'It has to be saved': M.E.N. campaign to stop Jodrell Bank's science leading Lovell Telescope being stripped from the north

Standing since 1957, it's the largest telescope in the UK19:27, 27 Jul 2026The Manchester Evening News today launches a major new campaign to save science at Jodrell Bank and the observatory's iconic Lovell Telescope.‌The working future of the near 70 year-old telescope - a much-loved landmark on the Greater Manchester skyline - is in doubt after funding cuts were announced on Monday.‌Standing since 1957, it's the largest telescope in the UK and the world's third largest steerable radio telescope.‌Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily NewsletterIn 1966, the first images taken from the surface of the Moon were received at Jodrell Bank. It went on to play a key covert role in the Cold War. For five years at the height of the tensions, Jodrell Bank was reli