Manchester comedy veteran Smug Roberts is getting into ‘Rocky training mode’ ahead of a mammoth 24-hour gig marathon across the North West for Comic Relief tomorrow.

Arguably the biggest cult band in the UK, brothers Gary, Ryan and Ross Jarman have racked up an army of die-hard fans over the years and after a two year hiatus the long-haired lads have returned to Manchester to play a sold-out gig at The Ritz.

A homeless man who had precious family photographs stolen as he slept in a city centre doorway has been reunited with them thanks to a young Manchester street artist.

A good samaritan prevented a bike-riding thief from escaping with a mobile phone after it was snatched out of a woman’s hand in Manchester city centre.

Companies should be required to publish annual data about how many disabled people they employ, according to a Manchester MP.

The band, made up of Ellie, Joel, Joff and Theo, announced the release date of their debut album, ‘My Love is Cool’ yesterday and MM caught up with the four twenty something’s to talk life on the road, drunken nights out in Manchester and Miley Cyrus.

Campaigners have welcomed plans for control of the £6billion NHS budget in Greater Manchester to be handed over to city council and health leaders.

Mrs Urquhart, whose online petition gathered over 10,000 signatures, said she was ‘delighted’ with the outcome and that ‘common sense had prevailed’.

New Manchester company City Waiters are offering restaurant food to your door or desk from 10:30am – 11:00pm, seven days a week, with charges starting from £2.50 to the city centre and surrounding areas.

A callous former Greater Manchester Police officer has signed a five-year Sexual Offenders Prevention Order, after pleading guilty for possessing indecent videos on his computer and phone.

An inspirational Manchester nurse could save 25,000 lives with five years of tireless campaigning to educate and recruit more than 3,000 South Asian organ donors.