Online gaming has become a significant part of social life, transforming how communities interact and connect. In Manchester, ...

Football legend Gary Neville has worked with Manchester City Council to develop a new office space housing the likes of ...

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

A woman in Bury has gathered hundreds of people on Holcombe Hill for a unique form of holistic therapy. Teresa Jackson, 40, hosted a full moon sound bath event as the sun began to set and the full ...

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 ...

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 ...

Unemployment has risen across Greater Manchester for another year, with newly released figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealing stark disparities between boroughs. The region’s ...

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 ...

It seems unfortunate to say it, but John Steinbeck’s classic novella Of Mice and Men is just as relevant today as it was when it was first written. This excellent new staging from director Sarah ...

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 ...

The top spot for craft beer in Swinton has re-opened for business today under new ownership. The Swinton Hop House, formerly known as House of Hops, serves from top craft breweries such as Tartarus, ...