Gangalidda Garawa and Nyamal Nations receive significant material from Manchester Museum at Australia House...

A delegation of Traditional Owners from the Gangalidda Garawa Nation and representatives from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)...

£300K boost for Ancoats Dispensary announced

Community business charity Power to Change has awarded a £300,000 towards a £6m scheme to restore the Historic building after it was saved by...

Forming global links to remember the fallen of Manchester

The chaplain of a University hall of residence is helping a project to commemorate 24 students killed in the World Wars. Fr Hugh Bearn, chaplain...
The BBC promises a star-filled documentary we’ll hear from the key ‘players’ in the Hacienda’s history and from club regulars

BBC to screen documentary about the Hacienda

It’s 40 years since the opening of this legendary Manchester nightclub and music venue which unleashed the acid house and rave scene, brought us...

Legacy of Munich tragedy explored at 60th anniversary event

The consequences of the Munich air disaster for English football, sports journalism and Manchester will be discussed at an event to mark the 60th...

Northern launches search for families of those named on the Lancashire and Yorkshire carriage...

Northern Rail is searching for the relatives of soldiers whose names appear on a long-lost war memorial which is soon to be re-housed at...

National recognition and protection for historic Middleton weavers’ cottages

Three 18th century weavers’ cottages in Middleton have been listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, following an emergency listing application...

Wigan Council to preserve 1910, the year of two elections, posters

More than one hundred posters from the 1910 elections will be saved from deterioration thanks to new funding. Wigan Council’s archives and local studies team...

New heritage trail set to celebrate Middleton’s rich history

A brand new Middleton heritage trail is being created and the team behind it are asking local residents and history enthusiasts to get involved. The...

Lancaster Bomber Crew who crashed near the Irwell will be remembered

It’s nearly 80 years since they died in a World War II air crash but those connected with Lancaster bomber PB 304 will never...