Ambitious Manchester to Chorlton Cycleway proposed
The project, set to be delivered in partnership with Trafford Council and supported by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), will create a cycling and...
Bigger and better: Grub Food Fair to return to the Courtyard at Mayfield
The Mayfield Partnership has announced the return of the popular Grub Food Fair to the Courtyard, Baring Street – the gateway to the Mayfield...
TUC Day to celebrate its 150 years
The Manchester Histories Festival (7-11 June) is to celebrate 150 years since the formation of the Trades Unions Congress with a TUC Day curated by Dave Haslam taking place on Friday...
40 Years Since ‘Rock Against Racism’ and Buzzcocks brought 40,000 to Manchester
A day that has gone down in both Manchester music legend and one that delivered a powerful blow to a rising scourge of organised...
Manchester is the UK’s most liveable city according to Economist Global survey
Manchester is now by far the most liveable city in the UK according to the latest Economist Intelligence Unit annual global survey.
The survey which...
A big step towards finally recognising Oldham’s working class Suffragette
The Annie Kenney Project has taken a huge leap forward this week, with the clay statue formally being handed over to the Foundry.
It’s a...
Campaign launches to save “Kendals” but do we really love it?
It’s stood on Deansgate since the middle of the nineteenth century,it evokes nostalgic memories of days out,but its future could well be over.
As Mike...
Letter discovered detailing first written account of suffragette force-feeding to go on display at...
People’s History Museum has discovered a letter written in prison by one suffragette to another detailing the first known written account of force-feeding.
The handwritten...
Youngsters get creative at North Manchester General Hospital
A group of Year 8 and 9 pupils from Trinity High School in Manchester have had their original artwork officially unveiled in North Manchester...
Biggest ever map of human Alzheimer’s brain published
A study of the differences between healthy brains and those with Alzheimer’s Disease has produced largest dataset of its type ever.