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Crib sheet. Your guide to...People's History Museum.

Crib sheet. Your guide to…People’s History Museum.

Try our new series of ‘crib sheets’ for size – handy downloadable fact sheets for this season’s biggest art shows in Manchester. First in the series: The People’s History Museum.

Three for me. BBC Radio's Allan Beswick on Manchester landmarks.

Three for me. BBC Radio’s Allan Beswick on Manchester landmarks.

BBC Radio Manchester’s Allan Beswick, the breakfast show presenter known for putting local politicians through their paces, gives us his three favourite Manchester landmarks. Now, glass of Vimto, anyone?

International Man of Mystery. DBC Pierre reads in Manchester.

International Man of Mystery. DBC Pierre reads in Manchester.

Matthew Hull digs through the triumphs and failures of one of fiction’s most notorious writers – DBC Pierre – ahead of his long-awaited performance in Manchester

Spring clean: our guide to art and craft shopping in Manchester

Spring clean: our guide to art and craft shopping in Manchester

Escaping the drudgery of endless grey days doesn’t have to mean booking a holiday. Brightening up your life can start from home, via the vibrant shops of Manchester. Here are five Mancunian ways to freshen up your home in style: think of it as a spring clean without having to get the mop and duster out…

Park life.

Park life.

Guest blogger and park lover, Kath Horwill, picks her top five Manchester parks and gardens – perfect for a bracing winter walk

The Family Survival Guide for Christmas.

The Family Survival Guide for Christmas.

Christmas isn’t all about shopping – as our guide to festive things to do in Manchester testifies

Free jazz (and more).

Free jazz (and more).

Chris Horkan delves uncovers the credit crunch side of music in Manchester