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...
Changes to rivers and floodplains have exacerbated flooding in cities says Salford lecturers
The unprecedented rates of rainfall are only one of the factors that have contributed to the development of a flood wave passing down a...
Historic terraced gardens to be saved for future generations
A UNIQUE lost garden in Lancashire is set to be safeguarded for the fascination of future generations after being awarded £3.4m of National Lottery...
2016 at Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry
As Manchester begins its year as European City of Science 2016, the Museum of Science and Industry is putting the finishing touches to its...
Rochdale town centre plaques will tell the Dame Gracie Fields story
The incredible story of Dame Gracie Fields rise from a young girl working in a Rochdale mill to international superstar will be told on...
Astonishing art inspired by Salford coal miners who shone a light on arthritis
A new collection of artworks on display in Salford (21-24 January) has been inspired by x-rays taken from Salford’s coal-miners in the 1950s which...
New documentary on Thalidomide scandal explores Manchester born Sir Harold Evans role
A new documentary film out this month explores how a Newton Heath born lad who went onto edit the Sunday Times exposed the scandal...
The Caravan & Motorhome Show 2016 comes to Event City
The North’s largest outdoor leisure show, The Caravan & Motorhome Show, will be pitching up at Manchester’s EventCity from 21st – 24th January 2016,...
Manchester Film Festival reveals its programme.
Festival to open with International Premiere of Dennis Viollet - A United Man and close with International Premiere of There Should be Rules
The Manchester...