Words Paul Mackenzie

We launch our annual photography competition by looking back at past winners.

Artist Kate Bentley found new ways of working during her time at John Ruskin’s former home at Coniston.

Some of the local scenes painted by artist Steven Rigby start as sketches on the back betting slips.

To mark LGBT History Month, we speak to two women who fought for equality in Manchester.

A 12-year-old from St Helens has gone the extra mile to say thank you to hospital staff for saving his baby brother’s life.

Having spent a lifetime exploring the world’s most remote places, Benedict Allen is preparing for some journeys closer to home.

Blackburn’s Christine Cort is the woman behind the Manchester International festival, one of the biggest and most important arts events of its kind in the world