Home goes to Edinburgh Festival

This year’s Edinburgh Festival is nearly upon us and promises to be another inspiring celebration of some of the best performance and entertainment from across the...

We may have lost the horror genius that was Romero, his dead will walk...

Earlier this week, the death was announced of George Romero, the man credited with the start of the Zombie Cult with his "Night of...

Plans for a Blackpool museum are scrapped

Plans for a £26m Museum of Blackpool which would have told the story of the seaside resort have been scrapped by the Town's Council. The...

Greater Manchester’s Park’s scoop Green flag awards

Manchester’s Heaton Park has been presented with four Green Flag awards while Alexandra Park in Oldham and Shaw-based Dunwood Park have both been judged to...

Celebrated fashion photographer heading for Manchester’s King Street

A celebrated fashion photographer and contemporary artist will be making an appearance at King Street next week to showcase his latest collection. Raphael Mazzucco will...

Conservation work is helping to protect our precious moorland

Work to protect the iconic moorland of the Peak District and South Pennines is having a positive and statistically significant effect on the environment,...

New BBC Bursary to be introduction for the memory of Caroline Aherne

A new BBC bursary scheme for for aspiring Northern female character comedians/writers in the memory of the late Caroline Aherne has been announced. It comes...

Lendlease returns to Manchester with Potato Wharf

Lendlease has launched of the final and highly anticipated phase of Lendlease’s Potato Wharf, situated in the heart of Manchester’s historic Castlefield district. The...

It might be the middle of summer but fancy skiing?

British Airways is launching two new winter-only ski routes from Manchester and extending its weekly service to London City Airport in December. Flights to Salzburg...

Making your will by text or even voice mail

You might be able to make your will via a text or even a voicemail under radical proposals being introduced today. The outdated law of...