By ‘eck: Wigan’s industrial heritage could be set for cosmopolitan twist with audacious city status bid
Campaign launched by Community Action Party
Woolwich attack: Man charged with murder after Middleton soldier Lee Rigby hacked to death in street
Michael Adebowale referred to Old Bailey
Animal cruelty reform requires constant government lobbying, says Save the Harlan Beagles’ Manchester founder
The group focus on ending Harlan’s beagle breeding for laboratories
‘Punishing the poor’: Manchester anti-cuts protesters to march in honour of bedroom tax suicide victim
Stephanie Bottrill, 53, killed herself earlier this month
Benefit cheat, 60, sentenced after swindling Rochdale Council for more than £13,000 in housing fraud
Liam McGinty created false tenancy at house he bought
Feed the world: Manchester campaigners to descend on London for hunger rally ahead of G8 summit
Event will take place on June 8
‘No excuses’: Salford City Reds hooker Wayne Godwin insists club have all they need under head coach Brian Noble
Star spoke to MM ahead of Warrington clash
Woolwich murder: Suspect discharged from hospital and due to be questioned over killing of Middleton’s Lee Rigby
Michael Adebowale is now in police custody
MM’s Top Five… Manchester politicians
This week MM looks at Manchester’s parliamentarians
Fabdabidabulous! Children of Manchester create phantasmagorical words for BBC Radio 2 story prize
Words which appeared most included ‘goblin’ and ‘toilet’
Take a VIPee: Luxury portable toilets on trial to make Manchester’s Parklife Festival ‘much less stressful’
Facilities will have warm running water