Long lost and original Wind in the Willows puppets from the award winning 1983...

Waterside Arts in Sale is have acquired 25 original Wind in the Willows puppets from the iconic Cosgrove Hall animated film made in their...

‘Gentleman Jack’ – in need of the Coal Authority

Television’s latest great Sunday night heroine – ‘Gentleman Jack’ - would have found her life a great deal easier if the Coal Authority had...

Peterloo star Neil Bell presents new short film inviting people to mark the 200th...

The star of Mike Leigh’s historic political protest drama, Peterloo, has presented a new short film encouraging people to visit the city of Manchester and learn...

Statue of the first unofficial Lioness, Lily Parr is unveiled in Manchester

The statue of women’s footballing legend Lily Parr has been unveiled at Manchester's National Football Museum. The life-size bronze statue, created by sculptor Hannah Stewart,...

The City’s Centre for 40 years

In 1968 Manchester City council was presented with a proposal to transform the centre of the city around Market Street with a blueprint to...

Catch it while you can-Rare LS Lowry painting of backstreet cricket match goes on...

A rare painting by LS Lowry has gone on display in Salford ahead of its auction next month at Sotheby’s. The privately owned work, which...

Crowdfunder campaign to be launched for permanent Manchester music exhibition

The University of Manchester and Rockarchive.com will launch a joint crowdfunding campaign to keep an acclaimed exhibition celebrating Manchester’s rock music history on permanent...

UK crowd-sourced history campaign marks 50 years since the first Moon landings

Ahead of this weekend’s full Moon,s campaign asking people across the UK to share their memories of one of the seminal moments of the...

Monton’s famous landmark to be restored

A Monton landmark is to be restored thanks to funds from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The bid, which was successfully made by Monton...

Potting Sheds to become exhibition space at RHS Garden Bridgewater

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has received a grant of £98,900 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to turn historic Potting Sheds into an...