Milnrow author launches tale of area’s WW1 heroes
Author Ralph Davidson, from Milnrow, unveiled a poignant new book during a special launch event and book signing at Rochdale Town Hall this week.
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Letter from Manchester A round up of the week’s news.
Manchester
15th August.
Dear S,
The hot summer weather finally broke at the weekend, the result, we are told of a rogue Hurricane which crossed the Atlantic...
Could the Irwell heat our homes?
The River Irwell in Manchester and the River Tame in Stockport are among forty rivers across the country that could provide clean and reliable...
Former Manchester Lord Mayor Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw dies at 101
The death has been announced of Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw, former Lord Major of Manchester at the age of 101.
Dame Kathleen served as a councillor...
25 metre War Horse Panorama to be unveiled at The Lowry
Rae Smith, the Olivier award-winning designer of War Horse, will unveil a 25-metre long art installation at The Lowry on Wednesday (13 August) as...
Manchester professor mobilises medics to treat the injured in Gaza
A University of Manchester professor has helped to organise a group of NHS medical professionals to travel to Gaza to help treat hundreds of...
How Neighbours should be good friends
According to new research, one in ten UK residents can’t name a single one of their neighbours, while less than a fifth of people...
Back on track-Telling the Story of Ancoat’s Swan Buildings
Stories of a Victorian building in Manchester will be told for the first time after a charity which calls it home secured a £50,100...
Peerage for former Stockport Lib Dem leader
Former leader of Stockport Council David Goddard has been elevated to the House of Lords.
He was one of six new Liberal Democrat peers created...
Test Town comes to Wythenshawe
Five new businesses including a silversmith, fashion designers and a maker of 'hibiscus cola' will be competing for the TestTown Wythenshawe champion’s crown this...