10 days ago
Skof crowned Manchester's restaurant of the year in NOMA
Tom Barnes's Federation Street restaurant has gathered a Michelin star, a string of national honours and now the top prize at the city's own food and drink awards.
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12 days ago
Robinsons Brewery raises a glass to its new Bredbury brewhouse
Stockport's family brewer has completed an £8.4m brewhouse at Bredbury and passed £100 million in turnover for the first time in its long history.
15 days ago
Cloudwater celebrates a decade of brewing in Manchester
The Piccadilly brewery marked ten years since its first beers with a run of six birthday releases looking back at its first decade and forward to the next.
10 days ago
Band on the Wall keeps Swan Street singing in the Northern Quarter
The not-for-profit Northern Quarter venue, run by the charity Inner City Music, pairs a busy gig calendar with community projects that celebrate the musicians who now call Manchester home.
13 days ago
Piccadilly Records still spinning on Oldham Street after decades in Manchester
Founded in 1978 and based at 53 Oldham Street since 1997, Piccadilly Records remains one of the most respected independent record shops in the country and a Northern Quarter institution.
15 days ago
Matt and Phred's marks more than 25 years of late-night jazz on Tib Street
Opened by Matt Nickson in 1999, the Northern Quarter jazz club has become a long-established partner of Manchester Jazz Festival and a nightly home for live music.
10 days ago
Afflecks remains the independent beating heart of the Northern Quarter
Since 1982, Afflecks has given small traders an affordable place to start out, and the former department store building helped spark the creative Northern Quarter that surrounds it today.
13 days ago
Fred Aldous, the Manchester family craft shop now in its fifth generation
Founded in 1886 to import cane for the baskets of Manchester's cotton mills, Fred Aldous is still run by the same family and has become a much-loved home for makers.
16 days ago
Unicorn Grocery shows how a Chorlton co-op can grow with its community
Founded in the mid-1990s as a workers' co-operative with a flat structure and equal pay, Chorlton's Unicorn Grocery has won national awards and was once saved by its own customers.
11 days ago
Rena Spa at The Midland brings calm to the heart of Manchester
Created as part of a £1.5m investment, the spa at The Midland hotel offers a thermal circuit, relaxation pool and ESPA treatments, including a signature ritual devised for the hotel.
13 days ago
Kontrast brings sauna and ice bath culture to Angel Meadow
Inspired by a trip to Taiwan, owner Jamie Smith opened Kontrast's saunas and ice baths behind Angel Meadow Park, and the Manchester venue's success has led to a second site in Leeds.
16 days ago
The Good Sauna fires up Finnish sauna culture in Manchester
Born in Vancouver as a social third space, The Good Sauna has brought wood-fired Finnish sauna sessions, cold plunges and a fireside relaxation area to Manchester city centre.
11 days ago
HOME marks ten years as Manchester's home for theatre, film and art
A decade after Danny Boyle opened its doors on First Street, HOME has welcomed more than four million visitors and keeps bringing bold theatre, cinema and art to Manchester.
14 days ago
Lowry celebrates 25 years of culture on Salford Quays
Lowry has marked a quarter of a century on Salford Quays with a fresh look, free exhibitions and a lottery-funded programme putting Salford communities at the heart of the celebrations.
16 days ago
Royal Exchange Theatre celebrates 50 years in St Ann's Square
Half a century after its glass and steel module first rose inside Manchester's old Cotton Exchange, the Royal Exchange Theatre is marking its 50th anniversary with a landmark season.
11 days ago
Oldham Athletic back in the Football League after a dramatic Wembley win
Oldham Athletic ended three years away from the English Football League with a thrilling extra-time victory over Southend United in the 2025 National League play-off final at Wembley.
14 days ago
Bury FC wins promotion as the fans' club rebuilds at Gigg Lane
Back at its historic Gigg Lane home since 2023, the supporter-driven Bury FC has won promotion from the Northern Premier League Division One West and steps up again for 2026-27.
17 days ago
Stockport County start a new chapter at Edgeley Park under Jim McNulty
After a third-place League One finish and a trip to the play-off final, Stockport County have begun the 2026-27 season under new head coach Jim McNulty, a former County player.
12 days ago
Science and Industry Museum's Power Hall roars back to life in Castlefield
After closing in 2019, the Science and Industry Museum's Power Hall reopened in October 2025 following major repairs, with its working engines and much-loved exhibits back on show.
14 days ago
RHS Garden Bridgewater blooms on the old Worsley New Hall estate
The Royal Horticultural Society's fifth national garden has transformed a historic Salford estate into one of the North West's favourite days out, centred on a restored 11-acre walled garden.
17 days ago
Stockport Air Raid Shelters take visitors underground into wartime history
Opened in 1939 as the largest purpose-built civilian shelters in the country, Stockport's sandstone tunnels now welcome visitors for general admission and monthly evening explorer tours.
12 days ago
Private White V.C. keeps Salford's clothing heritage alive by the Irwell
From a riverside Salford factory that has made garments since 1853, Private White V.C. designs and produces its outerwear on site, often using cloth from Greater Manchester mills.
15 days ago
Represent's first UK flagship brings a Manchester success story home
Started in Manchester in 2011 by brothers George and Michael Heaton, Represent chose New Cathedral Street for its first UK flagship, including a whole floor for its 247 performance line.
17 days ago
Pop Boutique has dressed Manchester in vintage for four decades
Founded in 1983 and trading in Afflecks since 1985, Pop Boutique has grown into a vintage name known across the UK and Sweden, with its Oldham Street flagship open since 1994.