Blue plaque for Pit Brow Lass who became a Doctor
A trailblazing 20th Century Doctor has been comemorated with a blue plaque
Mary Tomlinson, who left school at 13 before becoming a nurse and later,...
Historian says that brass bands didn’t start in the Industrial North
Although is widely believed that brass bands originated with coal miners and other industrial communities in northern England and Wales between the 1830s and...
Landmark Prudential building in Oldham is saved by the council
A landmark heritage building in Oldham town centre is now in the ownership of Oldham Council.
The council has used compulsory purchase powers to buy...
Blue plaque unveiled to honour Trafford’s first black councillor
The first Black person to become a councillor in Trafford has been honoured on the 150th anniversary of his birth.
A Blue Plaque was unveiled...
Heywood’s Queens Park Bridge returns to its original glory
Historic lighting columns which once sat on Heywood’s Queen’s Park Bridge almost a century ago have been lovingly recreated as part of the council’s...
English Heritage launches fundraiser to care for 1 million historical objects
English Heritage are calling for donations to care for more than 1,000,000 historic objects
The organisation say that Rising costs and pressures on funding have put...
New Exhibition will show a Portrait of Stockport
Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery is hosting this highly anticipated, retrospective exhibition with widely revered Northern artist Helen Clapcott.
‘A Portrait of Stockport’ will have...
Heaton Park’s Orangery refurbishment plans get the go ahead
Plans to refurbish the Orangery in Heaton Park have been approved by the council.
The work to the Orangery part of the Grade 1 listed...
103-Year-Old’s Memories Flood Back During Visit to Flixton Pub Where She Was Born
103-year-old May Thomas, who lives at De Brook Lodge care home in Flixton, visited The Church Inn recently – a pub which her family...
Piccadilly Radio archives turn digital with £99k National Lottery grant
Funding to preserve the archives of Piccadilly Radio, Manchester's long-standing and much-loved radio station, has been awarded to Manchester Central Library.
An archive collection...