Audioboo: Ceri Hand on leaving Liverpool.
Gallerist Ceri Hand explains the thinking behind her move to London.
Photo of the month: under pressure.
What price progress? An installation at the Whitworth poses some tricky questions
Creative Tourist Boutique.
Looking for something to do in Manchester? Like the unusual, the off-beat, the downright quirky? Well, come join our club.
The Top 25 UK Arts & Culture Blogs.
Online now: the October edition of the Top 25 UK Arts & Culture Blogs. Guardian favourites and a slew of independent bloggers racing up the charts – it’s all here.
The Manchester Weekender 2011
Forty-eight hours of art, culture, music, film, food, literature, walks, politics, poetry, photography, theatre, spectacle and games all wrapped up into a single weekend.
History lesson.
Visiting Manchester? Want to find out more about what makes Manchester (and Mancunians) tick? Look no further than our potted guide to Manchester past and present. Susie Stubbs and Jonathan Schofield tell all.
The Manchester Weekender 2012.
A whirlwind 48 hours of music, art, film, food, literature, walks, politics, photography, nightlife, kids’ stuff and spectacle all wrapped up into a single weekend. From the blockbuster to the boutique, from contemporary art to new music, from boat parties and bicycle tours to one-off cinema, from art picnics to the art underground, and from [...]
Talent spotting.
Northwest artist Leo Fitzmaurice is a finalist for the Northern Art Prize.
Cartoons from Cotton Town.
Mirth in The Mill at People’s History Museum
Top five for winter walks.
Need some air? Go exploring with our top five winter walks.





















