Bring Back Our Girls campaign: Piccadilly Gardens protesters to host vigil for abducted Nigerian girls
Around 230 young Nigerian girls seized by Islamist militant group Boko Haram last month
Teen raped in Manchester hotel following night out – image released of man wanted in connection
On Saturday October 12, 2013, two girls were visiting the city for a night out where they met two men and spent the evening socialising with in various pubs and bars
‘Get yer boobs out’… for free drinks: Outrage over ‘sexist’ tweet promoting Manchester teen nightclub event
Twisted Tiki is hosted st Lola Lo tiki bar at Deansgate Locks
Farewell Giggsy? Manchester United player-manager Ryan Giggs ponders future ahead of Hull match
The momentum that was building around Giggs taking over as full-time manager was halted by United’s seventh home league defeat of the season against Sunderland on Saturday
Man dies after being hit by tram near Prestwich Metrolink station
The 33-year-old man, who has not yet been named, died when he was struck by a tram near Prestwich tram at around 1.30pm
Prom wars – revenge of the stitch: Manchester mums spend almost £500 on prom gear for teens, claims survey
Manchester mums are willing to spend almost £500 to ensure their child is the belle of the ball, according to a survey.
Kitchen cockroach infestation at Manchester Indian restaurant damned in Food Standards Agency report
Swadesh restaurant on Portland Street was given a food hygiene rating score of zero out of five, after an inspection back in February
Mind your Ps and Qs: Mancunian manners make a swift exit – without holding open the door
Mancunian manners are on the downturn, according to a Saga report.
Whoopi, it’s gospel Zumba! Salford vicar and 101-year-old gran get in on class act
A vicar, professional dancer, community group, Salford City Council’s health improvement team a host of elderly women have teamed up to form the non-religious gospel Zumba class
Jimmy-less Lancashire look to ride ‘three-time luck’ against unbeaten Division One leaders Sussex, says Chapple
Lancashire will be without strike bowler Jimmy Anderson and wicket-keeper Jos Buttler as they travel to Scotland for England’s first international game of the summer
Dita MAN Teese: Boylesque star Tom Harlow lifts lid on burlesque’s male counterpart
Meet Tom Harlow, one of the country’s premier UK boylesque artistes. The lesser-known style of boylesque is the male version of burlesque which include male striptease, comedy, singing, dancing and even clowning and miming on the stage.