Did you know that Manchester is the home of the industrial revolution or the place where the first programmable computer was made?

Folk rockers Holy Moly and the Crackers will be dropping by Manchester on Friday, November 17 – a date true music fans will want keep free so they can catch the dynamic band in action.

Brought to life on stage by Private Eye editor Ian Hislop and long-time collaborator Nick Newman it’s an absolute triumph.

A top Manchester surgeon has revealed that he turns away around 70% of patients because their expectations of plastic surgery are simply unrealistic.

Manchester has been successful in its bid to join UNESCO’s worldwide network of Creative Cities as a City of Literature.

Psappha performed the moving pieces Rave, Steelworks and Penelope to a dazzled crowd at Hallé St Peter’s in Manchester.

If you are looking for a ghostly Halloween then there’s no better place to celebrate than Manchester.

Manchester’s winner of the ‘Project: Aloft Star’ UK final, Kris Evans, is jetting off to New York to perform against global winners in an international final.

Sound Control’s general manager says despite the venue’s December demolition it’s not the end – reassuring fans that the spirit of Manchester’s favourite indie nightclub will continue.

Starsailor rocked out in style at the 02 Ritz in Manchester – in a gig that lead vocalist James Walsh described as ‘one of the best’ of the tour so far.

Three MM reporters – Alice Richardson, Sophie-May Clarke and Faye Brown – joined them at Lancashire County Cricket Club’s Old Trafford ground to try and find out what it is like for the thousands of people who are forced to sleep in the open each night.