Entire jungle made of CAKE opens in Manchester – complete with life-size elephant, tiger and monkeys
The Cake & Bake Show in Manchester will run at Manchester Central from April 4-6
Manchester… rise like lions! England’s ‘greatest political poem’ gets spine-tingling Histories Festival reading
The iconic poem The Masque of Anarchy, written by Percy Bysshe Shelley, was recited as part of Manchester Histories Festival.
Veteran folk singer Martin Stephenson blasts X-Factor for ‘farming people into fame’ ahead of Manchester show
Stephenson, who has been on the circuit for more than 30 years, is set to play at St Clements Church on April 5.
Mike’s Last Ride: Bolton traffic cop’s motorbike campaign in memory of dad who died in horror smash
Mike Mangan, 72, was travelling with his son from Lands End to Minehead when he collided with an oncoming van
Manchester, get ready to rumble! HXC wrestling anniversary show promises 30-man brawl
Another Dark Night, at The Ritz, Manchester, will see some of the country’s top wrestling talent battle it out in a 30-man hardcore rumble to mark the company’s one year anniversary on April 6
Former Bolton beauty queen ‘really, really sorry’ for leaving hit-and-run victim for dead
Former Miss Bolton beauty queen Kristina Long, who was jailed for 12 months after a hit-and-run, has apologised to her victim saying she was ‘really, really sorry’ and didn’t notice she had hit him.
Kyle Darker tribute: ‘My poor baby, sweet dreams’, says family of Eccles boy, 12, found hanged at home
Officers found the body of Kyle Darker after responding to a call from ambulance services at an address on Boardman Street, at around 3.30pm yesterday
‘This story needs to be told’: Manchester poet brings critically acclaimed ‘Refugee Boy’ play to Salford
The Manchester poet and playwright Lemn Sissay has brought his adaption of Benjamin Zephaniah’s 2001 critically acclaimed novel, Refugee Boy, to the Waterside Arts Centre in Salford
Manhunt: Salford cagefighter and convicted robber hunted over rape allegations – after five MONTHS on run
Musclebound mixed martial arts fanatic Lloyd Seddon, 23, vanished last October while on early parole from a five year jail term for an ‘adrenaline-fuelled’ armed robbery spree
‘Jared Leto is NOT a musician’: The Subways’ Billy Lunn says Oscar-winning Thirty Seconds to Mars singer is ‘anti’ rock
Vocalist and guitarist Billy Lunn speaks to MM about The Subways and their new planned album and possible return to Manchester.
Ex-Manchester City ace Alf Wood’s battle with dementia backed in campaign for former top goalscorer
The 68-year-old moved into a care home permanently after the rapid deterioration of his condition left his wife Joan unable to cope