Natalia Schwartz runs monthly all-female comedy night ‘Bitches in Stitches’ at The Fitzgerald in The Northern Quarter, and ...

Around 20 miles from Manchester city centre is Haydock Park, one of the most prestigious racecourses in the north of England.

Manchester has long been known as a city of industry and commerce, but in recent years it has become a hub for innovation and ...

On 2 January 1975, six members of the Manchester Gay Alliance 1973, set up a helpline. Through pamphlets handed out at gay-friendly hubs, they discreetly advertised a phone number offering free, ...

Independent music venue Retro is being demolished in August 2025 to make way for a major £1.7 billion project called the ‘Sister Masterplan’. Retro, formerly known as the Swinging Sporran, has stood ...

The Textile Society hosted their annual Antique and Vintage Textiles Fair in Manchester on Sunday. Creators and customers came from across the UK to buy and sell vintage fabrics, clothing, furniture ...

The first railway therapy dog is coming to station platforms all across the north offering comfort, cuddles, and social interaction. Six-year-old German shepherd Nya qualified last month with charity ...

UK universities saw their first decline in student enrolment rates in nearly a decade in the academic year 2023/2024. The overall decrease was 1.1%, with a greater decline in the North West of England ...

Manchester-based organisations received more Arts Council funding than those in any other UK local authority over the last year. Arts Council England funded 607 projects based in the city of ...

Greater Manchester Police, GMP, has held an event to engage with the LGBTQ+ community while Manchester City Council have sought to rectify graffiti and vandalism in the area, as part of its action ...

Probably fake AirPods have flooded the online re-commerce platform Vinted. The presence of convincing replicas since the pre-loved clothes app expanded into electronics has damaged trust between ...

Manchester has always been a chameleon city, changing and evolving over time. But it can also change rapidly when Hollywood descends. Here are five places you can visit today that have made it from ...