Manchester mental health charity marks 30 years of making a difference to the lives...

“I relied on others to contain my enthusiasm and keep it real, but we had this opportunity to create a more radical person-centred approach....

Plans are announced to build a memorial to Leigh POW camp

A lasting memorial to mark 100 years since the first prisoners of war (POW) were brought to a camp at Leigh is set to...

The Ultimate VR Driving Experience Races into Didsbury Casino

Calling all driving enthusiasts! Didsbury's Grosvenor Casino is now home to the ultimate VR driving experience. Come and test your driving skills on some of...

Ancient DNA results end 4000 year old Egyptian mummy mystery in Manchester

The famous ‘Two Brothers’ mummies of the Manchester Museum have different fathers so are, in fact, half-brothers. The Two Brothers are the Museum’s oldest mummies...

Cable attacks proposals to deal with City Centre beggars and homeless streets as cruel...

The leader of the Lib Dem’s Sir Vince Cable weighed into the Homeless Tax row engulfing Manchester politics describing council proposals to deal with...

Victorian author’s bedroom unveiled at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

The reopening of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House in Manchester on Wednesday 19 May 2021 will be an extra special occasion because it will coincide with the...

Book detailing the the decline, dereliction, and revival of Gorton Monastery is published...

A fascinating first-person account of the decline, dereliction, and revival of one of Manchester’s most historic buildings is published for the first time. Gorton Monastery,...

Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller unveils his designs for a memorial to the Peterloo...

Designs drawn up by artist Jeremy Deller for a memorial to commemorate the Peterloo massacre have unveiled. The artist has been commissioned by Manchester City...

Piccadilly Gardens wall is coming down (or at least part of it is)

Yes it could finally be happening as the Council’s Executive will be asked to approve almost £2m for the first phase of the transformation...

Maureen Lipman and Paul Chuckle launch Marie Curie fundraiser in Manchester

To launch Marie Curie’s biggest annual fundraising campaign, the Great Daffodil Appeal, actor Maureen Lipman, currently starring in Coronation Street, the Lord...