Rainy City goes dry: Teetotal actor John Thomson says cheers to Manchester’s first alcohol-free bar
Comedian John Thomson is to toast the opening of Manchester’s first alcohol-free bar tonight.
Let’s get ready to Rojo! Manchester United’s £16m summer signing finally granted work permit
The Argentine, 24, who can play either at left back or centre back, was snapped up from Sporting Lisbon in a deal worth £16million, but has yet to play for the club because of an ongoing visa application
Salford Uni student, 24, just ‘went to sleep and died’ in halls after battle to rebuild life from horror smash
A Salford University music student died mysteriously in his sleep aged just 24 after winning a brave battle for life following a horrific head-on car crash.
Prodigal sons return: The Travelling Band back in Manchester hot on heels of new album The Big Defreeze
Alternative rock group The Travelling Band tell all on their upcoming Manchester gig, the new album and working with Grammy award winner Chris Lord-Alge.
Singer Sinead Harnett steps into spotlight at Chadderton Baths gig after ‘eye opening’ collaborations
Hot up and coming singer Sinead Harnett believes collaborating with major artists really ‘opened her eyes’ to the industry after a scintillating performance at Chadderton Baths.
Investigate your own crimes? Manchester is Columbo-free as survey reveals 0% know how to dust for fingerprints
Suggestions that police are ‘encouraging’ victims to investigate offences themselves have been met with an overwhelmingly negative reaction by Manchester.
Walking with a giant: Colossal dinosaur weighing more than Boeing 737 unearthed by Manchester Uni scientists
A colossal new species of dinosaur which would have weighed more than a Boeing 737 and was the length of three buses has been discovered by a team from Manchester University.
Kyle Hogg retirement: Michael Vaughan leads praise as Lancashire stalwart succumbs to injury
Medium-fast bowler Hogg was forced to announce his retirement this morning due to a severe back injury.
On a roll: Oldham roller derby girls hope to rule the North in round robin tournament
Oldham’s all-female roller derby team are gearing up to be crowned champions of the North.
Computer says no: Manchester councillor blames ‘carbon literacy’ training failure on password problems
The training was taken on as an environmental strategy by the council following a recommendation from the Economic Scrutiny Committee in May 2013
Hallelujah! One of world’s oldest Christian charms discovered at Manchester’s John Rylands Library
One of the world’s earliest surviving Christian charms, in the form of a 1,500 year-old paper-like fragment, has been discovered in the University of Manchester’s John Rylands Library.