Our guide to health and fitness in Manchester brings you everything from beautiful parks to running, cycling and walking routes, yoga and meditation, friendly gyms and peaceful places to go.
Roll over Beethoven, there are some new pooches in town and you can find them at the Chill Factore. That’s right, the UK’s longest indoor snow slope is hosting this adorable event to celebrate St. Bernard dogs and give...
This Christmas, something magical is happening at Chester Zoo The Lanterns have returned, transforming the zoo into a spectacular wonderland, full of sparkle, illumination and a sprinkling of snow. Guests will set off...
Chill Factore will be adapting it’s North (West) Pole to help little ones with autism and other sensory requirements to feel more comfortable. With the festive season just around the corner, the UK’s longest indoor snow...
Practice your downward-facing dog, surrounded by goats! Meet Farmer Dot McCarthy – a sheepdog-training, quad-biking, goat-keeping whirlwind who is transforming her family’s Lancashire hill farm into an alternative stayc...
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 largest Asiatic lion habitat in the UK and is designed t...
Anyone for snow-ga? Chill Factore is giving Yogis the chance to swap their traditional yoga workout for one that will really help them chill out. Photo: gemmamerna Swapping sun for snow salutations, snow-ga will combine...
Chill Factore invited Premiership Rugby team Sale Sharks to try a pre-season team-building exercise in the minus temperatures. As the new rugby season kicks off on September 21 against Northampton Saints, 10 members of...
The gorgeous new-born pandas provide hope for the endangered species. The precious nine-week-old twins, classed by conservationists as endangered in the wild, were born on June 22 to mum, Nima and dad, Koda who have kep...
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 first of its kind in th...
Wilderness Bar + Kitchen, a three-storey eating, drinking and lifestyle venue has opened in the Northern Quarter. A welcoming, relaxed space with a modern approach to flavour, the food and drink menus at Wilderness Bar...