Want to see eight ladies’ Short and Girlies? Meet Manchester’s Women in Comedy Festival headliners
Manchester will play host to a string of all-female comedy acts next weekend, as part of the Women in Comedy Festival.
Paint the town black: Gals and ghouls explore city’s dark side as Gothic Manchester Festival rises again
The festival, which runs from October 23-26, has plenty for revellers to sink their teeth into with tours taking in Manchester’s gothic splendour, talks by gothic icons and macabre-themed nights
Horror bonanza Grimmfest kicks and screams into Manchester with terrifying bloodbath for fright fans
The intertwining of both classic and lesser-known, up and coming films was evident with two short and two feature length movies to satisfy the horror-loving population of the city
Meeting of minds: TEDxSalford 2014 returns with Belle de Jour author and nuclear fusion kid on bill
The youngest person ever to achieve nuclear fusion is set to star at the fourth TEDxSalford festival.
Gig review: The Fall @ Lower Kersal Social Club, Salford
Mark E Smith, lead-singer of The Fall has built up a reputation as one of Manchester’s most famous old bastards.
Our Fold: Bolton band welcomed into the fold after decade in music wilderness with Manchester XFM gig
MM spoke to Our Fold frontman Damien Riley about the band’s rise to fame over nearly a decade prior to a performance at Manchester’s XFM gig.
We’ve matured: Hiatus has refreshed Starsailor, says frontman at Manchester Whisky Sessions launch gig
Indie rockers Starsailor did just that but frontman James Walsh feels they are much better for it.
Prodigal sons return: The Travelling Band back in Manchester hot on heels of new album The Big Defreeze
Alternative rock group The Travelling Band tell all on their upcoming Manchester gig, the new album and working with Grammy award winner Chris Lord-Alge.
Spanish Festival: Manchester readies for flamenco, paella and Latin fever as fiesta comes to town
Festejar is coming to Manchester’s Albert Square from September 5-7, and it promises to be a nonstop celebration of Spanish culture
The next level: Manchester indie videogame studio eye BAFTA glory after scooping £25,000 Channel Four prize
Torque Studios – who were only officially formed on Tuesday – bagging two awards at the Dare To Be Digital (DTBD) exhibition in Dundee two weeks ago, scooping a £25,000 prize from Channel Four and a place on the BAFTA ‘Ones to Watch’ shortlist for Don’t Walk: Run!
This Is England and Shameless stars join Rowetta for ‘hard-hitting’ crime thriller to be filmed in Manchester
Manchester-born stars are set to appear in a new crime flick which is due to be filmed right here in the city centre next month.