‘Merely jealousy’: Manchester Confidential founder defiant in face of ‘hateful’ parody Twitter account troll
Mark Garner, known by many as food writer ‘Gordo’, has been subjected to a vitriolic twitter account parody
Death driver escapes jail: Cyclist killed on pedestrian crossing after 30mph sign ‘incorrectly placed’
A speeding motorist who killed a cyclist on a pedestrian crossing in Manchester city centre has escaped being charged – as there was no official speed sign saying it was 30mph.
‘The Rat’ is back in jail: Manchester conman such a ‘lowlife’ he stole from own mother
Today Gill’s long suffering family washed their hands of him as he was locked away for another six months – his sixth jail term – after he admitted theft and fraud
Suicide prevention charity urges young people to speak out as North West battles England’s worst suicide rates
Papyrus is a national charity based in Manchester which is committed to the prevention of suicide in young persons
Purrrfect night, wrong bloke: MM on the prowl at sex party phenomenon Killing Kittens… but fail to get claws in
MM’s Kenny Lomas heads to the sex party for Manchester’s ‘sexual elite’… Killing Kittens
New king of beers? Manchester microbrewery Blackjack Beers feel flush after acing first two years
Earlier this month, they celebrated two years in the business – and in this short space of time, they have developed a core range of seven different ales
We must build ‘better world’ to tackle rife homophobia in the workplace, says sports star John Amaechi
Employers are being encouraged to address homophobia at work after it revealed that one-in-five lesbian and gay people have experienced bullying from colleagues due to their sexual orientation.
Gig review: Sixty Minute Man @ Deaf Institute, Manchester
Up-and-coming Manchester band Sixty Minute Man made the walls shake on Saturday at the Deaf Institute when they wowed the crowd with their original songs.
Is it a bird? A plane? No, it’s Super Josh! Brave Bury teen’s brain tumour battle inspires mum to launch charity
Dawn Wilson left her job as in sales and marketing last year to set up the Joshua Wilson Brain Tumour Charity.
A cut above the rest: UK’s oldest butcher, 80, celebrates career landmark after carving out 65 years in industry
Gerry Ambrose, from Miles Platting, Manchester, has served more than 2,000 kilometres of sausages and a million steaks during his career
Pringooals! World’s biggest boot made of Pringle cans hopes to bring luck to England with one crisp kick
The ‘lucky boot’ is made out of an eye-popping 1500 Pringles cans.