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Manchester Libraries launch brand new monthly podcast … Full Volume!

Wednesday 22 January 2025

A picture of a microphone awaiting a podcast to be recorded

Manchester Libraries are launching an official podcast. Full Volume: The Manchester Libraries Podcast promises to take listeners behind the shelves of our city’s much-loved libraries.

Greater Manchester’s oldest surviving archive collection saved by Manchester City Council

Wednesday 17 January 2024

Photo of document in Assheton collection - a contract for Robert Legg to service in the Kings Wars in 1474.

Greater Manchester’s oldest surviving archive collection has been saved for posterity by Manchester City Council.