Manchester’s Mother Teresa a step closer to becoming a saint

The woman described by some as Manchester's version of Mother Teresa has become a step closer to becoming a saint. A Vatican bulletin announced yesterday...

Remarkable career of opera singer and spy Margery Booth honoured with Blue Plaque

The extraordinary life of an opera singer from Wigan Borough who played an important role in the nation’s war effort is to be marked...

Mysterious Tudor masterpiece to be restored thanks to successful fundraising

A 16th-century portrait of an intriguing Tudor lady-in-waiting will soon be looking as good as new thanks to a generous donation from North West...

The Midland Hotel celebrates the historic meeting between Rolls and Royce with new installation

To celebrate the history between The Midland Hotel and Rolls Royce, for the hotel’s 120th anniversary this year, a Rolls Royce has been installed...

Memories of Disabled Living – were you involved with one of Manchester’s oldest charities?

Throughout 2017, Disabled Living - one of Manchester’s oldest charities - is celebrating 120 years of supporting and helping thousands of disabled people of...

Oldham Archives saved for future public use

An “outstanding” historic trove of documents, newspaper clippings and images has been saved and will be accessible for public use at the new Oldham...

Latest BBC archive release reveals the behind-the-scenes story of the North

The latest release of material from the BBC’s Oral History collection shines a light on Olive Shapley, one of Manchester’s key figures and a...

Remembering Resistance: Call for help with Manchester protest memories project

Popular protest is on the rise but there’s a long history of women’s activism in the North, with particularly strong connections in...

Shelley’s Peterloo poem took inspiration from the radical press, new research reveals

Percy Shelley’s The Mask of Anarchy, the most celebrated literary response to the Peterloo massacre, drew on accounts of the tragedy written by the...

Millicent Fawcett’s ‘Steadfastness and Courage’ brooch to go on permanent display for the first...

A unique brooch that belonged to Millicent Fawcett, President of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (1890 – 1919) will go on permanent...