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Pop queens The Saturdays have just announced a new single ahead of their Greatest Hits tour and record

Buy Art Fair and The Manchester Contemporary will be calling Old Granada Studios home from September 26 – 28.

Lungfest has been organised by cystic fibrosis sufferer Dane Pollard, guitarist with Salford band Modern Sound Library, to raise money and awareness for the disease.

Len Johnson – Fighter is the story of the man many consider to be Britain’s best middleweight of the late 1920s and early 1930s

A Manchester-based cross-media scriptwriter is looking to reveal the realities of schizophrenia in tribute to her tragic brother.

STUFF, by critically acclaimed Troll:(Keyboard Warrior) writer Mick Cooper, tells the tale of a couple who are struggling to come to terms with their infertility woes.

Whether you live in Manchester, are visiting from nearby or are looking for a few days away in a city, it has everything someone could ask for.

The band have been busy recording and mixing their first studio album in 20 years with original vocalist Stephen Holt.

Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Louis Walsh and Mel B will take the places behind the judging panel

Although not a well-known instrument, the bongo is fast becoming a fans favourite thanks to Manchester’s Bongo Sean. His unique style has already seen him play alongside the likes of Nero, Example and Danny Howard.

MM picks the top quotes from Sale-born Idiot Abroad star Karl Pilkington