Now Graphene could revolutionise road infrastructure in the UK

Highways England has become the latest company to partner with Manchester's Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC). This new collaboration will look to address some of the...

Jodrell Bank added to UNESCO World Heritage List

Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The observatory becomes the 32nd UNESCO World Heritage Site in the...

Long lost and original Wind in the Willows puppets from the award winning 1983...

Waterside Arts in Sale is have acquired 25 original Wind in the Willows puppets from the iconic Cosgrove Hall animated film made in their...

Older people’s charity in need of Greater Manchester volunteers

Older people’s charity, Independent Age, is in urgent need of enthusiastic people to sign up as volunteers and help older people feel less lonely....

Trafford Council to unveil Blue Plaque for Korean war hero soldier

Trafford Council is unveiling a Blue Plaque to war hero William Speakman VC at Altrincham Transport Interchange on Thursday, 20 June at 2pm. Private Speakman,...

Sustainability is at the heart of Manchester Day

Manchester Day returns this year for its tenth outing on the 23 June and sustainability remains at the core of the event. The huge celebration...

LGBT Advisor to the Mayor of Greater Manchester calls for people to support important...

Manchester-based theatre company Dibby Theatre is raising funds to help take their hit-show ‘First Time’ to the Edinburgh Fringe this summer and spread the...

Salford Scientists uncover parasite link to lung cancer

Scientists at Salford University are investigating a link between lung cancer and a parasite which is dormant in millions of Britons. Toxoplasma gondii, a microscopic...

The City’s Centre for 40 years

In 1968 Manchester City council was presented with a proposal to transform the centre of the city around Market Street with a blueprint to...

Manchester researchers find Microplastics flowing into our oceans threaten deep sea marine life

Researchers from The University of Manchester and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) are racing to understand how microplastics are transported to the deep-sea floor...