The story of Collyhurst’s nineteenth century pleasure gardens
An advert appeared in the Manchester Guardian in the late summer of 1828 for Robert Tinker’s Vauxhall Gardens.
“On Thursday evening, 11th September, a...
Your chance to have a say about the future of Piccadilly
Manchester City Council is opening up a big conversation about the Piccadilly area which will help shape design proposals for its future.
It covers an...
Manchester City of Literature | Celebration of UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day | 16th...
Manchester City of Literature leads a creative lockdown festival (16-28th February, 2021) of 18 virtual events from partners across the city, in a two...
Young Activists Keep Past Stories Alive as Manchester Jewish Museum Marks Holocaust Memorial Day
This January Manchester Jewish Museum’s third Trailblazer sees nine young people aged 16-18 become Creative Activists to create powerful acts of sharing and connection...
Petition for monument to honour Clayton born Boxer Len Johnson
A petition has been created for a monument of a highly influential boxer who hailed from Manchester to be constructed.
Born on October 2nd 1902...
£31m needed to repair Manchester’s Aquatic Centre
After two decades of intensive use Manchester's Aquatic Centre is in need of repairs.
A number of mechanical and electrical failures are starting to occur...
Archeologists discover Manchester’s Industrial past as they excavate Mayfield
As work begins on the creation of the city’s first new public park in 100 years, archaeologists from the University of Salford have uncovered the...
A damning indictment of our society that those with the least have suffered the...
A new flagship report finds that families in poverty start 2021 reeling from a triple financial blow
In today’s state of the nation report, the...
Help to Secure the Future of People’s History Museum
People’s History Museum (PHM) is starting 2021 by asking its friends for urgent support with a Crowdfunder appeal that will help the national museum of democracy to continue its work in the year...
“Could the Prime Minister live on £8 a month?” asks Manchester MP
A constituent of Withington MP Jeff Smith has fallen through the gaps in the self employed support scheme and is living on £8 a...