Playing at the Lowry’s Quays Theatre, Carlos Pons Guerra choreographed this Spanish reading of Beauty and the Beast, which worked well in the intimate setting.

This month’s edition is packed with news, features, entertainment and sport including a full review and analysis of the Kerslake Report into the Manchester Arena attack, an interview with the urban farmers behind Manchester’s most sought-after mushrooms and we try to get to the bottom of Manchester City Council’s affordable housing figures!

Over 60 universities saw picket lines form over suggested changes to the pension scheme, proposed by Universities UK (UUK).

This production at The Lowry – starring Nigel Havers, Denis Lawson and Stephen Tompkinson – follows on from last year’s Old Vic revival and will tour nationwide from February until June.

A team of invested individuals have changed the face of Lark Hill Place, Salford, in order to commemorate 100 years since the end of World War One.

Humans Being Digital, an exhibition at the Lowry in Salford, both challenges and embraces changes brought about by the digital age.

An alarming number of teachers have been forced to go on long-term stress leave in the North West.

With temperatures dipping below -5°C across the North West already this month, a hardy bunch of footballers, athletes and members of the public have been exposing themselves to extreme colds of up to -150°C in an effort to improve performance and recovery.

From humble North American roots, urban sketching is beginning to make its mark on Manchester’s booming cultural scene.

When Elf, the film starring Will Ferrell, was released in 2003 it quickly became a firm family Christmas favourite.

This National Tree Week, November 25-December 3, leading environmental charity City of Trees is uncovering Manchester’s hidden heritage.