Salford tourist attractions, such as Ordsall Hall, the Bridgewater Canal and the Lowry Centre, an award-winning theatre and art gallery complex, consisting of two theatres and three art galleries. The centre is named after the artist L. S. Lowry, who attended Salford School of Art and lived in nearby Pendlebury for 40 years. Many of his paintings of Salford and Manchester mill scenes, populated with small matchstick-like figures, are on display. The waterfront development at MediaCityUK will make Salford a major centre of UK media production. The development houses BBC departments including CBBC, BBC Sport and Radio 5 Live which moved
1976 in comics Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man Action American Splendor Bullet LaLa Storm Twisted Sisters 1976 in comics This is a list of comics-related events in 1976. Two British comics fans, Mike Conroy and Richard Burton, create the Eagle Awards, named after the long-running Brish comic title "Eagle". The first set of awards are presented in 1977 at Comicon '77 for comics published in 1976: Blitzkrieg DC Super Stars: mostly reprint title. Four Star Spectacular: reprint title. Freedom Fighters Isis Karate Kid Kobra Ragman Secret Society of Super Villains Starfire Super Friends The Warlord Welcome Back, Kotter Captain Britain Weekly Eternals Haunt of