Salford is continuing to expand as new developments are approved and work on improving the streetscapes remains on going. This week, the Salford Town Hall chiefs were presented with four new developments, including highrise apartment blocks, which will bring an additional 2000 homes to the...
As the old Granada Studios next to Spinningfields prepare to be transformed into the St John’s development, a photography and writing project has been undertaken by Andrew Brooks and Hayley Flynn to document the history of this Manchester icon. Fieldnotes from Granadaland highlights the unique textures, features...
Housing developers, Urban Splash, have announced another wave of their highly successful hOUse and Mansion hOUSe developments will be arriving in Salford. Located next to the River Irwell, they are proposing 72 waterfront hoUSes and 100 Mansion hoUSe apartments. This follows Urban Splash’s modular family housing...
This venture is unlike any other to hit Manchester’s city centre – Kampus is hip, urban and independent. According to their website, ‘Kampus is the new kid on the block. It’s got independent spirit and Manchester soul.’ Situated next to the Rochdale Canal and the...
Weather forecasts for the end of May bank holiday are looking good with temperatures expected to increase. We may even finally see the arrival of Spring temperatures – here’s hoping! So what do you have planned for the long weekend? With so many activities planned in...
Manchester may finally get its first Michelin Star as restaurant group D&D London have announced they will open their first restaurant in Manchester. The currently unnamed restaurant is set to be built on the top floor of the 19 storey No.1 Spinningfields and will include...
A Heritage Lottery Fund bid will see the birthplace of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst undergo restoration by the Heaton-Mersey based architecture firm BTP. This important Grade II listed heritage centre will receive a £2.6m upgrade before the centenary of The Representation of People Act 1918 –...
Selling your house can be a stressful and challenging experience and many people find themselves feeling frustrated when they don’t get any interest in their property. And while highs and lows of the housing market can have a big affect on this, there are also...
In the north of the city and behind Shudehill is the largest development in North-West England. The NOMA development is transforming this part of the city bringing life and character to a part of the city that had slowly deteriorated. The 20 acre area of...
The monumental building that is the Great Northern Warehouse is hard to miss at the southern end of Deansgate. Currently home to the AMC cinema, All Star Lanes, Almost Famous Burgers, James Martin’s restaurant, and various other retail and hospitality outlets, it has gone through...