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G-Festival ready to hit its fifth anniversary in Worsley this weekend

G-Festival – the annual music and family fun festival organised by a Manchester-based children’s charity, is preparing for the biggest event yet as it hits its fifth...

For England and St George!

Today (Sunday 24 April) Manchester celebrates all things England as it hosts the largest St George’s Day parade in the country. The patriotic spectacular will include...

Hundreds to ‘die’ in Piccadilly Gardens in protest against animal testing

World Day for Animals in Laboratories will take place today (Saturday)in Manchester city centre and will see protesters throw flowers at Stopford Building in protest of...

Gallery: Blossoms bloom in sunny Salford

We’ve been blessed with warm temperatures this week in Salford. Three days of sunshine does not a summer make. However, it does encourage all those little buds to...

St George’s Day 2016: Is Walkden pub the best party in Salford?

Saturday 23 April is a time for celebration for England’s patron saint, but you might not know it in Salford. Every year the displays get fewer and farther...

Win a copy of photography/poetry book Salford Quays Unlocked

A new book of poems and photographs which takes the reader on a historical journey of the Manchester Ship Canal has just been published, and you can win a copy for...

Graham Nash exhibition opens in Salford this Saturday

Salford’s very own music superstar Graham Nash is to have his first photographic exhibition in the city of his birth opening this Saturday, 23 April 2016. Rock...

Hairy Bikers feature Star Inn Salford on BBC Two tonight

Salford’s co-operative pub The Star Inn is to get five minutes of fame in a BBC Two TV show tonight. The pub on The Cliff in Higher Broughton was picked by TV...

£400k upgrade for Manchester Museum

Manchester Museum has announced funding support of £406,400 for plans to extend and improve the museum. Work will start in May 2018 on the ‘Courtyard...

160 Years of Beer: Salford Star Inn Festival returns

On Saturday 23 April Britain’s first co-operative pub will see its popular mini-beer festival return. To celebrate 160 years of beer, Broughton’s Star Inn on...