The festive season is finally here, which of course means mince pies, booze and plenty of partying!

HOME’s artistic director of theatre Walter Meierjohann is promising passion, premieres and immersive, undercover theatre at secret locations for the Manchester venue’s spring/summer 2017 season.

To many people Christmas begins when they get their first sight of the famous Coca Cola truck on their TV screens, accompanied by the familiar ‘Holidays are coming’ jingle.

From winning the hearts of the public with his emotional interview after agonisingly missing out on taekwondo gold at Rio 2016, to winning the Children in Need Strictly special – Lutalo Muhammad now has only one thing on his mind and that’s winning Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020.

Skream took the stage at Gorilla for a show that proved to be a comeback nothing short of epic.

Laura Kenny has the best cure for those post-wedding blues – but she insists there’ll be no room for complacency as she resets her sights on Tokyo.

Lying prone on a table, naked to the waist and with multiple fine pronged needles sticking from their backs, acupuncture patients hardly look a picture of serenity and calm.

A Manchester record shop’s vinyl sales have shot up recently due to the ‘deeper appreciation of sound’ that people have developed.

Manchester has twinned with a number of cities or towns over the years.

We recently caught up with Sandicliffe Nissan ambassador Liam Phillips to find out how the BMX ace is faring now the dust has settled on Rio 2016.

Picture the scene: Two young florists destined for each other, forced apart by a merciless dentist in an American slum which is tormented by an overgrown plant.