The Smiths

All the amazing people and places on the Road that changed the world...

From The Fall to New Order, from the Montgolfier Brothers to Atomic Kitten

Inspired by the Bury New Road heritage project, runner Nigel Holmes has devised a route that takes in the sights and sounds of the area...

Bus stops, double yellow lines, traffic signs and station walls are all the canvases for some remarkable performance art that links Manchester music lyrics with positive mental health vibes...

The famous album by The Smiths partly inspired the 2018 comedy film by Chris Green, starring Michelle Keegan...

Who were they? How important are they? What were they doing on Bury New Road?

Exclusive, never published interview with Morrissey from 1987 on the Strangeways album...