Todd Haynes’ Carol, featuring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, treads its own line between arthouse exploitation and mainstream cinema blends while exploring an unlikely but intense lesbian love affair.

I experienced heartbreak for the first time aged nine.

Didsbury’s latest addition to its eclectic foodie scene, CAU, is well and truly a cut above the rest.

The gig kicked off with a sedate but soulful warm-up from London artist Ceaser and Nottingham born singer/songwriter Liam Bailey.

Out of the Gorilla mist came musicians in retro leather jackets and brogues with neatly coiffed hair, armed with a washboard, harmonica and a… theremin? It’s not an inebriated Grease tribute act, it’s Lord Huron.

Tipped as one of the stars of 2016, Samm Henshaw has been gaining a lot of support in recent months, alongside his childhood friends The Sound Experiment.

Stepping into Tomfoolery at 34, which opened on Alderley Edge’s London Road on July 28 this year, is like entering the world’s best playgroup for adults

Ella Eyre’s sold out show at the Albert Hall last night proved why she deserved to win Best Female at the MOBO’s.

Bobby Long’s intimate gig at the Northern Quarter’s Night & Day Cafe was the perfect venue for what he described as a homecoming show.

It’s five to nine in the morning and Whitworth Street is already scattered with teenagers, some of whom are sat on the floor, huddled under sleeping bags, trying to protect themselves from the November air.

From Peep Show’s Mark and Jeremy to Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, Del Boy and Rodney, or the questionable Chuckle Brothers – there’s no shortage of male comedy power couples.