A new spa is opening at one of Manchester’s five-star hotels, featuring high-tech treatments like meditation pods and sensory deprivation tanks.
£750,000 has been invested into the facilities at The Lowry Hotel as it celebrates its 21st birthday.
The popular hotel’s spa will relaunch as Re:Treat, where memberships are priced all the way up to £2,400 a year.
Due to open in November, the state-of-the-art new facilities will include four spacious treatment rooms, plus a relaxation area, a fitness studio, and a brow and lash bar.
Features include cryotherapy chambers, meditation pods and sensory deprivation tanks all under one roof – a UK first.
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The wellness studio at The Lowry’s new spa facility. Credit: Supplied
You can also expect things like IV drips, weight loss coaching, and B12 injections.
The Lowry says its spa treatments with Icepod, Somadome and I-sopod will have a range of benefits to reduce stress and pain, lower blood pressure and improve stress levels.
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It’s been decorated with soft pink hues and a neutral colour palette, with exposed terracotta walls, wooden features and rattan accessories, along with a living moss wall.
There’ll be massages, facials with Elemis, and a treatment menu with Grown Alchemist alongside Manchester natural skincare brand GAIA.
There are three membership packages – RE:TREAT Wellness, RE:TREAT Spa or RE:TREAT Gym – for locals who want to make it a regular occurrence, ranging in price between £460 and £2,400.
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Benefits of memberships include yoga and personal training sessions, 20% off spa treatments, 10% off food and drink at The River Restaurant, health checks, vitamin B12 injections and weekly sensory deprivation tank sessions.
Kelly Andreasson, commercial director at The Lowry Hotel said: “Our current hotel spa boasts the most highly trained therapists in the city.
“The level of care and attention given on any visit to The Spa at The Lowry Hotel is unrivalled.
“Now with the creation of RE:TREAT, the spa is individual in its ability to provide guests with world-renowned technologically advanced treatments all under one roof.
“We are delighted to be the first UK hotel spa to offer such a variety of distinct offerings.”
An ‘extraordinary’ new Live Aid musical is coming to Manchester on its UK tour
Emily Sergeant
An ‘extraordinary’ new musical based on Live Aid is coming to Manchester as part of an upcoming UK and Ireland tour.
Producers Jamie Wilson Productions say they’re ‘thrilled’ to announce that Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical will head out on a big UK and Ireland tour starting out in March 2027, and visiting loads of major cities along the way – including Manchester, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Nottingham, and plenty more.
The production take us back to 13 July 1985 – the day music united the world.
Live Aid was an unprecedented global music event that brought 1.5 billion people together, and they all have a story to tell about ‘the day rock ‘n’ roll changed the world’.
Now, more than 40 years on from that famous day, audiences in Manchester will get to discover the behind-the-scenes story of Live Aid in a whole new way, as Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical is the story behind the greatest gig in music history.
What makes Just For One Day special? Nostalgia, relevance to today and a message for the new generation 🤘 pic.twitter.com/wRBV4Ar1Hv
— Just For One Day | The Live Aid Musical (@liveaidmusical) June 9, 2025
With hit songs by Bob Dylan, David Bowie, The Who, U2, Queen, Madonna, The Police, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Diana Ross, and more all featuring, these iconic artists made history at simultaneous charitable concerts in London and Philadelphia.
The musical is written by John O’Farrell and directed by Luke Sheppard, with musical supervision, arrangements and orchestration by Matthew Brind, choreography by Ebony Molina, and casting by Stuart Burt.
“Just For One Day brilliantly reimagines why Live Aid worked then and why the humanity of that day still matters now,” commented Bob Geldoff.
“I’m delighted that more of the UK and Ireland will finally get to see this extraordinary and compelling musical. The reaction the show gets continually surprises and amazes me, standing ovations and people come back time and again, introducing the Live Aid story to new generations.”
Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical will arrive at Manchester Opera House in May 2027.
Tickets went on general sale this morning (Wednesday 17 December) at 10am, and you can get your hands on them via ATG Tickets here.
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You can step inside a fashion show with Vogue’s immersive ‘Inventing the Runway’ show in Manchester
Thomas Melia
A Vogue immersive show titled ‘Inventing the Runway’ has arrived Manchester, and it’s even co-created by Anna Wintour herself.
Ever fancied learning more about the fashion world? Well, now’s your chance to hear everything you need to know from global fashion leaders and lifestyle magazine Vogue.
The Anna Wintour-approved immersive experience comes alongside the announcement of Factory International‘s Winter lineup, which features another new event all about voyaging to the moon.
Vogue: Inventing the Runway incorporates interviews, visual media and more to help attendees visualise fashion shows of the past, present and future.
Visitors will be surrounded by incredible visuals on all sides (including underfoot), fully stepping inside the world of high fashion.
As well as understanding how fashion shows became the pinnacle of a designer’s vision, this runway-themed display also includes looking back at iconic moments of fashion and pop culture.
‘Inventing the Runway’ by Vogue is focusing on outfits worn by models and A-listers alike, with narration from the one and only Cate Blanchett.
A glimpse inside Vogue: Inventing the Runway. Credit: The Manc Group
You can expect to see curated pieces by significant creative minds in fashion history like Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood and lots more.
Throughout the Vogue experience, as well as coming visually face to face with fashion, you will also hear a soundscape that perfectly reflects this innovative industry with a fusion of classical and pop music.
This fashion exhibition uses the same Lightroom technology behind the impressive David Hockney experience that opened back in December.
Anna Wintour, Chief Content Officer, Condé Nast, and Global Editorial Director, Vogue said: “At Vogue, we’ve been lucky enough over the decades to see many incredible runway shows, which have often told the story of fashion as much as the clothes themselves.”
“This Lightroom experience is a wonderful opportunity for a lot more people to experience first-hand the thrill of watching the history of fashion unfold right in front of them.”
You can experience Vogue’s ‘Inventing the Runway’ immersive show from 18 December to 10 January.
Find out more information and grab your tickets HERE.
Daisy Jackson -
28th October 2022 
