From the cradle to the grave-Bold new vision laid out for Greater Manchester
A bold new vision to make Greater Manchester one of the best places in the world to grow up, get on and grow old...
New report says almost half of all historic mills in Greater Manchester have been...
England’s textile mills, once the workshop of the world, were the original Northern Powerhouse. They define the landscape of the North of England, yet...
Crowdfunding Success for Suffragette Garden
Manchester’s Pankhurst Trust has achieved its crowdfunding target of £20,000 in a campaign supported by over 500 people to create a Suffragette Garden at the Pankhurst Centre, the former home of Emmeline Pankhurst.
The story...
Trailblazing environmental DNA project on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal
The environment project run by the Canals and Rivers Trust and funded by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, is concentrated on a five mile...
LS Lowry’s cousin leaves family heirlooms to The Lowry in his will
A member of LS Lowry’s extended family has left three works of art by his famous ‘uncle Laurie’ to The Lowry Collection in his...
One a penny, two a penny Hot Cross buns
In 1592, Queen Elizabeth 1 passed a law limiting the sale of sweet buns to funerals, Christmas, and the Friday before Easter.
It was the probably...
New underground Manchester venue gives learning disabled artists platform to campaign
This May award-winning theatre company Access All Areas and The Lowry will present MADHOUSE re:exit – an immersive piece examining the experiences of five artists with learning disabilities...
Sacha Lord to be Greater Manchester first night Czar
Warehouse Project and Parklife founder Sacha Lord has been unveiled as Greater Manchester’s first-ever night-time economy adviser.
Appointed by Mayor Andy Burnham, Sacha will champion...
Pankhurst Meeting Circle unveiled On Emmeline Pankhurst’s 160th birthday
The Emmeline Pankhurst Statue Campaign reached a landmark moment on Sunday 15th July, the 160th birthday of Emmeline Pankhurst, with the unveiling in Manchester’s...
Wheels in motion for historic mill to reopen this bank holiday weekend
From Saturday 25 August visitors to Quarry Bank, will be able to step back inside one of Cheshire’s most famous mills when the doors...