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02/12/2025

A brand-new wheelchair-accessible Wheelyboat has officially launched at Hollingworth Lake, making water-based activities more inclusive for local people and visitors for the very first time.

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A brand-new wheelchair-accessible Wheelyboat has officially launched at Hollingworth Lake, making water-based activities more inclusive for local people

01/12/2025

Archive footage of a family Christmas at a local home is one of many curious artefacts on show at a festive exhibition at Trafford Local Studies and Archives.

Archive footage of a family Christmas at a local home is one of many curious artefacts on show at a festive exhibition at Trafford Local Studies and

01/12/2025

Veterans who served during the Aden Emergency between 1963 and 1967 are being invited to take part in a major new North West project capturing their stories on film before this overlooked chapter of British history is lost forever.

Veterans who served during the Aden Emergency between 1963 and 1967 are being invited to take part in a major new North West project capturing their

01/12/2025

The so called Manchester to London ghost train has been abandoned by the Governmemt after numerous stories over the weekend

The 7am Avanti West Coast service Manchester to London train that was going to run without passengers can now operate as normal, says the Office of Road and Rail.

The so called Manchester to London ghost train has been abandoned by the Governmemt after numerous stories over the weekend The 7am Avanti West Coast

01/12/2025

“Freddie” Flintoff is today calling on everyone across Manchester to donate just £2 to the Manchester MediCinema Appeal to help build the city’s first-ever in-hospital cinema

Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff is today calling on everyone across Manchester to donate just £2 to the Manchester MediCinema Appeal to help build the city’s

30/11/2025

Witness to Change: A Personal View of East Manchester’s Regeneration*I’ve lived in and around the Clayton area of East Manchester since 1979, at the dawn of ...

29/11/2025

As Manchester gears up to welcome The BRIT Awards for the first time, the city’s iconic Kimpton Clocktower Hotel has today announced a new free exhibition, in partnership with celebrity photographer and filmmaker Steve Read.

As Manchester gears up to welcome The BRIT Awards for the first time, the city’s iconic Kimpton Clocktower Hotel has today announced a new free

29/11/2025

Plans to use the underused rail line through Denton to connect more communities to the Metrolink network are being considered by Transport for Greater Manchester

Plans to use the underused rail line through Denton to connect more communities to the Metrolink network are being considered by Transport for Greater

29/11/2025

I’ve restored this Chapel Street photograph from around 1900 and given it a subtle Edwardian print finish — warm, atmospheric, and true to the period. It’s the closest we’ll ever get to seeing the street as it looked on a foggy winter morning over a century ago.

29/11/2025

A major £400 million investment in new homes and jobs has been signed off by Greater Manchester Leaders, as part of the city region’s mission to deliver good growth – with Government giving its backing to our plans.

The Greater Manchester Good Growth Fund is investing in the first wave of 17 priority projects across the city region.

They include new regeneration schemes in town centres from Ashton-under-Lyne and Stockport to Oldham and Wigan, and major new developments in Prestwich and Salford Crescent.

A major £400 million investment in new homes and jobs has been signed off by Greater Manchester Leaders, as part of the city region’s mission to deliver

28/11/2025

Two of the most distinctive and influential forces in New Wave and alternative culture, The B-52sand DEVO, are today announcing two unmissable UK co-headline shows for June 2026 including Manchester’s AO Arena on Sunday 21 June, with special guests The Rezillos and Lene Lovich.

Two of the most distinctive and influential forces in New Wave and alternative culture, The B-52sand DEVO, are today announcing two unmissable UK

28/11/2025

The report, “Regional Insights: Creating fairer chances across the regions”, demonstrates how practical, locally-led decisions such as in Greater Manchester can help to unlock opportunity for millions of people across the UK.

new report published today by the Social Mobility Commission outlines how the Greater Manchester Combined Authority is partnering with local people,