savage slum

It started with a walk to a gig in Manchester, past archeological diggings around what is now the site of the new Co-op headquarters...

Melted guns sculpture for Manchester Peace activist is unveiled

The special sculpture by artist Karen Lyons related to gun violence and how this can be transferred into something positive for our communities, as...

Whitworth triumphs in Visit England awards 

Manchester's Whitworth Art Gallery has been named amongst the winners at this year's Visit England Awards for Excellence 2016 at the 27th annual ceremony...

Manchester 2016 film festival kicks off in style

The Manchester Film Festival 2016 kicked off in style, was full of substance by half time and ended with glory at the final whistle....

Bob the Butcher’s Urban art paints a vivid scene of local community

Eye-catching urban art was unveiled in Cadishead on Friday after months of painstaking preparation.  ‘Bob the Butcher’ is the third major artwork installation in Irlam...

A bird’s eye view of Manchester

It's a long way up and a fight squeeze to the top of the tower at Manchester Cathedral, we can verify that after getting...

Public consultation for Castlefield plans

Planned residential development will double Castlefield’s population within 5 years  Castlefield is set to become the first area in Manchester city centre to have a...

How Graphene wallpaper could soon be powering our homes

New ultra-thin, patterned graphene sheets will be essential in designing future technologies such as ‘smart wallpaper’ and internet-of-things applications Manchester's super material Graphene could be...

Amid the Mirk over the Irk

Imagine, back in the day (say 1880s-1900s), the huddled masses down in the valley of the river Irk; on the western bank, the largely...