‘Thought-provoking and downright disturbing’: Gothic Manchester Festival returns
The annual Gothic Manchester Festival will return for another weird and wonderful outing this October.
‘All a bit weird’: Manchester photographer on making his dream reality and capturing memories ahead of first show
A Manchester Metropolitan University graphic design graduate is opening his first photography exhibition today and says ‘it’s all a bit weird’ to finally be pursuing his dreams.
‘Corkscrew penis, convoluted vagina’: Meet the Manchester lecturer at one with the wang
Did you know that male ducks have corkscrew-shaped penises or that the tiny penis of a male damselfly can scoop out the sperm from other competitors? All these facts and more will be discussed in a free talk later in the month at Manchester Metropolitan University, exploring the hidden world of the wang.
General Election 2015: 12,000 new voters register in Manchester in last month
A breakdown of the figures released by Manchester City Council this week show that of the 363,005 people are eligible to vote in the local elections, 48,397 people have been registered since December 2014 with 12,014 signed up in the last month alone.
LGBT History Month Q&A: Theatre head says ‘fear and denial was just a way of life’
To celebrate LGBT History Month, MM talk to LGBT figures from across Greater Manchester about their experiences of coming out and what progress they think the city still has to make towards equality.
‘People watching – but with a camera’: Photography grad shortlisted for £20K award
A young Manchester photography graduate could soon be jetting off to Ghana with a £20,000 commission to capture his dream project after snapping up a spot on a prestigious award shortlist.
Pink pigeon puzzle: Dozy relative of the dodo ‘confused by coos’ of invasive species
Dwindling numbers of the ‘pink pigeon’ could see the highly-endangered bird soon go the same way as its relative the dodo – yet new research from a Manchester university may have the answer to save it.
Seeing Queerly: Gay film festival comes to Canal St to celebrate LGBT History Month
Manchester is to celebrate LGBT History Month with a series of exclusive film screenings, discussion groups and a programme of talks by some of the world’s leading gay filmmakers.
Floods ‘bring most misery to poor areas’ but Manchester experts vow to stem the tide
Manchester Metropolitan University expert is warning that poorer areas are often the most affected by flooding as Britain faces wettest winter in 30 years
The rare Northerner? Population ratio between North-South at 200-YEAR low
North England’s population in relation the rest of the country’s hits a 200 year low, statistics released by the Office for National Statistics reveal
Paint the town black: Gals and ghouls explore city’s dark side as Gothic Manchester Festival rises again
The festival, which runs from October 23-26, has plenty for revellers to sink their teeth into with tours taking in Manchester’s gothic splendour, talks by gothic icons and macabre-themed nights