Rules of engagement: the five of rules of love in Regency England

More than just late-night escapism and bingeworthy TV, period dramas encourage fascination and intrigue into fact vs fiction. The likes of Bridgerton, and its...

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...

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...

Rare colour footage of the Busby Babes is shown

Rare colour footage shows the Busby Babes at their magnificent best, just ten months before eight members of the prodigiously talented young Manchester United...

University of Manchester and British Library launch unique record of NHS

unique historical record of the NHS captured by University of Manchester historians is to be archived for the nation at the British Library. Voices...

Timothy Spall and Vanessa Redgrave to star in new film about Lowry’s relationship with...

Filming is due to start later this month in Manchester on a new film which will shed light on the artist LS Lowry's relationship...
A project that will highlight the stories of former workers from Peel Street Mill - a former textile mill in Heywood

Project will tell the story of the workers of Heywood’s Peel Street Mill

A project that will highlight the stories of former workers from Peel Street Mill - a former textile mill in Heywood is among fifty...

150 years young: Rochdale Town Hall marks historic milestone

Rochdale’s stunning town hall, widely considered to be one of the finest municipal buildings in the country, is turning 150 years old and residents...

Manchester’s LGBTQ+ social history saved thanks to National Lottery funding of new project

The National Lottery Heritage Fund today marks the start of LGBT History Month by announcing a grant of £76,200 to a project that will...

Shocking truth behind Takabuti’s death revealed

Takabuti, the famous ancient Egyptian mummy on display at the Ulster Museum, suffered a violent death from a knife attack, a team of experts...