Lucy Rose’s gig last night was certainly one to remember, including a subdued encore amid a musical hypnosis, followed by a win for authenticity, friendship and loaves of bread.

Homeowners in Manchester can now have their house searched for any signs of paranormal activity, thanks to an online estate agent.

Modern day electro-pop is sometimes accused of being empty and forgettable – such descriptions cannot be applied to the genre’s latest sensation Years & Years.

Halloween is just around the corner, and whilst some will be content to close the curtains and ignore the trick-or-treaters, many around Manchester will be looking to get into the spirit.

Michelin star chef Paul Rankin served up a tasty treat of his new sausage range in Manchester ahead of a national competition to find the UK’s best ‘mini-chef’.

Lutalo Muhammad claimed silver at last night’s final of the World Taekwondo Grand Prix at the Manchester Regional Arena after losing to Tunisia’s Oussama Ouesleti 16-6.

“It’s devastating. I thought my son was going to bleed to death, and it just doesn’t stop. At one point the bleeding was even longer than eight hours.”

After signing a major record deal with Virgin EMI, the self-confessed working class Stockport five-piece are now in the process of recording their debut album.

Inherently bold in nature, a ballet adaptation of Orwell’s classic Nineteen Eighty-Four is extremely courageous and venturesome to say the least but translated into a huge success for the Northern Ballet.

If all of Spector’s songs are, essentially, cries of existential angst from frontman Fred MacPherson, they are more fun than most.

Steven Taylor, who toured with Ginsberg for almost twenty years until his death in 1997, performed and spoke at Still Howling, an event which took place at The Wonder Inn.