Orbit Festival takes off at Home this week

HOME in Manchester are showcasing their second Orbit festival bringing together exciting new work from theatre-makers across the globe who want to explore our place...

Manchester aims to get more people playing tennis

Manchester City Councillor Luthfur Rahman, Executive Member for Schools, Culture and Leisure, joined local families for a game of tennis at Alexandra Park  to...

Greater Manchester comes together to tackle rough sleeping in unique £1.8m partnership

Hundreds of rough sleepers across Greater Manchester are to get intensive support to rebuild their lives under proposals announced today. In a series of UK...

Think tank backs Channel Four move to Salford

The UK Government should encourage Channel 4 to move to Salford and must support further investment in the North, says influential think tank ResPublica...

An electric new £20,000 art commission launched in Manchester

A new £20,000 art commission to explore the vital, yet invisible, force of electricity is up for grabs thanks to the Museum of Science...

Review-Brief Encounter at the Lowry

If you have never seen the film of the same name don’t worry all you need to understand is the premise that two strangers...

Plans for a new Urmston market food hall are submitted for planning consent

Plans for a new market complex in Urmston have been submitted. The scheme by the The McGoff Group calledor M41, its innovative development that will...

Deeds Not Words exhibition opens this weekend

Deeds Not Words will open at The Grosevnor Gallery, an exhibition that marks the 100th anniversary of women achieving the vote in a project...

Manchester Airport Announces Special Collaboration With Poet Tony Walsh For 80th Birthday Celebrations

Manchester Airport today announced a special collaboration with Mancunian poet Tony Walsh as part of its 80th birthday celebrations. The gateway is creating a striking...

Brexit’s green plans need strengthening

The proposals to defend the environment after Britain’s exit from the European Union are “far too weak”. That is the view of the Wildlife Trusts...