Why Manchester will never forget Charles Halle.
"He has done more than any other musician to familiarise the people of the north with the orchestral works of all the great composers,...
Historian looks to inspire future generations at Quarry Bank
AN eminent historian is hoping to inspire new ways of telling the stories of people who lived and worked at Quarry Bank.
Hannah Barker, Professor...
Manchester author Heather launches latest novel
Manchester based author Heather Burnside is launching her latest novel this week.
‘A Gangster’s Grip’, is based in Manchester during the 1990s and is the...
Gracie Fields statue sculptor chosen
Plans to honour Rochdale’s most famous daughter are taking shape, with a sculptor being appointed to immortalise the late star of the stage and...
“I spend my time talking to the dead and I get paid for it”
With the story of the rise of Thomas Cromwell and dreams of Margaret Thatchers early death, the author Hilary Mantel has captured the imagination...
Spanish restaurant given go ahead for Manchester site
A new Spanish restaurant is opening in Manchester next month after it was granted planning permission by Manchester City Council.
Lunya, the award-winning Spanish deli,...
So what is the Pho?
As their latest restaurant opened in the newly revamped Corn Exchange, About Manchester spoke to its founders.
Manchester is like coming home at least for...
So who was James Sadler?
Manchester's newest public square is to be named in honour of a man who made the first balloon flight in Manchester, but who was...
Manchester pays tribute to genius lost to war
Henry Moseley – one of the brightest hopes in British physics – lost his life one hundred years ago at just 27 years old...
Rare Elizabeth Gaskell manuscripts go digital for the first time
The only known complete handwritten manuscript of one of Elizabeth Gaskell’s novels will feature in the world’s largest online collection of her works which...