One man driving an old type Land Rover or Range Rover was seen approaching children in the Abbey Hey area, shortly after 3:50pm on October, 17, ‘asking them where they live’

In the two years since he quit urban six-piece Kid British, Adio has begun to bed his way in with the big boys and his supporting slots with Haim, Bastille and Rudimental shows his infectious breed of indie-pop is catching on.

While Manchester’s city centre appears to be undergoing constant regeneration, in areas walking distance from the city centre, such as Moss Side and Hulme, nearly half of children live in poverty

Manchester’s Norther Flower celebrate a decade in business this weekend, offering a free bouquet to their tenth customer

James Pratt, 22, has been named the ‘Fundraising Star’ by the Dyspraxia Foundation

Manchester’s animal lovers have been delving into their pockets and have raised £4,800 for pet rehoming centres as part of a summer fundraising campaign.

Manchester’s Tom Robinson won the under 16s category and it was the first time he had competed since recovering from a dislocated elbow and a broken growth plate almost a year ago

Clothes retailer French Connection (FCUK) have banned angora products with immediate effect after receiving more than 100,000 angry emails from PETA supporters and their fellow animal rights activists.

Without any explanation, the World’s Top 100 DJ’s party at Victoria Warehouse has been cancelled just two days before the event was due to go ahead

Greater Manchester Police have been cleared of accusations of brutality towards protestors at Barton Moss – but calls for a public inquiry into its policing strategy continue to grow

Lord Freud, the government’s welfare reform minister, told a meeting at the Conservative Party conference last month that disabled people are ‘not worth’ the full minimum wage of £6.50, and could be made to work for as little as £2 an hour