Manchester City & The 1970’sIt’s fair to say Manchester City entered the 1970s on something of a high. Leicester had been defeated in the 1969 FA Cup ... By Malcolm PhebyOctober 30, 20230 Local History
Liverpool’s Pop Idols from the 1950’sToday iNostalgia takes a look at three Liverpool pop idols from the ‘50s who were household names ... By Malcolm PhebyOctober 16, 2023 Music History
The Beatles Final Tour of the USAThe band’s infamous final tour of the USA in 1966. By Malcolm PhebySeptember 1, 2023 Music History
The night when Punk rock exploded onto the national scene, in Manchester in 1970s!Music History Was Made in Manchester. By Malcolm PhebyAugust 24, 2023 Local History
Tommy Ducks Pub, ManchesterDemolished in 1993, the Tommy Ducks Pub is thought to derive its name from one-time landlord Thomas ... By Malcolm PhebyMay 27, 2023 Local History
The Smiths – The StoryIt’s a commonly held belief that The Smiths started life when guitarist Johnny Marr knocked on singer Morrissey’s door in May 1982 and ... By Malcolm PhebyMay 23, 20230 Local History
Hall of Fame – Manchester’s Arlene PhillipsDancer, choreographer, theatre director, talent scout, TV judge and presenter, author, mentor and teacher – there aren’t ... By Malcolm PhebyMay 23, 2023 Local History
Ship’s anchor blasted more than a mile away by explosion in Liverpool BlitzThe official Luftwaffe order of battle for the raid on Liverpool and Birkenhead on Saturday May 3rd ... By Malcolm PhebyOctober 14, 2022 National History
When the nation lived in dread of gas attacks on our citiesThankfully for us all, the cry Gas! Gas! Gas! was never heard on the streets of our ... By Malcolm PhebyOctober 12, 2022 National History
The Trams of Manchester’s Oxford StreetTrams often queued in Manchester’s Oxford Street in the early 1900s – and for good reason. From ... By Malcolm PhebyOctober 11, 2022 Local History
Belle Vue – The Golden Age of MusicBelle Vue basked in a golden age of popular music in the 1970s as almost every major band and artist made a beeline ... By Malcolm PhebyOctober 10, 20220 Local History
The night when Punk rock exploded onto the national scene – right here in Manchester in 1976!It was described, quite simply, as the gig that changed the world. The date was June 4th, ... By Malcolm PhebyOctober 10, 2022 Local History
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