Manchester to shine a light on history of women’s football as UEFA Women’s EURO...

An exhibition charting the history of women's football will help kick off a summer-long celebration of the game as Manchester prepares to play its...

Lowry painting from 1941 could fetch over £1.2m at London auction this week

A Lowry Street scene is up for auction in London this week and could fetch over £1.2m pounds Dating from 1941, the painting according to...

Foundations of Victorian corn mill and a public weighing station among treasures unearthed...

The foundations of a Victorian corn mill and a public weighing station are among the treasures which have been unearthed at a major archaeological...

Recovered Cotton Famine era poetry published in first complete collection

A complete collection of poems written during the historic cotton famine of the 19th century and rediscovered after more than 150 years has been...

Oldham will commemorate war hero 100 years on

Oldham Council is set to remember the third recipient from the borough to be awarded the Victoria Cross – exactly 100 years since his...

Helen Pankhurst launches #RadicalManchester campaign celebrating ‘birthplace of progress and innovation’

A campaign celebrating #RadicalManchester’s role as the ‘birthplace of global innovation and progress’ has been launched by Marketing Manchester Mbassador Dr Helen Pankhurst. Timed to coincide...

Hello, hello, hello….to new Museum Curator

There has been an arresting development at the popular Greater Manchester Police Museum in Manchester city centre. Katie Henderson has copped the top job and...

Elizabeth Gaskell House wins Lottery funding

Elizabeth Gaskell’s House has been successful in securing a grant of £78,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

80 years on, a third of people in the North West ‘don’t know’ when...

Today marks 80 years since the outbreak of World War II, when Neville Chamberlain delivered news of the declaration of war against Nazi Germany...

Residents at Broughton House Veteran Care Village celebrated the 75th anniversary of VE Day...

Residents at Broughton House Veteran Care Village in Salford, including World War Two veterans, celebrated the 75th anniversary of VE Day with a special...