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...
In praise of Manchester’s Dry bar
The Dry Bar on Oldham Street losed its doors last week.
First opened in 1989 by Factory records and envisioned as being the bar equivalent...
Who needs Big Ben’s gongs when we have Rochdale Town Hall
As the country gathers tonight to see in 2018, the chimes of Big Ben will herald the new year.
But after tonight they will be...
People of Manchester asked to tell the story of the city’s Black and Asian...
Historic England is calling on individuals, families and communities in Manchester to help tell the story of the city’s Black and Asian heritage over the last...
WW1 Memorial back on public display in Eccles
A WW1 Memorial has been put back on display after being in storage for 28 years.
Eccles Carnegie Library is the new home to the...
‘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...
Future secured for Manchester’s iconic indie music venue the Star and Garter
The long-term future of Manchester’s historic indie music venue the Star and Garter has been secured after the public-private partnership behind Mayfield, the city’s...
Crowdfunder launched to save Hulme Hippodrome
A crowdfunder scheme has been launched to save Hulme Hippodrome after organisers found it had been listed on an online auction house for £950,000....
Emmeline Pankhurst’s grave is a ‘disgrace’
The grave of Manchester suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst at Brompton Cemetery, in West London has been termed a disgrace.
Her great grandaughter Helen Pankhurst, said it was...
Transformation of Oldham’s Old Library continues
The transformation of Oldham’s Old Library has reached a major milestone with completion of the first phase of the work.
Significant work has gone into...