A Rare Baby Orangutan Has Been Born At Chester Zoo
Chester Zoo is celebrating the birth of a critically-endangered Sumatran orangutan. The baby boy was safely delivered by mum, Subis, on November 14…
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The UK’s Largest Habitat For The World’s Rarest Lions Has Opened At Chester Zoo
A pride of Asiatic lions – the world’s rarest lion species – have taken their first steps into a specially-created new home at Chester Zoo. The new habitat is the…
Manchester Council Has Backed Calls For A Huge Forest To Be Built In The North
Manchester City Council has added its weight to calls for a huge Northern Forest. The North of England is home to 13 million people. However, this beautiful part of…
Spend An Evening With Planet Earth II’s Director (And Discover Behind The Scenes Secrets)
Planet Earth II director Chadden Hunter is coming to Manchester to share his funny and fascinating stories of working on the show. David Attenborough has an extraordinary ability to steal…
Inside Manchester’s ‘Naked’ Lush Store
Ethical cosmetics shop Lush has stripped off to reduce plastic pollution. Lush in Manchester’s Market Street has given all its products a make-under. The store has reopened as a ‘naked shop’,…
The Government Has ‘Failed To Back’ Greater Manchester’s Proposal For Clean Air Zones
Government’s failure to back Greater Manchester’s clean air proposals with fair funding could put jobs and businesses at risk, the city-region’s Mayor and leaders have said. Earlier this year,…
Plug-In Electric Buses Will Soon Be Operating On Greater Manchester Routes
A fleet of 70 plug-in buses will be coming to Manchester routes Greater Manchester is set to receive a multi-million-pound investment for dozens of new electric buses which Transport for…