Restorations works have been completed on Manchester’s Historic Opera House
A £2m project to restore the traditional windows and façade of the Grade II listed Manchester Opera House has reached completion.
The scheme began in...
Women in Print joins First in the Fight
Women in Print has been announced as the creative partner to First in the Fight, which will be published in autumn 2019. Featuring...
Happy Birthday Tufty Fluffytail
Tufty Fluffytail, the iconic and much-loved red squirrel who was instrumental in helping millions of children to learn about road safety from the 1950s-1990s,...
Call to people to hunt for our secret, forgotten or unknown memorials
A call for people to reveal the region's more obscure memorials has been made by Historic England.
The organisation wants photographs and information about lesser-known memorials,...
A Didsbury Primary school and a bridge in Hindley are among 16 remarkable historical...
Cavendish Community Primary School in Didsbury and a bridge in Hindley are among sixteen “remarkable historic gems” that have been added to the...
National recognition and protection for historic Middleton weavers’ cottages
Three 18th century weavers’ cottages in Middleton have been listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, following an emergency listing application...
Calypso legend is honoured in Trafford
A calypso legend who arrived in the UK on the Windrush has been honoured in Trafford.
A blue plaque has been unveiled on the 75th...
Manchester begins a public consultation on its statues, monuments and memorials across the city
Manchester Council has announced a public review and on-line consultation to focus on statues, monuments, and memorials around the city.
It marks the start of a wider...
Our Girl Michelle discovers her Pankhurst link
Our Girl actress and Stockport born Michelle Keegan uncovers some exceptional women on her family tree.
In a first of a new series of Who...
Raising the roof at Bramall Hall: Funding award to preserve ‘one of the most...
Bramhall Hall and its historical treasures will be preserved for decades to come, thanks to today's funding announcement of £1.6m to restore its roof...