Work continuing at pace on scheme with first pier and aircraft stands set to open in 2019 More than £1m a day being spent that’s seen 1,200 jobs created so far New time-lapse footage shows how the scheme has developed over the last 12 months
The University of Manchester has officially launched its new Creative Manchester project, which is investing £3.3m to support its ambitious arts, cultural and creative industries strategy. The creative industry sector is one of the fastest growing in the UK, which accounts for over 5% of
On 16 March, it was announced that Greater Manchester had gained World Health Organisation status to become the UK’s first age-friendly city region. This means we are a place committed to enabling older people to actively participate in their community, to stay connected, to stay
On Thursday July 4, 2019 at 6pm, Manchester International Festival will return to the spaces and streets of our city for 18 Extraordinary Days! Sometimes people ask me what I do ‘the rest of the time’. I guess they mean that, since the Festival only
For the first time anywhere in the UK, all smokers admitted to hospital in Greater Manchester will be offered intensive support and medication to help them kick their tobacco addiction. The CURE programme has been launched today at Wythenshawe Hospital (part of Manchester University NHS
A man has been arrested after a woman was found dead at a property in Oldham Shortly after 8.45pm on Wednesday 26 September 2018, police were called by the ambulance service to an address on Acorn Close in Chadderton to reports that a woman had
Two teenage boys have been charged after a teenage girl was raped in Bolton. The boys – who are aged 16 and 17 and cannot be named for legal reasons – have been charged with rape and remanded to appear before Bolton Magistrates Court
Dena, who will be 90 in October, is a force of nature in more ways than one. Not only does she keep a an allotment that allows her to make weekly meals for up to 50 lunch club members a week, but she also has
Trustees for the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund are issuing a final reminder that the last date for people to apply for funding is Sunday 30 September. The charity, set up to support the victims of the Manchester Arena terror attack which happened on 22
Britain’s first dedicated ice attraction is coming to Manchester for Christmas 2018. Opening 9 November, Ice Village Manchester is a frosty family-friendly attraction, produced in partnership with Manchester City Council. A team of the UK’s premier ice sculptors will transform Cathedral Gardens in Manchester city