Manchester Irish Festival: Singer-songwriter hopes to emulate heroes Oasis while headlining blues bonanza
The critically-acclaimed musician is playing at m19 bar in Levenshulme as part of the Manchester Irish Festival
Bolton boxer Amir Khan backs Chelsea FC initiative to get more Asians into professional sport
The scheme was is due to take place on May 5 at Chelsea’s state-of-the-art training ground in Cobham
Man arrested on suspicion of murder after young mum, 24, found dead at Salford address
A post-mortem to determine the cause of death will take place at a later date
Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star Paddy Doherty avoids jail after head-butting brother
Doherty avoided a jail sentence after head-butting brother in a pub brawl.
Iron bite: Mike Tyson wannabe sinks teeth into man’s ear in ‘horrific’ Manchester off-licence brawl
Attack reminiscent Tyson bit off part of Evander Holyfield’s ear in a heavyweight boxing contest in 1997.
Whoops-y Goldberg! Manchester City Ladies star Toni Duggan sorry for ‘blacking up’
Duggan posted the picture of herself on social media dressed as Whoopi Goldberg’s character Sister Mary Clarence from the film Sister Act
Manchester banker jailed after swindling £500,000 from wealthy clients by laundering it through family’s accounts
Brooks stole £573,730 while for Lloyds TSB’s private banking division
TV weatherman and former Altrincham teacher Fred Talbot pleads not guilty to all ten child sex charges
Incidents alleged to have happened when he was teaching at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys and Elgin High in Newcastle
Former WWE wrestler Diamond Dallas Page piledrives into Manchester Comedy Store for Q&A
Dallas had spells with WCW, WWE and TNA before retiring from wrestling in 2009
Bolton’s Amir Khan says Floyd Mayweather is ‘full of s**t’ after pound-for-pound king continues social media taunts
Khan is hoping to face the three-time world champion Adrian Broner on May 3
Salford recycling plant blaze: Firefighters battle through night as tonnes of waste paper engulfed in flames
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service claim the situation is under control despite crews being present this morning