MM caught up with Rapha’s 49-year-old CEO Simon Mottram a fortnight ago in London to find out just what makes him tick, and tick, and tick, and seemingly never get tired…

Crowds descend upon Manchester’s Albert Square and Chinatown to be a part of the Chinese New Year celebrations.

Senior lecturer in nutritional sciences at Manchester Metropolitan University Haleh Moravej believes that eating in moderation, like wartime rationing, is the best way to avoid health problems such as cardiovascular disease.

Manchester became Rapha’s seventh worldwide club last September and the club’s dynamism has impressed CEO Simon Mottram more than any of the other six over 10 years since the company was born.

Gorton-based West End AFC girls’ team are appealing for the public’s help to raise £6,000 to get their team to France to defend their Challenge Des Etoiles tournament title.

The 3D: Printing the Future exhibiton features more than 500 3D printed items from miniature football stadiums like Old Trafford and the Etihad Stadium, to the world’s first bike with a fully 3D printed metal frame, in celebration of the potential of this revolutionising technology.

Academics have spoken out on the apparent loss of 240,000 reference books from Manchester Central Library, with some calling it ‘regrettable’ that library bosses are allowing the digital age to replace physical texts.

Manchester’s red meat lovers rejoiced as the new Hawksmoor steak restaurant opened its doors for the start of their (now sold out) two-week soft launch last night.

Organisers are renaming the festival Beacons Metro and swapping the rustic Yorkshire Dales for gritty Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool.

A notorious Tameside gang – who unleashed 18 months of ‘stress, threats and intimidation’ on a gun crime witness – have finally been convicted.

Comedy veteran and Phoenix Nights actor Smug Roberts is appealing to mosques and churches to open their doors and host him as part of his Red Nose Day ’20-20’ tour next weekend.