Magic, Witches & Devils at The John Rylands Library
Ghosts, witches, sorcerers and demons: our fascination with the supernatural stretches back centuries.
European Christians felt threatened by demons thinking that such creatures were given...
Manchester’s super material Graphene could keep aircraft wings Ice Free
Researchers at an American University believe they have found a use for Graphene that could keep planes flying in freezing weather.
A thin coating of...
Banned by the Nazis
Manchester born Baritone Peter Braithwaite will be performing music banned by the Nazi's at a special Holocaust Memorial Day at Manchester's Jewish Museum.
The show‘Degenerate...
100 years ago in Manchester
The prisoner has committed an offense punishable by death” said the Manchester Stipendiary, remanding in custody for a week Valentine Garrett, a private in...
Oldest Jurassic dinosaur in the world is named ‘dragon thief’
A Welsh dinosaur discovered on a beach near Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan last year, and identified by an academic from The University...
Manchester to get its first statue of a women in over 100 years
Emile Pankhurst is set to be honoured with a statue in Manchester after the results of a public vote were announced today.
Mrs Pankhurst won...
A Manchester First – One Night Only
A musical instrument previously unheard in modern times - and probably unique to the institution in Venice where celebrated baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi taught...
Salford’s Christopher Eccleston in plea for Alzheimer’s research
Salford born actor Christopher Eccleston has teamed up with the animation company behind Shaun the Sheep and Walkace and Gromit to produce a film...
Manchester engineer is celebrated in exhibition at new landmark London building
Joseph John (J.J.) Thomson from Manchester is one of the ground breaking engineers celebrated in the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) brand new...
100 years ago in Manchester
A grisly murder was occupying the news across Manchester this week.
The body of a seven year old boy was found in a canal in...