The sweet taste of success? Search for country’s best mixologist begins in Manchester with cocktail competition
All drinks must include Bénédictine Liquer
From Salford to Sao Paolo: Grassroots music project UnConvention explodes on world scene
MM chat to the co-founder of the global phenomenon
More Mancunians surfing the web than ever before – but the number could be higher, study reveals
Manchester placed highly in the North West
Elite wakeboarders descend on Salford Quays ahead of Red Bull Harbour Reach international contest
Competition takes place in Liverpool
Manchester must reconnect with food production, urges city’s organic ‘Veg People’ ahead of campaign launch
Trailer of locally grown produce will be cycled through Northern Quarter
Moving on up: Manchester universities climb Guardian league table in boost for city’s education
University of Manchester jumped ten places
Manchester’s Old Trafford deserves much-needed Ashes test, insists former England skipper Mike Gatting
Gatting was victim to Shane Warne’s ‘ball of the century’ 20 years ago
Piccadilly Pulse: Have you ever skived off work because of the weather?
MM took to the streets to find out
‘Life on hold’: Man left with eight metal plates in jaw following unprovoked Chorlton weapon attack on chippy trip
Man was assaulted with either metal bar or plank of wood
Coronation Street’s Ken Barlow actor Bill Roache ‘vigorously protests innocence’ at five child sex charges
Roache’s lawyer spoke outside Preston Magistrates’ Court
Inspirational Manchester mum raises £40,000 to fight heart disease – after undergoing FOUR surgeries
Michelle White hosted a fund-raising ball last week