The University of Manchester's John Rylands Library is known as much for its beautiful architecture as it is for its collection of rare books and manuscripts. The impressive Gothic structure took 10 ...

The oldest terrier breed with records dating back to the 1500s, Manchester Terriers — or simply Manchesters for short — were bred for rat-catching in England. Originally called black-and-tan terriers, ...

“It’s fantastically therapeutic,” says Bhaggie Patel, ceramic artist and co-founder of Manchester’s Imprints of Earth ceramics studio. “Sometimes I’ll be sitting at the wheel and I’m so engrossed in ...

Manchester Day returns with a sporting theme next weekend to tie in with the start of the Olympic Games. And families can expect plenty of fun games, activities and performances across Manchester city ...

An insider guide to this Northern powerhouse, home to suffragettes and The Smiths Cathy Toogood has worked as a travel journalist for more than 15 years, writing for publications including The ...

Manchester’s character, achievements and history were woven into Tony Walsh’s The Place, a poem that Walsh – conjuring the city’s pride, passion and defiance, its unity in diversity – recited to ...