Lord Keith Bradley of Withington is supporting Friends of Hough End Hall in their attempt to raise £300,000 to buy the building in Chorlton and turn it into a community hub.

Working towards Arts Award Explore, the children will be encouraged by a partnership involving Tameside Cultural Services, the BBC, a forum of the borough’s music teachers and Stone Soup, a Tameside Creative Industries organisation

Warwick Davis played wok Wicket in Return Of The Jedi and Professor Filius Flitwick in the Harry Potter movies.

The launch event will take place at Thwaites Festival Pavilion in Albert Square tonight for a sultry evening of smooth jazz.

PizzaExpress is tucked away in the opulent marble surroundings of a former King Street bank with the new décor complementing the imposing space.

Keith Monks, 31 from Perth, Australia, was positioned with a ring while close friends Ellie-May Flannery and her partner Jay Pennington held a banner reading, ‘Charlie, will you marry me?’

Stores within the Heart of Manchester Business Improvement District (BID) will open until 9pm to mark the end of Ramadan.

Police were received a call around 7pm on Wednesday after a body was spotted from the tow path near the A57 Regent Road, behind the Grosvenor Casino in Salford

Stockport Plaza is making way for 1,250 replica or original cinema seats by selling the existing red and blue 18-inch wide seating.

The Shadow Health Secretary warned that cuts to services and a ‘collapse’ in social care have left hospitals struggling to function effectively.

The protest is a response to the failed ceasefire between Israel and Palestine which has resulted in more bombing of the region and civilian deaths.