Len Johnson… fighter: Story of Salford boxer-turned civil rights activist to premiere at Manchester Fringe Festival
Len Johnson – Fighter is the story of the man many consider to be Britain’s best middleweight of the late 1920s and early 1930s
Armed Forces Day 2014: Manchester to honour and celebrate soldiers ahead of WWI centenary
Hundreds of Mancuians are set to honour the city’s service men and women and celebrate those who lost their lives for Armed Forces day.
Scratch and sniff to whiff the spliff: Manchester police launch new cannabis weapon to fight war on drugs
Following on from the success of its first project last year, Crimestoppers have teamed up with Greater Manchester Police to launch the second phase of its campaign to tackle cannabis cultivation
Skin cancer cure step closer as Manchester scientists mimic way cells ‘wriggle’ through body
The university researchers teamed up with Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute and King’s College London on the project
Supermarket waste cooked up into vegetarian feast as Manchester volunteers FoodCycle fight food poverty
Manchester food group, FoodCycle, are cooking up a storm to roast food poverty and provide a tasty alternative to food banks.
His breast work yet? ‘Warped’ artist’s saucy sketches of Corrie stars, world leaders and titillating celebrities
Southend artist Wazza Bizarre has a talent for inappropriate images
Bibbidi bobbidi stew! Ugly and misshapen fruit and veg transformed into tasty meals at Manchester cookery class
Wannabe chefs will be given the opportunity to learn how to cook three nutritionally-balanced and tasty meals from scratch using fresh ingredients and leftovers.
Passport Office chaos: £55 ‘incompetence’ charge should be refunded, says Manchester MP Kate Green
Kate Green, MP for Stretford and Urmston, has slammed the chaos caused by the huge backlog of passport applications
VIDEO: First tram journey on Wythenshawe to Manchester Airport Metrolink line caught on film… at 2.30am
The Transport for Greater (TfGM) Manchester has confirmed the line will be fully operational before the year is out
Stimulant ‘cocaine-like’ plant Khat banned: Manchester police offer support to communities affected
Khat, a leafy green plant which is chewed and can cost as little as £3, is predominantly used amongst the UK’s Somali, Yemeni and Ethiopian communities.
The North-South divide: House prices, people and culture make living up north better
If you’re sick of the frenetic, stressed out pace of the Big Smoke and the sky-high prices of the south then pack your bags and head up north.