Thousands expected as Manchester gears up for trial biking showdown… but road closure has drivers fuming
Many of the biggest names in trial biking are set to compete, including 12-time Trial World Champion Dougie Lampkin.
Going once, going twice… SOLD! Clock is ticking to snap up Sir Alex Ferguson-signed photos in UNICEF auction
Bidders have until Sunday evening to place their offers on the prints, in aid of United’s partner, UNICEF
Lifeline for Manchester’s homeless as employment initiative gets them off streets and into jobs
Trio of charities form Employment Task Group and extend a helping hand to get Manchester’s homeless off the streets and into jobs with employment initiative
Leaving them well a-loan: Just 7% of Mancunians would use payday lending despite £220m Wonga debt write-off
The firm who spearheaded the rise of ‘legal loan sharking’ revealed yesterday it is to wipe debt from more than 330,000 customers – costing the company a total of £220million.
Facebook says sorry for ‘real name’ policy EIGHT days after Manchester drag queen changed legal title to alias
A Manchester drag performer who legally changed his name to Misty Chance to dodge Facebook’s ‘real name’ policy may be changing it back, after the social media site retracted its guidelines.
Horror bonanza Grimmfest kicks and screams into Manchester with terrifying bloodbath for fright fans
The intertwining of both classic and lesser-known, up and coming films was evident with two short and two feature length movies to satisfy the horror-loving population of the city
Yes, Prime Minister: 62% of Mancunians back Cameron’s 16-year-old vote refusal
MM took to the streets of Manchester to ask ‘should the voting age be lowered to 16?’
Demonstrators join Hong Kong pro-democracy fight against ‘inequities and injustice’ at Piccadilly protest
Protesters flooded Piccadilly Gardens yesterday as support for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement spread across the globe.
Smiles better elsewhere? Trafford named happiest in Greater Manchester as region falls below UK average
It’s all doom and gloom across Greater Manchester as new statistics claim the region is below the UK average for happiness and life satisfaction.
Respecting your elders: Manchester and Salford tip hat to grans and grandads on Older People’s Day
The lives, achievements and contribution to society that the elderly have made are being celebrated by Manchester and Salford as part of Older People’s Day.
Top of the crops: Carrots named Manchester’s favourite veg in World Vegetarian Day poll
World Vegetarian Day, established by the North American Vegetarian Society in 1977 and endorsed by the International Vegetarian Union in 1978, is marked annually on October 1