Miles Plating Road named in honour of fallen firefighter
FAMILY, friends and colleagues gathered on Tuesday for a street name unveiling ceremony in Miles Platting to honour fallen Firefighter Stephen Hunt.
Stephen was tragically...
Hendrix experience for Salford musician
A University of Salford academic had his very own Jimi Hendrix experience – scoring a series of songs in the legendary guitarist’s memory.
Associate music...
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...
Manchester student in running for Britain’s Best Budding Designer
Manchester School of Art graphic design student, Raushan Kumar, has been shortlisted from over 250 applicants to be in the final of Britain’s Best...
Garvey and Jobson write Title Track for Cold Feet
Elbow Frontman Guy Garvey and Peter Jobson, from legendary Manchester band I AM KLOOT, have written the title track for the new series of...
Rochdale’s MP spends a night in the cells
Rochdale MP Simon Danzcuk spent a night in the Spanish cells according to reports in this morning's Sun newspaper.
The MP ended up in police...
Alan Henning to be honoured by Salford University
Alan Henning, the international aid volunteer who was killed while providing humanitarian relief in Syria is to be honoured with a posthumous Doctorate from...
Three parent Babies are almost certainly a good thing argues Manchester academic.
As Parliament prepares to debate the controversial proposal that would give legal backing to so-called 'three-parent babies', a Manchester academic says the proposed change...
Tryanuary is back for a second year
Tryanuary launched by a Manchester based beer fan and blogger is back for the second year running, following the success and popularity of the...
Salford swimmer is Pride of Sport finalist
Outstanding performances at the Cerebral Palsy World Games have seen Salford swimmer Will Holland-Leavens named a finalist for the Pride of Sport Awards.
The...