The opening words of the show. But they weren’t uttered by Cigarettes After Sex singer Greg Gonzalez at Albert Hall in Manchester.

Environmentally ‘woke’ millennials are failing to practise what they preach – with a third waiting more than a WEEK to fix plumbing problems and wasting millions of gallons of water.

Both teaching and support staff are taking industrial action over concerns with pay and working hours.

The country’s already had its fill of red, blue and yellow battle buses driving up and down the UK.

Freestyle stars Ryan Williams and Todd Meyn surprised local skaters in Salford earlier this month as they hit the ramps at Graystone Action Sports Centre.

What a year it’s been for Sam Fender. The North Shields singer-songwriter has risen to stardom with the release of his debut album Hypersonic Missiles hitting number one on UK charts.

BrewDog is attempting to help workers reclaim their lunch breaks – by offering to buy everyone who goes into their Manchester bars TWO PINTS of beer for them and a colleague.

Roughly 200 people from as far as York and Sheffield met in All Saints Park, close to Manchester Metropolitan University, for the event, which was coordinated with others across the country.

Following the recent release of her highly anticipated third album Real Life, multi-platinum award-winning singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé took Manchester by storm on Wednesday.

Rising star Brooke Bentham’s will be supporting Sam Fender at the sold-out Manchester Academy on Friday.

Sparkle hosted the Transgender Day of Remembrance on Sunday at Barpop on Manchester’s Canal Street to pay remembrance to those lost this past year for being trans and explain why the fight for trans equality is more important than ever.