A breakthrough for Northern Powerhouse rail as Liverpool to Manchester line announced
The next steps of development for Northern Powerhouse Rail between Manchester and Liverpool have been announced today and have been described as a breakthrough...
The Sensory War 1914-2014
After the end of the First World War, Manchester Art Gallery's Director Lawrence Haward was inspired to collect one of the best collections of...
New Project to create a Greater Manchester Wildlife Park
A zoo in Salford? It's more than just a pipe dream for thirty three year old recruitment manager Daniel Mortell. About Manchester talks to...
From The Dawn Of Man To Present Day: A History Of Sweets
Britain’s sweet tooth developed as early as 8000BC – the days of cavemen, historians have revealed.
Confectionery historian Tim Richardson has created a timeline to...
Announcing 2016 Manchester Histories Festival
The biennial Manchester Histories Festival returns across Greater Manchester from the 3-12 June 2016
From the 3-12 June 2016, the biennial Manchester Histories Festival (MHF)...
From Slow to Stop: new art exhibition
A NEW exhibition at Manchester School of Art’s Holden Gallery will explore work that make time slow or stop to capture unexpected moments.
The idea...
Jackboots in Albert Square
In the summer and early autumn of 1940, Goering’s Luftwaffe had won the Battle of Britain and control over the English skies.
Hitler’s plans for...
Queues, Clogs and Redemption-New Exhibition to raise awareness of child poverty
The new exhibition opening this week charts the work of children’s charity Wood Street Mission from Victorian times to the modern era.
The charity has...
Civil War rages in Foxdenton Park
Around 80 soldiers from the Earl of Manchester’s regiment proceeded down Foxdenton Lane to the gates of Foxdenton Park to be greeted by Oldham’s...
Jodrell Bank-Radio Astronomy Site That Revolutionised Our Understanding of the Universe Given Heritage Protection
Jodrell Bank's Mark II telescope has been granted Grade 1 listed status by Historic England.
The observatory at Jodrell Bank is one of the earliest...