Gig review: Jessie J @ Manchester Phones4u Arena
Jessie J’s voice was the star of the show as the star provided something for everyone
Manchester firefighters hopeful for agreement after two-hour strike over pensions and retirement age
Strikes took place between 6am and 8am
Don’t ‘just eat’… cook! TV chef James Martin demands end to North West eating takeaway EVERY week
Around 45% of people in region order at least one takeaway a week
Manchester’s Cornerhouse showcase eclectic Film London Jarman Award finalists in X Factor-style event
Manchester welcomed a diverse range of entrants to this year’s film award
Ban Chinese lanterns! Bolton MP’s plea after West Midlands recycling plant suffers £6million damage
Bolton West MP Julie Hilling will lobby parliament
Drug enterprise smashed and dealers jailed after huge haul of heroin, crack and cannabis seized in Rochdale
Police seized drugs from Yorkshire Street
Metrolink mayhem: Thousands of Manchester commuters left stranded after tram service delays due to… ‘ice’
Ice formed on overhead power lines
Drug use, violence and living in poverty: All that 1,000 North West children want for Christmas is a safe home
Shelter is launching an emergency appeal
Behind THAT Miliband moment: Manchester photographer on a decade capturing the weird and wonderful
Jon Parker Lee famously captured the Miliband brothers in an historic embrace
Student’s plan to lose virginity with gay sex performance dubbed unartistic and provocative by LGBT Youth North West
Clayton Pettet plans to have sex on stage in a London art show
Manchester’s election overhaul: £1million grant for region to ensure more accurate and secure voting
£1,075,122 has been divided between all ten boroughs