First Time is a one-man show created and performed by Nathaniel Hall, in which he explores his experiences of contracting HIV during his first sexual experience at the age of 16.

With sites already in Harrogate and Edinburgh, Manchester is now the third in the country and it’s been designed especially with the country’s coolest city in mind.

Every day people are seen sleeping in doorways, at entrances to shopping complexes and begging for money from passers-by. Living this way is clearly distressing and not a pleasant way of life.

Reassembled and refreshed, Manchester’s hottest upcoming band once upon a time are on the rise again and performing at the Night & Day Café on Friday.

Perched atop Manchester Cathedral are ten beehives and the honey they produce helps some of the city’s unemployed get back into work – an initiative maintained by charity Volition.

Motown hit Manchester on Tuesday as the Four Tops and the Temptations brought their catalogue of classic tunes to Manchester Arena.

“I confidently predict that exactly no one will be listening to it in ten years’ time” stated a British newspaper regarding the Courteeners’ debut album, St Jude, around ten years ago.

Christmas is a special time of the year here in Manchester. From award-winning markets to ice skating rinks, the city has something for everyone this festive period.

A former chair of the Conservative Party has backed calls for a People’s Vote if Theresa May’s Brexit deal does not succeed.

With talks about gender equality, the housing situation and new performing acts, Off The Record provided a powerful connection to the world of music this month.

The event was launched on both days by the town crier Johnny Crook who read a script about the meaning of being from Lancashire which was followed by various dancers and the riding of the trains.