News published May 2024
Manchester Culture Awards 2024 - nominations now open!
The Manchester Culture Awards are back for 2024 with nominations opening this week for the prestigious awards that recognise the city's cultural and creative highlights over the last year.
New strategy launch puts stronger communities at the heart of Council policy
A new strategy has launched looking at how to build stronger communities across Manchester.
Manchester City Parade Sunday 26 May - list of road closures necessary to facilitate the parade
This Sunday 26 May will see a parade through the city centre by players from Manchester City to mark their achievement in becoming the first ever male team since the inception of the Football League in 1888 to win four successive championships.
Manchester chosen as host city for prestigious Japan Week 2025
An international cultural festival featuring hundreds of Japanese performers showcasing traditional Japanese culture is set to take over Manchester for a week next year after the city has been chosen to host Japan Week 2025, a prestigious annual event taking place in a different world city each year.
The hunt for the Blue Peter Book Club Badge trail begins
Prepare to enter to a land of adventure with tangling twists and turns along the way as the Blue Peter Book Club trail is now open to discover.
Redevelopment of Hough End Leisure Centre is now complete
The redevelopment of Hough End Leisure Centre has been completed as the community welcome the full reopening of the complex following an extensive programme to expand the offer for residents in south Manchester.
Dazzling day at Manchester Central Library Blue Peter Book Club Live event
Books were at the heart of an exciting and fun-filled family event in Manchester Central Library today, Saturday 18 May as hundreds of families and children joined Blue Peter presenters, Abby, Joel, Shini, and Henry the Blue Peter dog to launch Blue Peter Book Club Live.
Premier League champions Manchester City to celebrate their historic four-in-a-row achievement with parade through Manchester
Newly crowned Premier League champions Manchester City have been invited to celebrate their historic and completely unprecedented four-in-a-row achievement with fans this Sunday 26 May in a celebration event in Manchester that will see them parade from the National Football Museum and along Deansgate in the city centre.
Locals invited to have their say over Grey Mare Lane estate regeneration plan
A consultation has opened today gathering feedback from local people about the masterplan for the Grey Mare Lane estate in east Manchester.
Additional £6m fund made available to support Manchester's most vulnerable
The Council is to spend an additional £6m to support some of the most vulnerable residents and families across Manchester.