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The Bard of Salford John Cooper Clarke turns 70 today, and doesn’t look a day older than when he burst onto the scene over 40 years ago.

February 6 will see a massive public consultation held by Better Buses for Greater Manchester, where the public are invited to a panel to discuss what to do about the city’s beleaguered buses.

February 5 will mark the beginning of the two-week celebration of the Spring Festival, more commonly known as Chinese New Year, with 2019 being the Year of the Pig.

Drivers of lorries, buses, taxis and coaches could face penalties for entering one of four designated areas from A-D.

Renowned UK artist Alex Rinsler, 36, Manchester has created a giant art piece Piglet that will take centre stage in St Ann’s Square.

With 2019 now in full swing let’s see what this year has to offer us and what trends and events are set to become the staple of the fashion industry.

Edge Hill University has recorded significantly more incidents of student-on-student crime than any other university with a presence in Greater Manchester.

As with most important issues at the moment, the settlement of refugees in the UK is being overshadowed by Brexit.

The decision was made after months of uncertainty and debate as to where the event, usually held in the Gay Village, will take place.

The picture is always grim when you think Somalia, with headlines of civil war and Hollywood blockbusters focussing on piracy, but an exhibition at HOME called See My Dunya hopes to shed a new light on the Somali community in Manchester.

The Brexit negotiations have been in the news a lot lately.