Life

Manchester is still buzzing following the second ever edition of the country’s largest game jam.

Tucked away underneath a railway arch near Manchester’s Piccadilly Station, Pollen Bakery is the brainchild of Chris Kelly and Hannah Calvert left their banking jobs with an aim to produce the best quality breads and pastries.

The Manchester Space Programme (MPS) is attempting to defy government convention by circumnavigating the globe with a helium-filled balloon.

The sporting spin-off from the world of Harry Potter is already played by hundreds of people around the country who came together on Saturday to fight for the top spot.

The Lawn Tennis Association’s decision to spearhead a £250million boost to Britain’s tennis courts – the biggest ever UK investment programme the sport has ever seen – in turn means a big change for the sport in Manchester.

From talks and historical walks to beer-inspired meals, Manchester’s Beer Week seeks to transform the city into a celebration of the country’s favourite drink from June 23-July 2.

Generally built in the 19th century as architectural oddities and commissioned by rich industrialists and landowners there are many follies still standing today.

A Swinton woman who has lived and breathed the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service for more than 40 years is to receive a Queen’s Birthday Honour Award.

It’s been almost one month since a terror attack claimed the lives of 22 people at Manchester Arena.

It’s been a brief General Election campaign in 2017 but there’s been no shortage of the bizarre, the bad and the ugly. And an upsurge in people running through wheat fields.

If there was a similar turnout to the one seen in 1992 it is very possible that young people could change the outcome of the 2017 election.