London newcomers Palace well and truly rocked the North with a compelling performance in the heart of the Northern Quarter at Soup Kitchen last night.

A North West MEP has lauded the end of ‘huge mobile bills ruining people’s holidays,’ after European Parliament voted to scrap roaming charges across the EU.

Some may be struggling to prosper as the economy crawls out of recession, but for one Mancunian man, there has been no time like the present to start his own business.

A showdown between Manchester lightweights Terry Flanagan and Anthony Crolla is being lined up for early 2016, Francis Warren has said.

It has been six years since HEALTH last released an album. When their debut, Get Color, was released in 2009, the Californian noise-cum-experimental-rock quartet were met with a winning combination: praise, and fascination.

As part of Chancellor George Osborne’s plan for a ‘Northern Powerhouse,’ Devo Manc will see greater powers devolved from central government, along with the creation directly-elected Mayor for Greater Manchester.

The multi-award winning Proud and Loud Arts are experimenting with the power of the latest digital projection technology at the Contact theatre to deliver a truly unique reading of the age-old tale of forbidden lovers.

Increasing numbers of romantic Mancunians are showing their love by attaching padlocks to city bridges, according to a local blogger who’s observing the phenomenon

There will be a new track and older track in some way related to the new track, a track from a recently released album, a track somewhat related to the week just past, and a track by an artist playing in Manchester in the coming week.

Later this month, one of the continent’s most intriguing bands will be bringing its ‘dark, electronic, cinematic soul’ to Manchester.

Sale Sharks joined the hunt for the Premiership title after their bonus point win at home to Worcester on Friday night.