All of us at New Manchester Walks towers (the back room at the Portico Library, actually) are very much looking forward to the opening of the new National Football Museum… Continue reading →

Within three years Granada/ITV will vacate its 50-year home at the edge of Castlefield. The company’s flagship programme, Coronation Street, will soon be filmed from a new purpose-built site in Trafford Park. So what will happen to the Coronation Street set…? Continue reading →

It is sad news to report the passing of two Manchester greats: one nationally famous, one obscure. Both left their mark on the city… Continue reading →

Sadly, Metrolink has made the wrong turn, confirming the decision to run the next line along Corporation Street and Cross Street… Continue reading →

A large section of central Manchester is now off-limits to the public with the arrival of the Conservative Party conference… Continue reading →