The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to visit The University of Manchester
The visit, this Friday, will be the first time The Duke and Duchess have visited the University. They will tour the world-leading National Graphene...
Jason’s own brand of Halloween
Manchester's own Jason Manford is among a new crop of comedy stars will front a Halloween-themed series of short stories, which will be broadcast...
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...
Award winning playwright Simon Stephens to visit Salford and Stockport schools.
Simon Stephens, the Stockport born playwright and former teacher who won Olivier and Tony awards for his adaptation of Mark Haddon’s novel, The Curious...
Long service awards for couple who met during police training twenty years ago
Two senior Greater Manchester Police officers have received long service awards from the Deputy Chief Constable, and have the Force to thank for bringing...
How MI5 took an interest in a Manchester Historian.
Files released today by the National Archives show that MI5 were taking an interest in the Manchester Historian Rodney Hilton.
Hilton was born in Middleton...
The power of local radio- Brenda tracks down long lost brother
A 68 year old woman who was born in Urmston but now lives in Reddish in Stockport has been reunited with her long lost...
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s sportswear brand A-Z is now expanding.
This June, Zlatan Ibrahimovic launched his sportswear brand A-Z. Some weeks later, he announced his next destination as a football player, making Manchester United...
Alan Turing’s convictions of homosexual acts have gone on display for the first time.
Official documents detailing World War Two code-breaker Alan Turing's convictions of homosexual acts have gone on display for the first time.
One of the documents...
Corrie star Marc Anwar reportedly ‘sacked over racist tweets’
The Soap star has reportedly been fired from Coronation Street after posting alleged "racially offensive" tweets about Indian people.
The Sunday Mirror said that the...