Ex-Hacienda DJ turned yoga instructor opens new Manchester yoga studio, ‘YogaMCR’
One of the world’s most renowned yoga tutors, Matt Ryan, is making a return to the city with the arrival of his new ‘YogaMCR’...
Manchester was Einstein’s first UK destination
The legendary scientist Albert Einstein’s first UK appearance is one of the remarkable moments recaptured in a new book detailing Manchester’s trailblazing history in...
Campaign underway to immortalise Arkwright
A campaign to commemorate one of the fathers of the industrial revolution is underway in his birthplace in Preston.
Sir Richard Arkwright, born in 1732...
Jon Snow becomes a patron at Manchester’s People’s History Museum
Manchester's People's History Museum has a new patron.Journalist and currently longest serving presenter of Channel Four news, Jon Snow will be joining the museum'...
Who are the top fifty most powerful hospitality operators in the north?
It’s been a tough few years for hospitality operators. The pandemic caused huge issues with revenue loss and staff retention, with hotels, restaurants, pubs,...
Churchill in Manchester- The Oldham Tory
Fifty years ago this week, the death of Winston Churchill was announced. Britain's Second World War leader, Home Secretary and Chancellor during his political...
Manchester graduate long listed for Man Booker Prize
Stockport born Wyl Menmuir is one of four debut novelists to make the “Booker dozen” of 13 authors, for his novel The Many, which...
Margaret Atwood confirmed for MLF
Award winning Canadian author and international bestseller Margaret Atwood will be appearing in Manchester this autumn as part of Manchester's Literature Festival.Margaret's previous works include The Handmaid's...
Former Greater Manchester MP James Purnell steps up at the BBC
The former MP for Stalybridge and Hyde who resigned from Gordon Brown's cabinet in 2009 in a failed move to force a challenge against...
New book aims to explore memories of D Day
The story of D-Day has become very Americanised according to a Manchester historian, who has contributed a chapter on how Britain remembers the historic...