Return of the Ewok! Comic Con stalwart and Star Wars actor Warwick Davis to attend 2014 convention
Warwick Davis played wok Wicket in Return Of The Jedi and Professor Filius Flitwick in the Harry Potter movies.
Give up the gun: Manchester answers GMP’s call for arms – surrendering 90 weapons in amnesty
A firearms amnesty by Greater Manchester Polices has been ‘extremely successful’ as nearly 90 weapons have been surrendered in the first week.
And all that jazz! Manchester Jazz Festival swings into town with 10-day ‘fascinating journey of discovery’
The launch event will take place at Thwaites Festival Pavilion in Albert Square tonight for a sultry evening of smooth jazz.
One Direction fans urged to speak out over attempted post-gig abduction as police make arrest
The girls, who were apparently going to a One Direction concert at the Etihad Stadium on May 30, were followed down Fairfied Street by a man in a five-door silver Vauxhall Astra who kept stopping close to them.
One in ten LGBT people face discrimination when arranging funeral – from religious leaders and family
The damning statistics but the blame often on religious leaders or even family members, according to the recent study by Stonewall and The Cooperative Funeralcare.
VIDEO: Horrific moment Manchester reveller smashed over head with CONCRETE SLAB in Gay Village attack
A reveller who was smashed over the head with a piece of concrete in an unprovoked assault in Manchester city centre has been urged to come forward by police.
PizzaExpress ‘banks’ on success with new Manchester city centre branch – dough YOU want 25% off?
PizzaExpress is tucked away in the opulent marble surroundings of a former King Street bank with the new décor complementing the imposing space.
Manchester worth £20billion and ranks 11th on UK list, show new figures
There are billionaires out there who can buy up the whole of Manchester for an estimated £20billion.
Fire at Castlefield bar and grill Dukes 92 – just hours after ‘hot, hot, hot’ summer tweet
A kitchen fire has broken out at Castlefield bar and grill Dukes 92 this morning – just hours after they tweeted that today would be ‘hot, hot, hot’.
Love is in the street: Aussie cobbles together help to pop question to ‘die-hard’ Corrie fiancé on tour of set
Keith Monks, 31 from Perth, Australia, was positioned with a ring while close friends Ellie-May Flannery and her partner Jay Pennington held a banner reading, ‘Charlie, will you marry me?’
Three teens arrested over string of violent robberies targeting Manchester Asian families for jewellery
Gold jewellery was targeted in numerous break-ins of predominately Asian families across the north Manchester and Salford areas since April.