Emma Nuttall

We’re not talking supermarkets or department store food halls here: these are Manchester’s truly independent food emporiums.

We preview Festival No.6 – an award-winning, bespoke festival, with a stunning line-up in a beautiful setting. Step into Portmeirion’s sleepy cobbled streets, Italianate piazza, sandy shorelines and pastel-coloured buildings...

Re:play festival of brand new theatre has evolved into PUSH Festival – which takes place in HOME’s intimate Theatre 2 space in January 2016. Manchester has some brilliant commissioning theatres (Contact,...

Lightwaves, Quays Culture’s free festival of digital light at The Quays, is bigger and better than ever this year. There is something undeniably alluring about light. From glowing objects to...

‘Tis the season for a festive film – don’t miss Will Ferrell screaming “Santaaa”, a bunch of Muppets and a ghostly double bill. Baby, it’s getting cold outside – and despite...

It’s not just paper-based – The Portico Library’s inaugural Print Fair takes in textiles and ceramics, too. The Portico Library is a one of Manchester’s champions of the printed word....

From classic family services to a bit of alternative cabaret, our favourite carol concerts in Manchester. “The best way to spread Christmas Cheer, is singing loud for all to hear,”...

The Studio productions at the Royal Exchange are critically-acclaimed, progressive – and a few bob cheaper than the main theatre productions. As the evenings become darker and the weather predictably...

Heather Phillipson’s work is vibrant, energetic and at times baffling – we preview her latest exhibition at The Grundy, Blackpool. Step into the curious world of Heather Phillipson. As LUX...

A Land Fit For Heroes at the People’s History Museum takes an inventive look at the lives of the working class during wartime. “Ideas worth fighting for” – The People’s...

We spoke to author and broadcaster Melvyn Bragg about why, in the age of the internet, words and ideas are the new cool. Like the offspring of copulating bunnies, literature...

With Sahara Desert-induced air pollution in the news, a smoggy painting by J.M.W Turner feels more prescient than ever. Turner was an artist attracted to the turbulent. His imagination turned...