Urmston: wish you were here
Historian Andrew Simpson enjoys a stroll through old Urmston.
Category: South Manchester
Where the Heart is
The first branch of JP & Brimelow opened its doors in Didsbury Village in 1998 and from then on, the future was purple.
People: Julia Walker
Julia Walker made Cillian Murphy’s trademark flat cap in Peaky Blinders and worked on Russell Crowe’s body armour in Gladiator. Now the theatre maker is picking up her paintbrush to pursue new creative adventures. Interview by Deborah Grace.
Range Rover
Cath Dyson goes for a run in Whalley Range and finds beautiful buildings, houses to covet and a wonderful park.
East to West
Cath Dyson presents a series of walks which begin and end on public transport. Got your boots? Got your ticket? Let’s go!
Garden Notes
The natural world gives us beautiful landscapes and amazing soundscapes too. Katherine Watson has been deep listening
Hospital to Cemetery
A while ago, Cath Dyson was contacted by ‘Will’, who led walks exploring the Mersey Valley using public transport. Got your tram ticket? Let’s go!
Wild at Heart
The Mersey Valley, with its three Local Nature Reserves at Chorlton Water Park, Chorlton Ees and Fletcher Moss, as well as Sites of Biological Importance, is a vital wildlife corridor, says the RSPB’s Jenny Hackland
Ahoy There!
Tired of life in the fast lane? A community group offers life at four miles per hour. Emma Dawkins, a director of All Aboard Manchester, speaks to Deborah Grace. All Aboard is a group of five parents who were regular users of Trafford Council’s Openlock Project, which offered residential […]
South Manchester People: Fiona Carroll
Deborah Grace meets Fiona Carroll, manager of Buccleuch Lodge Intermediate Care Unit in West Didsbury.