by Phoebe Rowe | Aug 1, 2025 | Culture
The National Basketball Association (NBA), Co-op Live, Manchester City Council, and Manchester Accommodation BID have today announced that the NBA will bring a regular-season game to Manchester for the first time ever in 2027. The 2027 game will be only the second...
by Phoebe Rowe | Jun 11, 2025 | Culture
In a historic move, The BRIT Awards will take place in Manchester for the first time ever, breaking a 48-year tradition of London-based events. The UK’s most prominent music awards ceremony will be hosted at the state-of-the-art Co-Op Live venue in 2026 and 2027,...
by Nikki Brown | Apr 3, 2025 | Culture, GMLEP News
Rochdale Borough Council has been awarded £750,000 in Place Partnership funding from Arts Council England. This significant investment reflects Arts Council England’s commitment to encouraging cultural development in its priority places and will play a key role in...
by Phoebe Rowe | Mar 12, 2025 | Culture, GMLEP News
Manchester United has announced plans to construct a new 100,000-seat stadium, aiming to bolster the UK’s economic growth and rejuvenate the Old Trafford area. This initiative is projected to inject an additional £7.3 billion annually into the national economy,...
by Nikki Brown | Jan 27, 2025 | Culture
HOME Arches, Manchester’s new world class, free-to-use, artist development hub and public realm gallery, spread across three arches on Whitworth Street West, has opened its doors with a creative launch showcasing some of the first theatre makers, visual artists and...
by Nikki Brown | Jan 20, 2025 | Culture
Major free new exhibition at Manchester’s Science and Industry museum will reveal the links between Manchester, Cotton and Transatlantic Slavery in partnership with The Guardian and The Scott Trust Legacies of Enslavement Programme. The Science and Industry...
