Wilfred Owen commemorated by Manchester one hundred years after his death
War poet Wilfred Owen who fought in the First World War as part of the Manchester Regiment is being commemorated this weekend in both...
Victoria Wood, Bury Library – and her guilty letter!
Pictures of the old Bury library that Victoria Wood visited as a child are now on display – alongside her letter ‘admitting’ book theft!
Victoria...
Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller unveils his designs for a memorial to the Peterloo...
Designs drawn up by artist Jeremy Deller for a memorial to commemorate the Peterloo massacre have unveiled.
The artist has been commissioned by Manchester City...
Rave On – people of Manchester invited to recall their clubbing memories
Although Manchester and its music are famous around the globe, little is known about the communities which helped to build that reputation. Popular culture...
GMP Visitors Get Haunting Halloween Experience
Ghosts and ghouls sent shivers down the spine at the Greater Manchester Police (GMP) Museum in the run-up to Halloween.
Actors from the ‘Stage Squad’...
Our Emmeline gets her Traditional pour
The creation of Hazel Reeves’ sculpture of Emmeline Pankhurst reached its dramatic climax this week, as the traditional ‘pour’ took place. With the molten bronze that will...
Snapshot: The moment Securicor removed art masterpieces from the home of LS Lowry in...
When LS Lowry died in 1976, the task of clearing his house of his considerable art collection was nothing short of epic.
Lowry avoided receiving...
Campaign launches to save “Kendals” but do we really love it?
It’s stood on Deansgate since the middle of the nineteenth century,it evokes nostalgic memories of days out,but its future could well be over.
As Mike...
Manchester’s Midland hotel sold for £115m
Manchester's iconic Midland Hotel has changed hands for £115m in a deal that sees the Swedish hotel investment company Pandox partnering in the transaction with Fattal...
Iconic images from Manchester’s rock history go on display at Central Library
'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out' includes iconic, rarely-exhibited images of legends of the city’s music scene, including Buzzcocks, Joy Division, New...