Special screening for film which documented the transformation of Salford
For its 50th anniversary, ‘The Changing Face of Salford’ is being shown at The New Adelphi Theatre at the University of Salford, in an event in...
Free tickets to Manchester Town Hall open day up for grabs
A special Manchester Town Hall Open Day - giving people a last chance to explore the iconic building before its temporary closure - has...
BBC Radio Manchester marks the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre with a dramatised...
Listeners tuning into BBC Radio Manchester this Friday (16 August) can expect to hear a unique, dramatised timeline of the events of the Peterloo...
Council Leader honours pioneering Oldhamer
Oldham Council’s Leader has unveiled a blue plaque to commemorate a pioneer of the suffragist movement.
Councillor Arooj Shah revealed the newly installed sign to...
Unseen footage from the North West Film Archive forms part of BBC series
Previously unseen films from the Second World War stored in the North West Film Archive (NWFA) form part of a fascinating new series on...
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...
A big step towards finally recognising Oldham’s working class Suffragette
The Annie Kenney Project has taken a huge leap forward this week, with the clay statue formally being handed over to the Foundry.
It’s a...
Peterloo 2019 invites volunteers to become Peterloo Ambassadors
2019 marks 200 years since the Peterloo Massacre a watershed moment in British democracy whose legacy continues to be felt in the Greater Manchester...
New book to feature the pioneering work of the Lowry of Filmmaking
A new book from Manchester University Press and Pendle Press offers a look into the
pioneering work of Sam Hanna (1903-1996),the Burnley filmmaker once dubbed...
Return of the plaque: missing model railway inventor tribute reinstated
A long-lost commemorative plaque marking the birthplace of famous engineer and toy inventor Frank Hornby has been found and reinstated at Liverpool Lime Street...