How the BBC’s studios nearly ended up opposite Platt Fields Park in Rusholme Here in Manchester, New Broadcasting House is being demolished. But back in the mid-1950’s, when the BBC decided to build new northern regional headquarters, this famous location on Oxford Road wasn’t the first choice. At the beginning of 1956 the BBC was … The end of the Oxford Road Show (video)
A new website about crime and justice in Manchester pulls together news and information from a range of sources and is updated throughout the day. It’s a very welcome public service for the city.
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Watch the video. The Olympic torch relay at Deansgate and Bloom Street on Saturday June 23, 2012.
The bells were rung at Manchester Town Hall at lunchtime on Tuesday June 5, 2012 as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. It continued for about 45 minutes. Watch the video.
I came across this story by accident as I was researching other subjects in back issues of The Guardian. In April 1971, 15-year-old Claire Ufland was found dead on her bedroom floor with empty pill bottles nearby. She had danced on Top of the Pops four times. But her mother had banned her from doing … 15-year-old girl committed suicide in 1971 after dancing on Top of the Pops and spending the night with a “well-known disc jockey”
Last November I wrote about Robert Rose who was known as the “Bard of Colour” in 1840’s Manchester. I’ve had some great news. A group of people are documenting the headstones at the Manchester General Cemetery at Harpurhey. You can visit their website here. Following my research into Robert Rose, in March I wrote to … Robert Rose’s grave and headstone have been found
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