Thousands prepare for once in a lifetime shot at Hollywood fame as Star Wars auditions come to Manchester
Open castings will be held at Lancashire Country Cricket ground
Crunch time for Manchester United pair Patrice Evra and Nani as World Cup qualifying reaches climax
France and Portugal face stiff task to make Brazil
Heroic staff of Manchester aquatics centre commended for saving woman, 21, after she suffers cardiac arrest
The incident occured at Manchester Aquatics Centre on Oxford Road
Mixed reactions from Bolton Wanderers fans as club legend Nat Lofthouse memorabilia snapped up by council
Bolton Council spent more than £75,000 on the memorabilia
Non-league matters: Ashton United and Trafford managers say cold weather could ‘cripple’ and ‘kill’ teams
Freezing weather set to grip Britain
‘Brand new’ Bury look to end poor record at Bristol after big-money stadium deal boosts confidence
Bury travel south to Bristol on Saturday
An Idiot… in Manchester: The Moaning of Life star Karl Pilkington to hold book signing in Trafford
The Moaning of Life: The Worldly Wisdom of Karl Pilkington
‘Keith Hill is like Ian Holloway’: Rochdale defender Ashley Eastham talks up his quirky boss
Rochdale take on Morecambe in League Two on Saturday
Theatre review: Singin’ in the Rain @ Opera House, Manchester
MM took a trip to see the stage version of the MGM movie classic
Man jumps three floors in daring escape from Swinton house blaze and survives with only cuts to feet
The 20-year-old jumped from his loft on Bolton Road
Manchester Giants will be ‘energetic, confident and very aggressive’ – and that’s just the Eagles’ manager talking
The Giants take on title challengers Newcastle Eagles tonight