Life

Seven thousand people turned out at Heaton Park to raise a suspected £180,000 for the Alzheimer’s Society at the weekend.

Being curvy or plus size doesn’t mean you don’t have the right to fashionable clothing and brands are finally starting to understand this, according to the organiser of Manchester’s first ever Curve Fashion Festival.

This city cannot be considered a major city until it has an art market, says Manchester-born art collector and entrepreneur, Frank Cohen.

Live artists in action are the latest additions to this year’s Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair at the Old Granada Studios on Friday October 9.

More than 50% of people spend more money when out shopping with others, a consumer-advice website has revealed.

‘Speed blues, new-wave, punk anarchy’ – that’s what is on the bill when The Strypes take to the stage at the Ritz in Manchester this Saturday.

The Harvey Nichols Art of Style evening saw some of the biggest names in Manchester’s creative fashion scene join together for a unique discussion.

A new film based on Naomi Klein’s bestselling book on climate change will be premiered in Manchester on Saturday 26 September.

A married couple from Heaton Mersey have been hosting refugees since 1997, when they took in their first asylum seeker.

Manchester blogger and Lord of the Rings fan, Will O’Hara, has spotted links between Metrolink and Middle-earth during his morning commute across Manchester.

On Thursday 24 September, The Real Junk Food Project will host Manchester’s premier screening of the multi-award-winning documentary, Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story, in association with the Northern Quarter’s Wonder Inn.