I’ll drink to that: Stockport Beer and Cider Festival attracts thousands of pint purists and ale anoraks
More than 6000 beer enthusiasts will descend on Edgeley Park this weekend to drink in the 28th Stockport Beer and Cider Festival.
Fight for Pride: Manchester bar owners battle it out in cocktail contest to produce festival’s official drink
The bars of Manchester are going head-to-head to be in the mix for a competition to create the Official Manchester Pride Cocktail.
Sir Ian McKellen’s nephew puts Parklife tickets up for sale after ‘thoughtless’ Mum text campaign
Andy Leathley is selling his Parklife tickets after twitter quip
Good Kid, B.A.A.D City: Kendrick Lamar pulls out of Manchester’s Parklife festival due to ‘scheduling conflict’
Today, Parklife announced Kendrick Lamar would no longer be in attendance, though New York rapper A$AP Rocky has been confirmed as his replacement
Sir Ian McKellen’s nephew reveals heartache from Parklife text gaffe – the day before late mum’s birthday
Rachel Leathley, 53, from Manchester, died last year after fighting a crippling illness for ten years, leaving behind her five children, whom she had brought up as a single parent for almost 15 years
Afterlife invite from THE ‘afterlife’? Parklife leave fans crying as PR blunder sends bereaved texts from ‘Mum’
Fans were stunned to receive a text from ‘Mum’, only to find out it was actually a promotional message promoting the popular music festival
Stein me up! Global Bavarian beer festival Oktoberfest set to pour on Manchester’s Albert Square
Beer enthusiasts will be able to drink their fill as the world’s biggest beer festival, Oktoberfest, will soon be settling down in Manchester’s Albert Square on October 22-26
Vintage DJs’ Manchester home ransacked as brazen burglars swipe records worth thousands while they sleep
Hundreds of vintage records, electronic music equipment and their car was taken
Manchester film director ‘dreams’ movie on plane – and it then comes true thanks to Kickstarter
Luke Hupton has written, directed and produced 27 Memory Lane, a ‘whimsical but dark northern fairy-tale’, thanks to backing from Kickstarter and Mark Dunnett, song-writer for the Oprah Winfrey Show.
‘Jared Leto is NOT a musician’: The Subways’ Billy Lunn says Oscar-winning Thirty Seconds to Mars singer is ‘anti’ rock
Vocalist and guitarist Billy Lunn speaks to MM about The Subways and their new planned album and possible return to Manchester.
¡Muchas gracias Manchester! Spanish film director Roger Gual talks film, the ‘f***** up’ industry and football
The ¡Viva! Film Festival celebrated its 20th edition at the Cornerhouse and featured Spanish director Roger Gual’s Menu degustacion