Work begins to replace the Science and Industry Museum’s Grade II listed roof –...

The next stage of one of the most significant heritage restoration projects currently underway in the UK has now begun at one of Manchester’s...

A right Royal Hotel that once stood in the centre of Manchester

Last week saw the announcement that four floors of the Royal Buildings on the corner of Market Street and Piccadilly Gardens are to be...

Halle archive to go online from this Sunday

Have you ever fancied dipping your toe into the Hallé’s rich and extensive 165 year old archive? From anywhere in the world? On Sunday 21stJanuary...

Greater Manchester’s oldest surviving archive collection saved by Manchester City Council

Greater Manchester’s oldest surviving archive collection has been saved for posterity by Manchester City Council. The Assheton of Middleton estate archive collection, purchased by Manchester...

Manchester Met will start to celebrate its 200th Birthday by lighting up the City...

Manchester Metropolitan University is marking its 200th anniversary by lighting iconic buildings around Manchester with eye-catching animations, reflecting on the University’s historical and ongoing...

Researchers reveal that inventor of the Davy lamp was also a prolific poet

Researchers at Lancaster University have discovered hundreds of unpublished poems written by the nineteenth-century British chemist Sir Humphry Davy in his private notebooks. Much of...

Salford Cathedral receives £452K to protect long term safety of the 19th Century building

Salford Cathedral has received more than £452,000 for a series of works to protect the long-term safety of the 19th-century building, including refurbishment of...

Researchers fear the spoken ‘r’ is ready to roll away from the last bastion...

How do you pronounce your ‘r’s towards the ends of words like Shearer, purr, nerd and pore? And what about those in car, bird and her? Chances are, you will likely...

Share your love of historic pubs in Manchester this Christmas

As the days grow shorter and there’s a wintry chill in the air, there’s no better time to enjoy the warm glow of a...

A Didsbury Primary school and a bridge in Hindley are among 16 remarkable historical...

Cavendish Community Primary School in Didsbury and a bridge in Hindley are among sixteen “remarkable historic gems” that have been added to the...