Cath Dyson follows the Salford Trail and finds a fascinating history along the way.

A new exhibition opens in Chorlton on the day we’re due to leave the European Union (though who knows what may happen?). Linsey Parkinson meets one of its creators, graphic … Read More

Historian Andrew Simpson enjoys a stroll through old Urmston.

The Creative Recycling Gallery has brought beauty to Chorlton’s Beech Road for 15 years. Linsey Parkinson talked to its owners, Fiona Norton and Glennis Andrews, about its future and how … Read More

Lesley Swann, owner at Dig Vintage, explores the Japanese aesthetic which celebrates imperfection.

The first branch of JP & Brimelow opened its doors in Didsbury Village in 1998 and from then on, the future was purple.

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 … Read More

Portraits of people who have experienced face-changing cancers form part of a new exhibition at The Whitworth. Deborah Grace speaks to one of its subjects, Trudi Proctor.

Cath Dyson goes for a run in Whalley Range and finds beautiful buildings, houses to covet and a wonderful park. 

Mel Thorley remembers Chorlton’s part in the story of Northern Soul and shares a timeless party soundtrack – let the good times roll!