Manchester’s Christmas Markets will return on November 15, marking the start of a special time of celebration for the city.

Wigan manager Gary Caldwell says his team can go out and enjoy the two cup games ahead after the late show against Swindon ensured another three points.

Fledgling Liverpudlian quartet Clean Cut Kid carved a post-Halloween indie triumph at the Soup Kitchen last night with a stirring performance exhibiting vigour and versatility.

‘You’re not as good as Leeds!’ Richard Hawley joked as he was given a rapturous reception by the audience at Manchester’s Albert Hall last night.

Dogs Trust Manchester will be playing classical music to their petrified pooches on bonfire night in a bid to drown out the scary sounds of fireworks.

Martians have landed in Manchester after a leading space exploration group opened a new branch in the city.

Sale secured their second home victory in as many weeks against Northampton Saints on Sunday.

Yorkshire born John Elliott is feeling the effects of life on the road when he peruses the coffee menu, hoping for the ‘world’s strongest coffee’ and settling for a flat white.

Sale Sharks will be hoping that their fortress, the AJ Bell Stadium, helps them maintain their home advantage when they face Northampton Saints on Sunday.

MM reporters have come together to produce Mancunian Natters, a sports podcast looking at the sport that gets the city talking.

Viv Anderson has hailed the world’s first black professional football as an ‘incredible’ inspiration, in the week that marked 150 years since his birth.