Once a treat purely for children, the advent calendar is now a staple in every home – with brands offering calendars stacked with everything from booze to cosmetics.

Olympic taekwondo stars Bianca Walkden and Aaron Cook are hoping that community events might uncover a future gold-medal winner as the city of Manchester bids for the 2019 world championships.

More than 10,000 LEGO bricks have been donated to a Manchester children’s charity in a bid to bring fun and happiness to the city’s most disadvantaged kids.

Jurassic World fans are being offered the chance to snap up a host of goodies as part of a special free event at the Arndale Centre next weekend.

Manchester’s shopping and eating district is launching a new monthly market later in June and the first event is to feature a Lego Walk to raise money for the Christie.

LEGO is usually seen as just for children – but big kids are being handed the chance to build away with LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester’s adult’s night.

Legoland Discovery Centre Manchester have handed out their very own brand of lego themed praise for the newly-crowned champions

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A volunteer policeman from Manchester has become a Lego master builder like the movie hero at Legoland Discovery Centre

The model contains 23,000 pieces

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