Youngsters get digging with Manchester archaeologists in search for secrets under Whitworth Park
Dig Your Park project takes place throughout July
World-renowned Hitler expert Sir Ian Kershaw to collect honorary doctorate in home town Oldham
Doctorate is from University of Huddersfield
Furious campaigners will continue to battle MOSI closure, despite ‘encouraging’ minister response
Culture Minister Ed Vaisey said Museum of Science and Industry will not close
‘Dino-bird’ breakthrough as University of Manchester scientists inject a little colour into prehistoric flyer
Ground-breaking research was on Archaeopteryx feathers
Bandages off! Secrets of life, death and diet of Egyptian mummy to be revealed with X-ray in Manchester
A 3000-year-old mummy’s secrets will be unearthed
Here come the girls! Sky Sports presenter launches Her Rugby League to promote sport among women
The brainchild of the project is Sky Sports presenter Angela Powers
‘This is our way of life’: Greater Manchester Gypsy community mark Roma Day with cultural show in Leigh
Youngsters performed traditional and modern song and dance
Greater Manchester youngsters take boat trip through history to learn more about Wigan’s iconic past
Project will produce giant knitted tapestry of Landgate’s past
‘Most important’ woman in Wigan’s history: Plaque recognises contribution from town’s first ever female councillor
Martha Hogg was elected in 1920
Revealing the birthplace of civilisation: Manchester uni archaeologists unearth 4000-year-old building in Iraq
Site said to be part of one of the world’s earliest cities