The loss of the Swinton mural is a travesty. But perhaps its legacy can be to wake up the guardians of the city's heritage to ...

It was the original open-all-hours store, a staple of the post-war community and a cornerstone of village life in Cheadle Hulme. What’s more, having opened in 1921 by John Waterhouse as a traditional ...

Henry Purcell is appointed organist at Chapel Royal, London. 1714: The Russian fleet overpowers larger Swedish fleet at the ...

It is a warm afternoon and the sky above the Whinney Hill landfill site near Accrington is full of seagulls. Hundreds of them ...