El Gato Negro lifts the curtain on its King Street home
Last night, February 18, saw the media launch of the widely anticipated El Gato Negro, attended by highly respected food and drink writers from...
100 years ago in Manchester
An Ancoats man was charged with attempted murder.Twenty one year old Samuel Hill quarrelled with his sweetheart nineteen year old Ellen McDermott who was...
A Salford WW1 conscientious objector’s story is brought to life
A specially-written 'Living History' performance, No Power on Earth, will accompany the Working Class Movement Library exhibition To End All Wars thanks to £9,800...
Changing lives: Discovering Gaskell’s home drives teacher’s stroke recovery
Mancunian teacher Nicholas Duffy was left with no feeling on his left-hand-side after a stroke in January 2014.
“I was unable to focus or concentrate...
The Imitation Game at Manchester Art Gallery
At the beginning of the 21st century, we are told that there are no boundaries between art, science and technology.
Over sixty years since Alan...
Love letters sent by Manchester’s baby.
"Dear Duck Duck, you are my wistful enchantment" Not a message that will be appearing on any Valentine cards this weekend but over sixty...
Graphene shows electrons move like honey to prompt new physics
Electrons which act like slow-pouring honey have been observed for the first time in graphene, prompting a new approach to fundamental physics.
Electrons are known...
Search begins to find children raised in Manchester’s 1960s slums
A search has begun to find the children and their families featured in iconic photographs of Manchester’s shocking housing conditions in the 1960s.
As part...
100 years ago in Manchester
An inquest was held on the death of a Didsbury Bank manager who died of his injuries received from being knocked down by a...
Photographer celebrating Manchester’s independent music
A PHOTOGRAPHY graduate is aiming to record the city’s thriving independent scheme – and has launched a Kickstarter to fund the ambitious project.
Chris Extance...